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The Challengers
Who will fall first?
Main event · October 21, 2026

The challengers facing Kasparov

Well-known entrepreneurs and media figures take their shot against grandmaster Garry Kasparov at the KMSKA.

Viktor Verhulst

Viktor Verhulst

Mediapersoonlijkheid & Ondernemer

Geert Noels

Geert Noels

Econoom, Auteur & Ondernemer

Econopolis

Dietert Gielen

Dietert Gielen

Finance Manager

Finoptive

Els Aerts

Els Aerts

Audiovisueel Storyteller

VRT & Nerdland

David Ziegler

David Ziegler

Co-Founder & CCO

D-CRBN

2025 edition

Looking back at 2025

The challengers and young talents who faced Kasparov in 2025.

Kasparov with young challengers

Youth challengers against Kasparov

Young chess talents who faced the legendary Garry Kasparov.

Theodor Bürger
Dousik Vatsa
Oriiana Babii
Lucas Vermeulen
Jonathan van Heinsbergen

All challengers

Marc Coucke
Marc Coucke
Bart De Wever
Bart De Wever
Els van Doesburg
Els van Doesburg
Wannes Nys
Wannes Nys
Nonso Ezeoke
Nonso Ezeoke
Wim Jansen
Wim Jansen
Gill Scheltjens
Gill Scheltjens
David Gotlib
David Gotlib
Dennis Vangeneugden
Dennis Vangeneugden
Mateo Leclercq
Mateo Leclercq
Nico Ramacker
Nico Ramacker
Serge Lamoral
Serge Lamoral
Floris Penninckx
Floris Penninckx
Gijs Apperloo
Gijs Apperloo
Sam Oosterlynck
Sam Oosterlynck
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