The Groupement des Joueurs d’Échecs Belges (group of Belgian chess players) was a short-lived organisation which, as far as I’m aware, only organised tournaments in 1936. I believe it was started at least due to dissatisfaction with the Belgian Chess Federation, at least partly because that body allowed foreigners to participate in its championship. The GJÉB organised two championships: an international one open to foreigners and a national one especially for people with the Belgian nationality.

This was the former. It saw the Belgians on the first places with Devos in top form, scoring perhaps his most impressive tournament win. The results were given in [1]. Lancel, who was one of the main movers behind the GJÉB, was also the editor of [2], one of the most important chess magazines of that day. It is therefore not surprising that I managed to find all of the games there.

Wanted

• Not much.

Sources

1. La Nation Belge 04-14/08/1936
2. L’Échiquier 1936/08-09