Saturday 9 mai 2026
Van Der Valk Brussels Airport Hotel
From 10.00 AM to 18.00 PM
Registration is free for GMs, IMs, WGMs and WIMs.
Please contact info@northgroup.be to register.
The Luc Winants Memorial will take place on 9 May 2026 at the Van der Valk Brussels Airport Hotel, in the immediate vicinity of Brussels Airport.
This chess tournament will bring together 200 players and is organised in tribute to the Belgian Grandmaster Luc Winants.
The event is organised by the Qb4 association, with the support of North Group and Bio Strategy, in collaboration with the AIDEF, the FEFB, Caïssa Woluwé, Royal Namur Échecs, the Watermael-Boitsfort Chess Club and the Royal Brussels Chess Circle (CREB), Agadmator Chess Channel, Lotus Chess, Blitzstream and Sarah Chess.
Informations
Tournament format
Open Swiss system tournament.
9 rounds. Time control:
10 minutes + 5 seconds per move (Fischer).
FIDE-rated.
Access and location
Hôtel Van der Valk Brussels Airport, Culliganlaan 4b, 1831 Machelen.
Free parking available.
Entry fee
40€ per player
Free for GM, IM, WGM & WIM*
Registration, lunch, non-alcoholic drinks and snacks included.
Prize fund & awards
First prix : 5 000 €.
Specific prizes awarded by category.
Total prize fund : 20 000 €
Categories
Women’s categories, Senior categories (+65),
Elo rating categories, Youth categories, …
Arbitration
Jocelyn Azzegag (Chief Arbiter), Pascal Vandervorst, Zakaria Bezza & Grégoire Corlùy
Live commentary
GM Fabien Libiszewski et WIM Fiona Steil-Antoni
Registration is free for GMs, IMs, WGMs and WIMs.
Please contact info@northgroup.be to register.
PRIZE FUND & AWARDS
Non-cumulative prizes
THE TITLE OF FRANCOPHONIE CHAMPION 2026 WILL BE AWARDED
TO THE HIGHEST-RANKED FRENCH-SPEAKING PLAYER IN THE FINAL STANDINGS
HOLDING A FIDE ID FROM AN AIDEF MEMBER COUNTRY.
Registration is free for GMs, IMs, WGMs and WIMs.
Please contact info@northgroup.be to register.
