The Belgian Chess Championship is a championship organised yearly by the Koninklijke Belgische Schaakbond/Fédération Royale Belge des Echecs (Royal Belgium Chess Federation). The winner of the championship is awarded the title: Chess Champion of Belgium.
The first unofficial tournaments were organised by the Cercle des Echecs de Bruxelles (the Chess Club of Brussels). In 1920 the "Fédération Belge des Echecs" (Belgium Chess Federation) was established under the supervision of the four principal chess clubs in Belgium at that time: Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent and Liège. The first official Belgian championship was played in 1921. Two titles were awarded: the title of Champion of Belgium and the title Champion of the Belgium Chess Federation. The title champion of Belgium was reserved for players of the Belgian nationality, whereas non-Belgians could win the championship of the federation. A separate Belgian championship for women was established in 1938. In 1970 the Fédération Belge des Echecs was renamed the Fédération Royale Belge des Echecs and from then on there is only one title, the Chess Champion of Belgium.
| Year | City (Men) | Champion of Belgium | Women's Champion | Champion of the federation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | ||||
| 1905 | ||||
| 1906 | ||||
| 1913 | (F-H. Königs) | |||
| 1921 | Nicholas Borochovitz | |||
| 1922 | Edgard Colle | |||
| 1923 | George Koltanowski | |||
| 1924 | Edgard Colle | |||
| 1925 | Edgard Colle | |||
| 1926 | - | Edgard Colle | ||
| 1927 | (George Koltanowski) | - | ||
| 1928 | Edgard Colle | |||
| 1929 | Edgard Colle | |||
| 1930 | George Koltanowski | |||
| 1931 | Marcel Barzin | |||
| 1932 | Boruch Israel Dyner Victor Soultanbeieff | |||
| 1933 | Boruch Israel Dyner | |||
| 1934 | - | Victor Soultanbeieff | ||
| 1935 | Boruch Israel Dyner | |||
| 1936 | George Koltanowski | |||
| Albéric O'Kelly de Galway | Paul Devos | |||
| 1937 | ||||
| 1938 | Albéric O'Kelly de Galway | |||
| 1939 | - | - | ||
| 1940 | Frits Van Seters | |||
| 1941 | Paul Devos | |||
| 1942 | Frits Van Seters | |||
| 1943 | Victor Soultanbeieff | |||
| 1944 | Louis Ambühl Albéric O'Kelly de Galway | |||
| 1945 | Paul Devos | |||
| 1946 | - | - | ||
| 1947 | - | |||
| 1948 | - | |||
| 1949 | Frits Van Seters | |||
| 1950 | - | |||
| 1951 | Albéric O'Kelly de Galway | |||
| 1952 | Albéric O'Kelly de Galway | |||
| 1953 | Albéric O'Kelly de Galway | |||
| 1954 | - | |||
| 1955 | - | |||
| 1956 | Albéric O'Kelly de Galway | |||
| 1957 | Victor Soultanbeieff | |||
| 1958 | Jozef Boey | |||
| 1959 | Frits Van Seters | |||
| 1960 | Nikola Karaklajic | |||
| 1961 | Victor Soultanbeieff | |||
| 1962 | - | Frits Van Seters | ||
| 1963 | - | Paul Limbos | ||
| 1964 | Jozef Boey | |||
| 1965 | - | Frits Van Seters | ||
| 1966 | - | Frits Van Seters | ||
| 1967 | Frits Van Seters | |||
| 1968 | Y. Ebrahimi | |||
| 1969 | - | Helmut Schumacher | ||
| 1970 | Frits Van Seters | |||
| 1971 | - | |||
| 1972 | - | |||
| 1973 | - | |||
| 1974 | - | |||
| 1975 | Brenda Decorte | |||
| 1976 | - | |||
| 1977 | - | |||
| 1978 | - | |||
| 1979 | - | |||
| 1980 | Simonne Peeters | |||
| 1981 | Simonne Peeters | |||
| 1982 | Brenda Decorte | |||
| 1983 | Simonne Peeters | |||
| 1984 | Simonne Peeters | |||
| 1985 | Isabel Hund | |||
| 1986 | Viviane Caels | |||
| 1987 | Viviane Caels | |||
| 1988 | Chantal Vandevoort | |||
| 1989 | Gina Lynne LoSasso | |||
| 1990 | Martine Vanhecke | |||
| 1991 | Anne-Marie Maeckelbergh | |||
| 1992 | Martina Sproten | |||
| 1993 | Greta Foulon | |||
| 1994 | Greta Foulon | |||
| 1995 | Greta Foulon | |||
| 1996 | Snezana Micic | |||
| 1997 | Snezana Micic | |||
| 1998 | Chantal Vandevoort | |||
| 1999 | Iris Neels | |||
| 2000 | Irina Gorshkova | |||
| 2001 | Irina Gorshkova | |||
| 2002 | Sophie Brion | |||
| 2003 | Irina Gorshkova | |||
| 2004 | Heidi Vints | |||
| 2005 | Elena Van Hoecke | |||
| 2006 | Marigje Degrande | |||
| 2007 | Marigje Degrande | |||
| 2008 | Wiebke Barbier and Marigje Degrande | |||
| 2009 | Hanne Goossens | |||
| 2010 | Wiebke Barbier | |||
| 2011 | Anna Zozulia | |||
| 2012 | Wiebke Barbier | |||
| 2013 | [./Https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irina_Gorshkova Irina Gorshkova] | |||
| 2014 | Astrid Barbier | |||
| 2015 | Hanne Goossens | |||
| 2016 | Hanne Goossens | |||
| 2017 | Wiebke Barbier | |||
| 2018 | Charleroi | Mher Hovhanisian | Hanne Goossens | |
| 2019 | Daniel Dardha | |||
| 2020 | Bruges | |||
| 2021 | Daniel Dardha[1] | |||
| 2022 | Daniel Dardha[2] |