The Royal Dutch Chess Federation (Dutch; Flemish: 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]
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.
| 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 | |||
| 1992 | – | 1994 | |||
| 1995 | – | 2003 | Herman Hamers | ||
| 2003 | – | 2004 | Ernst M. Enschedé | ||
| 2005 | – | 2006 | Joop Roozeboom | ||
| 2006 | – | 2007 | Sytze Faber | ||
| 2007 | – | 2016 | |||
| 2016 | - | 2020 | Marleen van Amerongen | ||
| 2020 | - | present | Bianca de Jong-Muhren |