The first edition of the Luc Winants Memorial will take place on May 9, 2026, at the at the Van der Valk Brussels Airport Hotel, in the
immediate vicinity of Brussels Airport, Belgium.
♟️The tournament will bring together 200 chess players, and is organised in tribute to the Belgian GM Luc Winants. The event will be played in 9 rounds, swiss system, with time control of 10 minutes 5 seconds increment. The total prize fund of the event will be 20.000 EUR, with 5.000 EUR reserved for the Winner.
🏆The best-ranked French-speaking player in the final standings (holding a FIDE ID from an AIDEF member country) will become the Francophonie Chess Champion 2026.
👇Detailed information can be found below.