Robert Gijsbertus Hartoch (24 March 1947 — 28 May 2009) was a Dutch

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International Master (1971).

Biography

Most of Robert Hartoch's successes were in junior events. In 1964, in

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he and Jørn Sloth were co-winners of the European Junior Chess Championship. In 1965, in

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, he finished second to Bojan Kurajica in the

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, ahead of Robert Hübner and Vladimir Tukmakov. Hartoch had only middling success in chess tournaments as an adult. He played in the Dutch Chess Championship multiple times, but never finished higher than 4th place (in 1972 and 1975). In 1968, he shared 2nd-3rd place with Anatoly Lutikov in the IBM international chess tournament. In 1971, he shared 2nd-3rd place with András Adorján in the B tournament of the '' Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee'' Chess Festival. In 1991, in

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he finished 3rd in the Open Chess tournament. Robert Hartoch played for Netherlands in the

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s: * In 1970, at second reserve board in the

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(+3, =5, -1), * In 1972, at first reserve board in the 20th Chess Olympiad in

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(+5, =7, -2). Hartoch played for Netherlands in the

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: * In 1965, at second reserve board in the 3rd European Team Chess Championship in

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(+0, =3, -3). Hartoch played for the Netherlands in the Clare Benedict Chess Cups: * In 1970, at first reserve board in the 17th Clare Benedict Chess Cup in

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(+0, =3, -0), * In 1972, at third board in the 19th Clare Benedict Chess Cup in

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(+2, =3, -0) and won team silver and individual gold medals, * In 1973, at fourth board in the 20th Clare Benedict Chess Cup in

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(+1, =4, -1), * In 1974, at first reserve board in the 21st Clare Benedict Chess Cup in

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(+0, =4, -0). In 1971, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title.

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