How to Pronounce Dirk van Foreest
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May 03, 1862 Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, Netherlands Died on 24 Feb 1956 (aged 93)
Dutch chess player
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About Dirk Van Foreest
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- Dirk van Foreest (3 May 1862 – 24 February 1956) was a Dutch chess master.
- The elder brother of Arnold van Foreest, he thrice won Dutch Championship (in 1885, 1886, and 1887).
- He also took fifth place in 1884 and took second place, behind Rudolf Loman, in 1888.
- He is the great-great granduncle of Jorden van Foreest, who won the Dutch Championship in 2016.By profession, van Foreest was a medical doctor, and Max Euwe once said he could have been World Champion if he had dedicated himself fully to chess.
