Bertus Enklaar (1 December 1943 – 3 October 1996) was a Dutch
chess International Master
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(1973).
Biography
Bertus Enklaar was a student of the
Barlaeus Gymnasium and studied
mathematics
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in Amsterdam.
In the early 1970s, he worked for a short time as a mathematics teacher at the Montessori Lyceum
Amsterdam. In the 1980s, Enklaar was a mathematics teacher at the Traffic Academy in
Tilburg.
In 1972, Bertus Enklaar and
Zoltán Ribli won the B tournament of the ''
Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee'' Chess Festival. In 1973, he shared first place in the
Dutch Chess Championship together with
Genna Sosonko and
Coen Zuidema
Coen Zuidema (also Coenraad Zuidema, born 29 August 1942 in Surakarta, Indonesia) is a Dutch chess player.
Zuidema studied mathematics at VU University Amsterdam from 1960 to 1968. From 1974 until his retirement, he worked for IBM.
Coen Zu ...
. Sosonko then won the additional tournament for the national title. In 1973, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title. In 1981, Bertus Enklaar won
Utrecht Open Chess Championship. In the 1980s and 1990s, he played much less but remained a very strong chess player. Bertus Enklaar has written a number of chess books in which he handles the opening in an understandable way for inexperienced players.
Bertus Enklaar played for Netherlands in the
Chess Olympiads:
* In 1972, at second reserve board in the
20th Chess Olympiad
The 20th Chess Olympiad ( mk, 20. Шаховска олимпијада, ''20. Šahovska olimpijada''), organized by Fédération Internationale des Échecs, FIDE and comprising an open team tournament, as well as several other events designed t ...
in
Skopje (+5, =4, -3),
* In 1974, at first reserve board in the
21st Chess Olympiad
The 21st Chess Olympiad (french: La 21e Olympiade d'échecs), organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female players. team tournament, as well as severa ...
in
Nice (+5, =6, -2).
Bertus Enklaar played for Netherlands in the World Student Team Chess Championship:
* In 1965, at second board in the 12th World Student Team Chess Championship in
Sinaia (+4, =3, -6).
Bertus Enklaar played for Netherlands in the
Clare Benedict Cup:
* In 1973, at third board in the 20th Clare Benedict Chess Cup in
Gstaad (+3, =2, -2).
References
External links
*
Bertus Enklaarchess games at 365chess.com
1943 births
1996 deaths
Dutch chess players
Chess International Masters
Chess Olympiad competitors
20th-century chess players
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