Ree Hans (15.11.1944)
Dutch Grandmaster (1980). Author and journalist for the NRC Handelsblad and columnist for Chess Cafe’s website and New in Chess.
His first success was first place shared in the European Junior Championships 1964-65 and 1965-66 after he won already two titles of Dutch U20 Champion (1961-62). Ree was the Champion of Netherlands in 1967, 1969, 1971 and 1982. Best results: Ter Apel 1966, 1st; Amsterdam 1980, 1st-2nd; Vancouver 1971, 1st-2nd; Tunis 1973, 1st; Karlovac 1977, 1st-3rd; Graz 1979, 1st; Ostende 1985, 1st-2nd.
The author of Een blinde reus (1989), Rode dagen en zwarte dagen and Schaakstukjes (1993), Holland verlicht (1998), The Human Comedy of Chess A Grandmaster’s Chronicle (2001). A participant in the Olympiads from 1966 until 1984.
Peak rating: 2520 in 1980.
[Event “BCF Team Ch 9697 (4NCL)”]
[Site “England”]
[Date “1996.??.??”]
[EventDate “?”]
[Round “?”]
[Result “1-0”]
[White “Jonathan F Parker”]
[Black “Graham K Burgess”]
[ECO “E76”]
[WhiteElo “2480”]
[BlackElo “2280”]
[PlyCount “57”]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f4 O-O 6.Nf3 Na6 7.Bd3 e5
8.fxe5 dxe5 9.d5 c6 10.O-O cxd5 11.cxd5 b5 12.Bg5 b4 13.Na4 h6
14.Bxf6 Bxf6 15.Rc1 Bg7 16.Qe2 Bd7 17.b3 Bxa4 18.bxa4 Nc7
19.Bb5 Ne8 20.Bxe8 Qxe8 21.Rc6 Rb8 22.Qc4 h5 23.Rc7 Bh6 24.d6
Qe6 25.Nxe5 Be3+ 26.Kh1 Bb6 27.Rfxf7 Qxc4 28.Rg7+ Kh8 29.Nxg6#
1-0
