The Belgian Chess Championship is a championship organised yearly by the Koninklijke Belgische Schaakbond/Fédération Royale Belge des Echecs (Royal Belgium Chess Federation).
The winner of the championship is awarded the title: Chess Champion of Belgium.
The first unofficial tournaments were organised by the Cercle des Echecs de Bruxelles (the Chess Club of Brussels).
In 1920 the "Fédération Belge des Echecs" (Belgium Chess Federation) was established under the supervision of the four principal chess clubs in Belgium at that time: Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent and Liège.
The title champion of Belgium was reserved for players of the Belgian nationality, whereas non-Belgians could win the championship of the federation.