Gert Ligterink (born 17 November 1949 in
Oldekerk) is a Dutch chess player. He was awarded the
International Master title in 1977 and won the
Dutch Chess Championship in 1979. He played for the 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 FIDE Onli ...
s of 1976 (individual bronze medal), 1978, 1980 and 1982 and 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 ...
of 1983 (individual silver medal).
Ligterink wrote the
chess column for Tata Steel Chess from 2003 to 2011.
References
External links
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Gert Ligterink – Articles – New In Chess
1949 births
Living people
Dutch chess players
Chess International Masters
Chess Olympiad competitors
People from Grootegast
Sportspeople from Groningen (province)
20th-century Dutch people
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