Robert Gijsbertus Hartoch (24 March 1947 — 28 May 2009) was a Dutch

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(1971).

Biography

Robert Hartoch has made the most of his success in junior chess tournaments. In 1964, in

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he together with

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won

European Junior Chess Championship The first chess youth championship in Europe was the yearly European Junior Championship for under age 20. It was played from 1971–2002. FIDE officially introduced the European Junior Championship in 1970 at their Annual Congress and so the 19 ...

, but in 1965, in

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he won silver medal in

World Junior Chess Championship The World Junior Chess Championship is an under-20 chess tournament (players must have been under 20 years old on 1 January in the year of competition) organized by the World Chess Federation (FIDE). The idea was the brainchild of William Ritso ...

behind winner

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. After the junior age, the Robert Hartoch's results of chess tournaments became mediocre. He was a multiple participant in the

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, but failed to advance to more than 4th place in these tournaments (twice in 1972, 1975). His success in international chess tournaments was rare. In 1968, Robert Hartoch shared 2nd-3rd place with

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in the

IBM international chess tournament The IBM international chess tournament was a series of very strong chess tournaments held in the Amsterdam, Netherlands from 1961 to 1981, and was sponsored by IBM. The list of winners of the main group includes five world champions. Parallel ther ...

. In 1971, he shared 2nd-3rd place with

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in the B tournament of the '' Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee'' Chess Festival. In 1991, in

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he was ranked 3rd in the Open Chess tournament. Robert Hartoch played for Netherlands in the

Chess Olympiad The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams representing nations of the world compete. FIDE organises the tournament and selects the host nation. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, FIDE held an Online Chess Olympiad in 2020 and ...

s: * In 1970, at second reserve board in the

19th Chess Olympiad The 19th Chess Olympiad (german: Die 19. Schacholympiade), comprising an open team tournament as well as the annual FIDE congress, took place between September 5–27, 1970, in Siegen, West Germany. The Soviet team with six Grandmasters, led by ...

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(+3, =5, -1), * In 1972, at first reserve board in the 20th Chess Olympiad in

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(+5, =7, -2). Robert Hartoch played for Netherlands in the

European Team Chess Championship The European Team Championship (often abbreviated in texts and games databases as ''ETC'') is an international team chess event, eligible for the participation of European nations whose chess federations are located in zones 1.1 to 1.9. This more ...

: * In 1965, at second reserve board in the 3rd European Team Chess Championship in

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(+0, =3, -3). Robert Hartoch played for Netherlands in the Clare Benedict Chess Cups: * In 1970, at first reserve board in the 17th Clare Benedict Chess Cup in

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(+0, =3, -0), * In 1972, at third board in the 19th Clare Benedict Chess Cup in

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(+2, =3, -0) and won team silver and individual gold medals, * In 1973, at fourth board in the 20th Clare Benedict Chess Cup in

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(+1, =4, -1), * In 1974, at first reserve board in the 21st Clare Benedict Chess Cup in

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(+0, =4, -0). In 1971, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title.

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