The 2013 edition of the Belgian Chess Championships is taking place on 6th – 14th July at the Lindner Hotel, Long Kievitstraat 125, 2018 in Antwerpen.
A number of events will be held in this national chess festival. The main tournaments are the Experts round-robin and the Open section.
The Experts tournament is a 10-player single round-robin with a selection of the strongest Belgian players. It has a rating average of 2387. The only grandmaster in the lineup, Dgebuadze is the first seed.
The Open section is a 9 rounds Swiss system event. It has attracted no less than 174 players. Scottish GM Paul Motwani is the first seed and clear favorite.
The time control in both events is 90 minutes for the first 40 moves plus 30 minutes to finish the game and 30 seconds increments from move one.
Participants – Experts:
| 1 | GM | Dgebuadze Alexandre | BEL | 2520 |
| 2 | IM | Docx Stefan | BEL | 2488 |
| 3 | IM | Ringoir Tanguy | BEL | 2471 |
| 4 | FM | Soors Stef | BEL | 2405 |
| 5 | FM | Rooze Jan | BEL | 2386 |
| 6 | IM | Van Der Stricht Geert | BEL | 2369 |
| 7 | IM | Hautot Stephane | BEL | 2366 |
| 8 | IM | Claesen Pieter | BEL | 2335 |
| 9 | Verstraeten Rein | BEL | 2283 | |
| 10 | FM | Le Quang Kim | BEL | 2242 |
Participants – Open:
| 1 | GM | Motwani Paul | SCO | 2499 |
| 2 | FM | Beukema Stefan | BEL | 2295 |
| 3 | FM | Cools Gorik | BEL | 2255 |
| 4 | FM | Akhayan Ruben | BEL | 2245 |
| 5 | Noiroux Kevin | BEL | 2243 | |
| 6 | FM | Sadkowski Daniel | BEL | 2230 |
| 7 | Sadikhov Ulvi | AZE | 2222 | |
| 8 | FM | Daels Marc | BEL | 2213 |
| 9 | Penson Thierry | BEL | 2211 | |
| 10 | Bomans Arno | BEL | 2204 | |
| 11 | FM | Lacrosse Marc | BEL | 2199 |
| 12 | FM | Van Mechelen Jan | BEL | 2188 |
| 13 | Swijsen Lars | BEL | 2177 | |
| 14 | Forster Sven | BEL | 2166 | |
| 15 | Van Cappellen Jonas | BEL | 2144 | |
| 16 | De Herdt Yasseen | BEL | 2143 | |
| 17 | Schaeken Yordi | BEL | 2141 | |
| 18 | WFM | Gorshkova Irina | BEL | 2134 |
| 19 | Schuermans Robert | BEL | 2127 | |
| 20 | Haberkorn Danny | BEL | 2126 | |
| 21 | Lenaerts Lennert | BEL | 2120 | |
| 22 | Barbier Sigiswald | BEL | 2115 | |
| 23 | Barbier Wim | BEL | 2115 | |
| 24 | Van Herck Marcel | BEL | 2104 | |
| 25 | Ghyselen Wouter | BEL | 2103 | |
| 26 | WFM | Morozova Julia | UKR | 2096 |
| 27 | Goncalves Jorge | POR | 2078 | |
| 28 | Roos David | BEL | 2073 | |
| 29 | Verhelst Joris | BEL | 2055 | |
| 30 | Oudewaal Vincent | NED | 2052 | |
| 31 | Mollekens Roeland | BEL | 2045 | |
| 32 | De Strycker Nathan | BEL | 2033 | |
| 33 | De Vleeschauwer Maarten | BEL | 2033 | |
| 34 | Peleman Tony | BEL | 2022 | |
| 35 | Peters Tobias | BEL | 2020 | |
| 36 | Van Poucke Simon | BEL | 2013 | |
| 37 | T`sas Jan | BEL | 2010 | |
