| Haije Kramer | |
|---|---|
 Kramer in 1962 | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Born | 24 November 1917 Leeuwarden, Netherlands |
| Died | 11 July 2004 (aged 86) |
| Title | International Master (1954), International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (1984) |
| FIDE rating | 2330 (July 1971) |
| ICCF rating | 2585 (July 1991) |
Haije Kramer (24 November 1917, Leeuwarden – 11 July 2004) was a Dutch chess master and theoretician.
He began his chess career during World War II. He took 4th at Baarn 1940 (Quadrangular, Salo Landau won), [1] took 3rd at The Hague 1940 ( George Salto Fontein won), [2] took 4th at Leeuwarden 1940 ( Nicolaas Cortlever, S. Landau and Lodewijk Prins won), [3] and took 5th at Baarn 1941 ( Max Euwe won). [4] Kramer lost two matches to Euwe 3–5 in 1940 and 1–7 in 1941. He played in Dutch Chess Championship at Leeuwarden 1942. [5]
After the war, he took 3rd in the Hoogovens tournament at Beverwijk 1946 ( Alberic O'Kelly de Galway won), [6] won at Leiden 1946 (C-tournament), tied for 6–8th at Zaandam 1946 (M. Euwe won), [7] tied for 2nd–3rd with George Alan Thomas, behind C. Vlagsma, at Baarn 1947, [8] shared 1st at Leeuwarden 1947, took 2nd, behind L. Prins, at Nijmegen 1948, [9] won at Vimperk 1949, tied for 3rd-4t at Beverwijk 1951 ( Hermann Pilnik won). [10] He twice participated in zonal tournaments; took 11th at Bad Pyrmont 1951 ( Svetozar Gligorić won) and took 8th at Munich 1954 ( Wolfgang Unzicker won).
Kramer represented the Netherlands in Chess Olympiads seven times from 1950–1962, and won individual bronze medal at Munich 1958. [11]
He is a co-author of Losbladige Schaakberichten and Het middenspel ("The Middle Game", The Hague 1952) with M. Euwe. [12]
Awarded the International Master title in 1954 and the International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster title in 1984. [13]
References
- ^ "baarn". Xoomer.virgilio.it. Archived from the original on 17 February 2006. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ^ "laia". Xoomer.virgilio.it. Archived from the original on 22 June 2004. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ^ "leeuw". Xoomer.virgilio.it. Archived from the original on 21 August 2004. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ^ "baarn". Xoomer.virgilio.it. Archived from the original on 23 August 2004. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ^ "Welcome to the Chessmetrics site". Chessmetrics.com. 26 March 2005. Archived from the original on 14 April 2006. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ^ "beverwijk". Xoomer.virgilio.it. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ^ "zaandam". Xoomer.virgilio.it. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ^ "baarn". Xoomer.virgilio.it. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ^ "nijmegen". Xoomer.virgilio.it. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ^ "beverwijk". Xoomer.virgilio.it. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ^ OlimpBase :: Player list Archived 19 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Litmanowicz, Władysław & Giżycki, Jerzy (1986, 1987). Szachy od A do Z. Wydawnictwo Sport i Turystyka Warszawa. ISBN 83-217-2481-7 (1. A-M), ISBN 83-217-2745-X (2. N-Z)
- ^ "International Correspondence Chess Federation – Grandmasters" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
External links
- Haije J. Kramer player details at ICCF
- Haije J. Kramer FIDE rating history at OlimpBase.org
- Haije Kramer Chess Olympiad record at OlimpBase.org
- Haije Kramer player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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