Chris de Ronde
Encyclopedia
Chris de Ronde (born 1912, Schiedam
, near Rotterdam
– died 1996, Buenos Aires
) was a Dutch–Argentine chess
master.
He was a champion of Rotterdam. He had studied mathematics in Leyden and Paris.
De Ronde played for the Netherlands in the 8th Chess Olympiad
at Buenos Aires 1939, scoring 8½ in his 14 games.
After the tournament, during which World War II
broke out in Europe (September 1939), De Ronde, along with many other participants of the Olympiad (Miguel Najdorf
, Gideon Stahlberg
, et al.) decided to stay permanently in Argentina.
He played in Buenos Aires in 1940, and tied for 12-13th at Buenos Aires (Circulo) 1945 (Miguel Najdorf
won).
Schiedam
Schiedam is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. It is part of the Rotterdam metropolitan area. The city is located west of Rotterdam, east of Vlaardingen and south of Delft...
, near Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
– died 1996, Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
) was a Dutch–Argentine chess
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...
master.
He was a champion of Rotterdam. He had studied mathematics in Leyden and Paris.
De Ronde played for the Netherlands in the 8th Chess Olympiad
8th Chess Olympiad
The 8th Chess Olympiad, organised by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs , comprised an 'open' tournament, as well as a Women's World Championship contest...
at Buenos Aires 1939, scoring 8½ in his 14 games.
After the tournament, during which 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...
broke out in Europe (September 1939), De Ronde, along with many other participants of the Olympiad (Miguel Najdorf
Miguel Najdorf
Miguel Najdorf was a Polish-born Argentine chess grandmaster of Jewish origin, famous for his Najdorf Variation....
, Gideon Stahlberg
Gideon Ståhlberg
Anders Gideon Tom Ståhlberg was a Swedish chess grandmaster.He won the Swedish Chess Championship of 1927, became Nordic champion in 1929, and held it until 1939....
, et al.) decided to stay permanently in Argentina.
He played in Buenos Aires in 1940, and tied for 12-13th at Buenos Aires (Circulo) 1945 (Miguel Najdorf
Miguel Najdorf
Miguel Najdorf was a Polish-born Argentine chess grandmaster of Jewish origin, famous for his Najdorf Variation....
won).