Arnold van Foreest

Jonkheer Arnold Engelinus van Foreest (29 June 1863 – 24 June 1954) was a Dutch chess master. The younger brother of Dirk van Foreest, he thrice won Dutch Championship in 1889, 1893, and 1902. He is the great-great grandfather of the siblings Jorden van Foreest, the 2016 Dutch Champion, Lucas van Foreest, the 2019 Dutch Champion, and Machteld van Foreest, the 2022 Dutch Women's Champion.

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Foreest, not Foreest.
Arnold van Foreest
Full nameArnold Engelinus van Foreest
CountryNetherlands
Born29 June 1863
Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands
Died24 June 1954 (1954-06-25) (aged 90)
Apeldoorn, Netherlands

By profession, van Foreest was an inspector at the Dutch postal company, and also held positions in the Dutch Chess Federation, including one year as president.

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