Dirk van Foreest
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Jhr.
Dirk van Foreest
(3 May 1862, Haarlemmermeer
- 24 February 1956, Oosthuizen
) was a Dutch chess
master.
Elder brother of Arnold van Foreest
, he thrice won Dutch Championship
in 1885, 1886, and 1887. He also took fifth place at Gouda 1884 (NED-ch, Messemaker won), and took second place, behind Rudolf Loman
, at Rotterdam 1888 (NED-ch).
Jonkheer
Jonkheer is a Dutch honorific of nobility.-Honorific of nobility:"Jonkheer" or "Jonkvrouw" is literally translated as "young lord" or "young lady". In medieval times such a person was a young and unmarried son or daughter of a high ranking knight or nobleman...
Dirk van Foreest
Van Foreest
Van Foreest is the name of an aristocratic family that possibly originates from the region of Aachen in Germany, but is already found in the County of Holland in the 13th century. In the early modern period, the family played a role in the city councils of Haarlem, Delft and Alkmaar. Member of the...
(3 May 1862, Haarlemmermeer
Haarlemmermeer
Haarlemmermeer is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is a polder, consisting of land reclaimed from water, and the name Haarlemmermeer means Haarlem's Lake, still referring to the body of water from which the region was reclaimed in the 19th century.Its main...
- 24 February 1956, Oosthuizen
Oosthuizen
Oosthuizen is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Zeevang, and lies about 8 km north of Purmerend....
) was a Dutch 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.
Elder brother of Arnold van Foreest
Arnold van Foreest
Jhr. Arnold Engelinus van Foreest was a Dutch chess master.Younger brother of Dirk van Foreest, he thrice won Dutch Championship.He took 8th at The Hague 1878 Jhr. Arnold Engelinus van Foreest (29 June 1863, Haarlemmermeer - 24 June 1954, Apeldoorn) was a Dutch chess master.Younger brother of Dirk...
, he thrice won Dutch 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 1885, 1886, and 1887. He also took fifth place at Gouda 1884 (NED-ch, Messemaker won), and took second place, behind Rudolf Loman
Rudolf Loman
Rudolf Loman was a Dutch chess master.Loman had been living in London for a number of years. He played chess for money against rich Englishmen, like his Dutch pupil Jacques Davidson, though he had another profession, organ player...
, at Rotterdam 1888 (NED-ch).