| 38 | Van Melkebeke Willem | BEL | 1988 | |
| 39 | Verhulst Nikolaas | BEL | 1987 | |
| 40 | Engelaer Maurice | BEL | 1982 | |
| 41 | Dugailliez Guy | BEL | 1975 | |
| 42 | Cluyts Marc | BEL | 1968 | |
| 43 | Vanhee Freddy | BEL | 1966 | |
| 44 | Willockx Ritsaart | BEL | 1965 | |
| 45 | Tuerlinckx Ben | BEL | 1964 | |
| 46 | Wijgers Toon | BEL | 1960 | |
| 47 | Devolder Dieter | BEL | 1960 | |
| 48 | Sneppe Herman | BEL | 1960 | |
| 49 | Van Den Heede Dorian | BEL | 1946 | |
| 50 | Decrop Benjamin | BEL | 1945 | |
| 51 | Verhaeghe Philip | BEL | 1943 | |
| 52 | Barbier Wiebke | BEL | 1939 | |
| 53 | Janssen Dries | BEL | 1935 | |
| 54 | Gorts Sven | BEL | 1932 | |
| 55 | Smekens Ruben | BEL | 1931 | |
| 56 | Voet Dirk | BEL | 1930 | |
| 57 | Hajenius Willem | BEL | 1923 | |
| 58 | Gijbels Rudi | BEL | 1922 | |
| 59 | Wlogalski Olivier | BEL | 1917 | |
| 60 | Verbruggen Samuel | BEL | 1916 | |
| 61 | Geboers Jimmy | BEL | 1907 | |
| 62 | Van Houtte Randy | BEL | 1902 | |
| 63 | Maurissen Wim | BEL | 1897 | |
| 64 | Van Der Stricht Jan | BEL | 1890 | |
| 65 | Demiddele Kevin | BEL | 1884 | |
| 66 | Havenith Jean | BEL | 1879 | |
| 67 | Hiel Lino | BEL | 1874 | |
| 68 | Carlier Sven | BEL | 1873 | |
| 69 | Ledent Philippe | BEL | 1868 | |
| 70 | Willen Ronny | BEL | 1862 | |
| 71 | Jannis Guido | BEL | 1861 | |
| 72 | Temmerman Hans | BEL | 1860 | |
| 73 | Van Den Eede Gerrit | BEL | 1851 | |
| 74 | Sterck Arno | BEL | 1850 | |
| 75 | Cuypers Dries | BEL | 1849 | |
| 76 | Vandenbroucke Tim | BEL | 1847 | |
| 77 | Lee Deon | BEL | 1846 | |
| 78 | Comhaire Cedric | BEL | 1846 | |
| 79 | Broekmans Patrik | BEL | 1841 | |
| 80 | Bex Lennert | BEL | 1837 | |
| 81 | Ramacker Quinten | BEL | 1833 | |
| 82 | Ooghe Jean-Marie | BEL | 1832 | |
| 83 | Boschmans Jos | BEL | 1830 | |
| 84 | Burnay Gerard | BEL | 1825 | |
| 85 | Meysman Marc | BEL | 1818 | |
| 86 | Hautekiet Dries | BEL | 1813 | |
| 87 | De Weird Gunter | BEL | 1808 | |
| 88 | Van Bunderen Gert | BEL | 1806 | |
| 89 | Meskens Stephan | IRL | 1806 | |
| 90 | Ismail Tamer | BUL | 1805 | |
| 91 | Snoeks Pieter-Jan | BEL | 1802 | |
| 92 | Marechal Georges | BEL | 1800 | |
| 93 | Verhasselt Karsten | BEL | 1795 | |
| 94 | De Block Yordi | BEL | 1790 | |
| 95 | Decrop Hendrik | BEL | 1782 | |
| 96 | Lenoir Aurele | BEL | 1782 | |
| 97 | Snoeks Marnicq | BEL | 1777 | |
| 98 | De Weird Evy | BEL | 1774 | |
| 99 | Kuciapa Andre | BEL | 1764 | |
| 100 | Vervaet Bart | BEL | 1764 | |
| 101 | Dubin Tim | BEL | 1763 | |
| 102 | Van Parys Nikita | BEL | 1756 | |
| 103 | De Groof Maurice | BEL | 1752 | |
| 104 | Persoons Bart | BEL | 1751 | |
| 105 | Doossche Carlo | BEL | 1746 | |
| 106 | De Weird Matthias | BEL | 1737 | |
