Arnold (Arnoldus) Johannes van den Hoek (1 December 1921,

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– 14 January 1945, Watenstedt, suburb of

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) was a Dutch

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master. In August 1942, v.d. Hoek,

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and Nicolaas Cortlever tied for first place in the qualifier of

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in Leeuwarden. He won the playoff, and next lost a match for the title to

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(2 : 8) at The Hague 1942. In January 1943, he won the Beverwijk Hoogovenstoernooi. Later that year he was deported to do forced labour in a German defence plant. He was killed there in an allied bombardment on 14 January 1945.

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