Dirk van Foreest | |
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Country | Netherlands |
Born | 3 May 1862 Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands |
Died | 24 February 1956 Oosthuizen, Netherlands | (aged 93)
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]