The Royal Dutch Chess Federation ( - 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.
Administration
Current officers of the Royal Dutch Chess Federation are: president: Marleen van Amerongen 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
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
Further reading
Hans Ree et al. Nederland schaakt! KNSB 100 jaar. Baarn: Moussault, 1974. 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. . (Thesis, Catholic University of Brabant, 1999).