{{Short description|Belgian chess player (born 1974)}} {{Infobox chess player |image = Stef Chess (cropped).jpg |caption = Docx in 2018 | country = Belgium | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|1|12}} | birth_place = Antwerp, Belgium | title = International Master (2013) | peakrating = 2491 (July 2014) | FideID = 200778 }} '''Stefan Docx''' is a Belgian chess player.
==Chess career== In September 2018, he played for Belgium at the 43rd Chess Olympiad, where they defeated Malawi 3.5-0.5.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nyasatimes.com/chinese-taipei-thailand-next-against-team-malawi-at-chess-olympiad/|title=Chinese Taipei, Thailand next against Team Malawi at chess Olympiad|date=September 29, 2018|first=Duncan|last=Mlanjira}}</ref>
In July 2022, he played for Belgium at the 44th Chess Olympiad, losing to Francisco Vallejo Pons (whom he had defeated in their previous encounter) during their encounter with Spain.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fide.com/news/1889|title=44th Chess Olympiad: Magnus Carlsen wins on his debut|date=July 30, 2022}}</ref>
In December 2022, he was given a one-year ban after refusing a metal detector scan at the Benidorm Open.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/belgian-im-handed-1-year-ban-after-refusing-metal-detector-scan|title=Belgian IM Handed 1-Year FIDE Ban After Refusing Body Scan|date=November 21, 2023|first=Tarjei|last=Svensen}}</ref> He was disqualified and not paired for the ninth and final rounds, though statistician Kenneth W. Regan was not able to find any evidence of Docx cheating.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/stefan-docx-expelled-from-benidorm-open|title=Belgian IM Expelled From Chess Tournament After Refusing Body Scan|date=December 20, 2022|first=Peter|last=Doggers}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{FIDE}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Docx, Stefan}} Category:Living people Category:1974 births Category:Belgian chess players Category:Chess International Masters Category:Chess Olympiad competitors Category:Sportspeople from Antwerp Category:Cheating in chess