Dirk van Foreest
Dutch chess player (1862–1956)
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Country | Netherlands |
Born | 3 May 1862 Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands |
Died | 24 February 1956 (1956-02-25) (aged 93) Oosthuizen, Netherlands |
Jonkheer Dirk van Foreest (3 May 1862 – 24 February 1956) was a Dutch chess master.[1] The elder brother of Arnold van Foreest, he thrice won Dutch Championship (in 1885, 1886, and 1887).[2] He also took fifth place in 1884 and took second place, behind Rudolf Loman, in 1888.[3] He is the great-great-granduncle of Jorden van Foreest, who won the Dutch Championship in 2016.[4]
By profession, van Foreest was a medical doctor,[5] and Max Euwe once said he could have been World Champion if he had dedicated himself fully to chess.[6]
References
- ^ Dirk van Foreest
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20091028082835/http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lab/7378/amster.htm Amsterdam and Chess
- ^ Welcome to the Chessmetrics siteArchived 14 April 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ McGourty, Colin (30 August 2016). "17-year-old Van Foreest wins Dutch title". Chess24.
- ^ Een wonderlijk Gronings schaakgezin
- ^ Jonkheer van 17 zet dynastie met schaaktitel voort
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