Learned chess from my father when I was 7. Only book available for me to study was a teaching book dating back to 1917. So I learned a very defensive style, which did not suit me well in later years.
Played intermittedly in different clubs (PSV,Eindhoven, USSV Utrecht, Bennekom, Amersfoort, Driebergen) and was contest director in Lelystad for a number of years. Stopped playing (again) in 2003 and am now picking up online, encouraged by some of my colleages.
Clubs
Chess Team Holland
4,067 Members
CheckMatE
620 Members
KNSB Nederland
3,246 Members
The Netherlands
14,898 Members
Europe National Team
1,045 Members