The chess tournament Your Next Move will return to Antwerp on 21 October after more than a decade, allowing young and professional Flemish players to challenge former world champion Garry Kasparov.
Following preliminary rounds, 20 participants will have the opportunity to play against the grandmaster simultaneously.
The tournament was previously held from 2007 to 2011, initiated by Inge Geerdens, founder and CEO of the software company CVWarehouse. Geerdens now hopes Your Next Move will become a recurring event.
The target audience includes young people aged 6 to 14, who must pass preliminary rounds before facing Kasparov at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA).
A select group of entrepreneurs, politicians, and personalities have also been invited. "More and more young people are playing chess in Flanders, which is great news," says Inge Geerdens.
"They develop crucial skills such as strategic thinking, problem-solving, decision-making under pressure, creativity, and patience. Chess players aim to win, but the game also teaches fair play and ethical behaviour."
