Karel van der Weide is a Dutch

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grandmaster and author.

Chess career

Player

In September 2006, he tied for 2nd–9th with

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in the 2nd

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. In January 2007, he won the 32nd Ciudad de Sevilla on tiebreaks over Daniel Cámpora. In June 2022, he held a simultaneous exhibition against 25 players at the Chess Club Vredeburg. He won 18 games, drew 4, and lost 3.

Author

He has written a number of chess books, including ''Een schaakleven in 100 partijen'' and ''Schaken voor huisvrouwen''.

References

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