| 107 | Van Laeken Jonathan | BEL | 1737 | |
| 108 | De Cock Constant | BEL | 1735 | |
| 109 | Beukema Jasper | BEL | 1730 | |
| 110 | Pattyn Luc | BEL | 1721 | |
| 111 | Reyskens Jules | BEL | 1721 | |
| 112 | Pirard Natan | BEL | 1720 | |
| 113 | Lhoir Thierry | BEL | 1705 | |
| 114 | De Schepper Marcel | BEL | 1697 | |
| 115 | De Block Fabio | BEL | 1695 | |
| 116 | Verstraeten Iris | BEL | 1690 | |
| 117 | Tavernier Frank | BEL | 1690 | |
| 118 | Vermeulen Steven | BEL | 1689 | |
| 119 | Van Den Bosch Arno | BEL | 1683 | |
| 120 | De Geest Jan | BEL | 1675 | |
| 121 | Boons Lucien | BEL | 1672 | |
| 122 | De Meyer Jef | BEL | 1668 | |
| 123 | Castiau Julien | BEL | 1667 | |
| 124 | Vander Voort Patrick | BEL | 1664 | |
| 125 | Stuer Hugo | BEL | 1663 | |
| 126 | De Smet Karl | BEL | 1652 | |
| 127 | Van Landeghem Gunther | BEL | 1644 | |
| 128 | Vlaeyens Manu | BEL | 1638 | |
| 129 | Jonckers Marie-Jeanne | BEL | 1636 | |
| 130 | Mahieu Jacques | BEL | 1635 | |
| 131 | Geerts Luc | BEL | 1632 | |
| 132 | Geerinckx Bernard | BEL | 1622 | |
| 133 | Woyave Pascal | BEL | 1620 | |
| 134 | Jacobs Paul | BEL | 1618 | |
| 135 | Van Gompel Hugo | BEL | 1616 | |
| 136 | Carpentier Jannes | BEL | 1610 | |
| 137 | Flou Ronald | BEL | 1595 | |
| 138 | Gottfried Jonathan | BEL | 1590 | |
| 139 | Ninclaus Wouter | BEL | 1583 | |
| 140 | De Boeck Pierre | BEL | 1582 | |
| 141 | Nica Radu-Catalin | BEL | 1580 | |
| 142 | Helsen Roger | BEL | 1555 | |
| 143 | Smet Louis | BEL | 1551 | |
| 144 | Swijsen Willy | BEL | 1545 | |
| 145 | Huttl Sofie | BEL | 1540 | |
| 146 | Colpin Guy | BEL | 1536 | |
| 147 | Mitran Ovy | BEL | 1484 | |
| 148 | Dethier Krista | BEL | 1474 | |
| 149 | Loes Pierre | BEL | 1466 | |
| 150 | Mitran Anthony | BEL | 1439 | |
| 151 | Torfs Gert | BEL | 1437 | |
| 152 | Houben Tom | BEL | 1416 | |
| 153 | De Borggraef Leon | BEL | 1394 | |
| 154 | Lachaert Tibo | BEL | 1358 | |
| 155 | Coenen Tom | BEL | 1354 | |
| 156 | Smet Luc | BEL | 1337 | |
| 157 | Van Battel Hans | BEL | 1331 | |
| 158 | Degraeve Ruben | BEL | 1284 | |
| 159 | Heyndrickx Christophe | BEL | 1264 | |
| 160 | Vanassche Renaat | BEL | 1234 | |
| 161 | Van Den Heede Christian-J | BEL | 1217 | |
| 162 | De Keyser Eric | BEL | 1209 | |
| 163 | Meert Pierre | BEL | 1205 | |
| 164 | Bikady Luka | BEL | 1204 | |
| 165 | Rottiers Brent | BEL | 1167 | |
| 166 | Veldman Pm | NED | 1154 | |
| 167 | Beukema Constantijn | BEL | 1150 | |
| 168 | Bikady Matthias | BEL | 1039 | |
| 169 | Deniz Patrick | BEL | 1027 | |
| 170 | Bau Jasper | BEL | 0 | |
| 171 | Desenfans Jacques | BEL | 0 | |
| 172 | Digulescu Constantin | BEL | 0 | |
| 173 | Mitran Marie | BEL | 0 | |
| 174 | Muzzi Daniele | ITA | 0 | |
