Royal Dutch Chess Federation

The Royal Dutch Chess Federation (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.

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.

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.