Arthur Wijnans
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Arthur J. Wijnans was a Dutch chess
player and study composer.
He took 3rd in Dutch Chess Championship
in 1939, took 4th at Beverwijk 1940 (the 3rd Hoogovens
, won by Max Euwe
), won at Beverwijk 1941 (the 4th Hoogovens), and shared 2nd, after Arnold van den Hoek
, at Beverwijk 1943 (the 6th Hoogovens). At the end of World War II
, he and other winner at Beverwijk, van den Hoek, had disappeared in Germany.
Date of his death is uncertain, possibly killed in an allied bombardment in 1945.
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
player and study composer.
He took 3rd in Dutch Chess Championship
Dutch Chess Championship
The Dutch Chess Championship was officially established in 1909, although unofficial champions stretch back to the 1870s.-Early years:-Official championships:...
in 1939, took 4th at Beverwijk 1940 (the 3rd Hoogovens
Corus chess tournament
The Tata Steel Chess Tournament formerly called the Corus chess tournament takes place every year, usually in January, in a small town called Wijk aan Zee, part of the larger Beverwijk in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands...
, won by Max Euwe
Max Euwe
Machgielis Euwe was a Dutch chess Grandmaster, mathematician, and author. He was the fifth player to become World Chess Champion . Euwe also served as President of FIDE, the World Chess Federation, from 1970 to 1978.- Early years :Euwe was born in Watergraafsmeer, near Amsterdam...
), won at Beverwijk 1941 (the 4th Hoogovens), and shared 2nd, after Arnold van den Hoek
Arnold van den Hoek
Arnold Johannes van den Hoek was a Dutch chess master....
, at Beverwijk 1943 (the 6th Hoogovens). At the end of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, he and other winner at Beverwijk, van den Hoek, had disappeared in Germany.
Date of his death is uncertain, possibly killed in an allied bombardment in 1945.