Royal Dutch Chess Federation
The Royal Dutch Chess Federation (Dutch: Koninklijke Nederlandse Schaakbond - KNSB) is the national organization for chess in the Netherlands. It is affiliated with the World Chess Federation. Its headquarters are in Haarlem. The current president is Eddy Schuyer.
The Royal Dutch Chess Federation was founded in 1873 and is one of the country's oldest sports federations. It organizes a Dutch Chess Championship and initiatives such as a Chess Challenge in secondary schools.[1]
Administration
Current officers of the Royal Dutch Chess Federation are:
- president: Eddy Schuyer
- secretary: Arthur Rongen
- treasurer: Michiel Bosnan
The board also includes representatives of the ten regional organizations subordinate to the federation. Mark van der Werf directs the head office.
Presidents
| 1873 | – | 1875 | Frederik van Hogendorp | |
| 1876 | – | 1889 | J.G.C.A. de Vogel | |
| 1889 | – | 1893 | C. van Olst | |
| 1893 | – | 1896 | Dirk van Foreest | |
| 1896 | – | 1897 | H.J. den Hertog | |
| 1897 | – | 1906 | A. van Rhijn | |
| 1906 | – | 1906 | H.J. den Hertog | |
| 1906 | – | 1907 | Arnold van Foreest | |
| 1907 | – | 1908 | A. van Rhijn | |
| 1908 | – | 1909 | J.F. Esser | |
| 1909 | – | 1910 | Ch. Enschedé | |
| 1910 | – | 1912 | W. Peekema | |
| 1912 | – | 1913 | H. Gouwentak | |
| 1913 | – | 1919 | J.J.R. Moquette | |
| 1919 | – | 1920 | J.J. Belinfante | |
| 1920 | – | 1921 | J. van der Kolk | |
| 1921 | – | 1922 | H. Strick van Linschoten | |
| 1922 | – | 1922 | M. Levenbach | |
| 1923 | – | 1928 | Alexander Rueb | |
| 1929 | – | 1932 | G.C.A. Oskam | |
| 1932 | – | 1938 | B.J. van Trotsenburg | |
| 1938 | – | 1943 | G.W.J. Zittersteyn | |
| 1943 | – | 1945 | Max Euwe | |
| 1945 | – | 1948 | G.W.J. Zittersteyn | |
| 1948 | – | 1957 | Henk van Steenis | |
| 1957 | – | 1959 | A.G. de Blécourt | |
| 1959 | – | 1965 | Henk van Steenis | |
| 1965 | – | 1969 | F. Goudsmit | |
| 1969 | – | 1970 | H.G. Drechsel | |
| 1970 | – | 1974 | J.W. Ruth | |
| 1974 | – | 1989 | Henk Wille | |
| 1989 | – | 1992 | Hans Pont | |
| 1992 | – | 1994 | Dick Tommel | |
| 1995 | – | 2003 | Herman Hamers | |
| 2003 | – | 2004 | Ernst M. Enschedé | |
| 2005 | – | 2006 | Joop Roozeboom | |
| 2006 | – | 2007 | Sytze Faber | |
| 2007 | – | present | Eddy Schuyer |
Dutch chess players
- Jan Hein Donner
- Max Euwe, president of the Royal Dutch Federation (1943-1945) and president of the World Chess Federation (1970-1977), world champion
- Dick Tommel, president of the Royal Dutch Chess Federation
References
- ↑ Eric van Breugel, "slim.nl Schaakchallenge op Corlaer college", Nijkerk Nieuws, 19 June 2014 (Dutch)
Further reading
- Hans Ree et al. Nederland schaakt! KNSB 100 jaar. Baarn: Moussault, 1974. ISBN 9022610977 (Dutch)
- Hans Scholten. 'Het loopt ongenadiglijk mat'. Het schaakleven in Nederland in de negentiende eeuw. De sociaal-culturele achtergrond van het ontstaan van schaakverenigingen. Bilthoven: Scholten, 1999. ISBN 90-6663-044-2. (Thesis, Catholic University of Brabant, 1999). (Dutch)
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