Hendrika Timmer
| File:Rie Timmer Hoogoven Schaaktoernooi dames, Bestanddeelnr 922-0474 (cropped).jpg | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1925 |
| Died | February 10, 1994 (aged 68–69) