Royal Dutch Chess Federation

Press conference in Amsterdam on the occasion of KNSB's 100th anniversary; from left to right with booklet Mr. Ruth (chairman KNSB), Hartoch, Langweg, Euwe and Ree.

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 Bianca de Jong-Muhren.

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:

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 – 2016 Eddy Schuyer
2016 - 2020 Marleen van Amerongen
2020 - present Bianca de Jong-Muhren

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
  • Jan Timman, a Dutch chess Grandmaster who was one of the world's leading players from the late 1970s to the early 1990s.

References

  1. ^ Eric van Breugel, "slim.nl Schaakchallenge op Corlaer college", Nijkerk Nieuws, 19 June 2014 (in Dutch)

Further reading

  • Hans Ree et al. Nederland schaakt! KNSB 100 jaar. Baarn: Moussault, 1974. ISBN 9022610977 (in 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). (in Dutch)