Arthur Joseph Wijnans (21 July 1920 – 3 May 1945) was an

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-born Dutch

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player, study composer and member of the Dutch resistance against the Germans in World War II. He took 3rd in

Dutch Chess Championship The Dutch Chess Championship was officially established in 1909, although unofficial champions stretch back to the 1870s. Early years : Official championships The official championship was established in 1909 as a biennial, twelve-player, round-ro ...

in 1939, took 4th at Beverwijk 1940 (the 3rd

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, won by

Max Euwe Machgielis "Max" Euwe (; May 20, 1901 – November 26, 1981) was a Dutch chess player, mathematician, author, and chess administrator. He was the fifth player to become World Chess Championship, World Chess Champion, a title he held from 1935 ...

), won at Beverwijk 1941 (the 4th Hoogovens), and shared 2nd, after Arnold van den Hoek, at Beverwijk 1943 (the 6th Hoogovens). At the end of

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, he and other winner at Beverwijk, van den Hoek, were transferred to Germany. Wijnans went to

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. He was killed during the allied bombardment of the Cap Arcona on 3 May 1945.

References

External links

Arthur J Wijnans chess games - 365Chess.com

(with photograph of Wijnans playing against Euwe)
List NIOD

1920 births 1945 deaths Dutch chess players Indonesian chess players People from West Sumatra 20th-century chess players Dutch resistance members Dutch civilians killed in World War II Deaths by British airstrikes during World War II Neuengamme concentration camp survivors Dutch people of the Dutch East Indies {{Netherlands-chess-bio-stub