George Schelto Fontein (11 July 1890 – 29 November 1963) was a Dutch

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master. Fontein was born in

Harlingen, Friesland Harlingen (; ) is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and a city in the northern Netherlands, in the province of Friesland. Overview Harbor Harlingen is located on a tip of the Friesland coast that sticks out a bit into th ...

, as the son of Willem Adriaan Constantijn Fontein and Teetje Harmens. At the beginning of his career, he took 3rd at Leiden 1909 (the 1st official Netherlands Chess Championship won by

Adolf Georg Olland Adolf Georg Olland (13 April 1867 – 22 July 1933) was the leading Dutch chess master in the time before Max Euwe. Born in Utrecht, he was a medical doctor. Olland took 3rd at Amsterdam 1887 (Dirk van Foreest won); shared 1st at Amsterdam 1889 ...

). Then, he tied for 2nd-4th in interrupted

Mannheim 1914 chess tournament The 19th DSB Congress (''19. Kongreß des Deutschen Schachbundes''), comprising several tournaments, began on 20 July 1914 in Mannheim. Germany declared war on Russia (on August 1) and on France (August 3), Britain joining in the next day. The cong ...

(''Hauptturnier C''). During

World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

, he tied for 3rd-4th at Scheveningen 1915, tied for 5-6th at Amsterdam 1916, shared 1st with

Gerard Oskam Gerard Cornelis Adrianus Oskam (12 April 1880, The Hague – 7 May 1952) was a Dutch chess master. He won at Groningen 1900, took 2nd at Leeuwarden 1904, tied for 2nd–3rd at Amsterdam 1905, took 12th at Scheveningen 1905, took 4th at Amsterdam ...

at Scheveningen 1917, won at The Hague 1917/18, and tied for 3-4th at Scheveningen 1918. After the war, he took 2nd at Scheveningen 1919, tied for 2nd-3rd at Scheveningen 1920 (the 4th Silver Queen Cup,

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), shared 1st at The Hague 1920, tied for 1st-2nd at Scheveningen 1922 (the 6th Silver Cup), won at The Hague 1923, tied for 7-10th at Amsterdam 1924 (the 6th NED-ch), won at The Hague 1925, and shared 1st with

Rudolf Loman Rudolf Loman (14 October 1861 – 5 November 1932) was a Dutch chess master, the son of Abraham Dirk Loman. He was married to Hillegonda Loman-van Uildriks. Born in Amsterdam, Loman lived in London for a number of years. He played chess for mon ...

at The Hague 1930. He won a match against

Johannes van den Bosch Johannes, Count van den Bosch (2 February 1780 – 28 January 1844) was a Dutch officer and politician. He was Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (1830–1833), commander of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army, Minister of Colonies, ...

(3–2) at The Hague 1930. He tied for 10-12th at Amsterdam 1938 (the 11th NED-ch), tied for 4-6th at Amsterdam (KNSB) 1939, took 6th at Amsterdam (VARA) 1939, took 2nd at Baarn (II ''Quadrangular'') 1939, and won at The Hague (Keusbeker) 1940. After

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, he took 2nd at Leiden (A) 1946, and tied for 5-8th at Baarn (Section 2,

Savielly Tartakower Savielly Tartakower (also known as ''Xavier'' or ''Ksawery'' ''Tartakower'', less often ''Tartacover'' or ''Tartakover''; 21 February 1887 – 4 February 1956) was a Polish chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster (chess), Internatio ...

won). He played in several friendly matches: The Netherlands – Great Britain in 1914, Berlin – Scheveningen (radiomatch) in 1920, The Netherlands – The Foreigners at Scheveningen 1923, The Hague – Hastings in 1923, The Netherlands – Belgium in 1927, The Netherlands – England in 1937, England – Netherlands in 1938, The Netherlands – England in 1939, The Netherlands – England in 1947.OlimpBase :: Friendly matches
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fontein, George Schelto 1890 births 1963 deaths People from Harlingen, Netherlands 20th-century Dutch chess players 20th-century Dutch sportsmen Sportspeople from Friesland