Karel van der Weide explained

Country:	Netherlands
Birth Date:	11 August 1973
Birth Place:	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Grandmaster (2004)
Peakrating:	2512 (July 2007)
Fideid:	1003143

Karel van der Weide is a Dutch chess grandmaster and author.

Chess career

Player

In September 2006, he tied for 2nd–9th with Luke McShane, Stephen J. Gordon, Gawain Jones, Luis Galego, Daniel Gormally, Klaus Bischoff and Šarūnas Šulskis in the 2nd EU Individual Open Chess Championship in Liverpool.^[1]

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.^[2]

Author

He has written a number of chess books, including Een schaakleven in 100 partijen^[3] and Schaken voor huisvrouwen.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: TWIC 619: European Union Individual Championships. Crowther. Mark. 2006-09-18. London Chess Center. 20 March 2011.
2. Web site: Geen makkie voor grootmeester Van der Weide. June 10, 2022.
3. Web site: Quitting chess. August 7, 2015.
4. Web site: Schaken voor huisvrouwen .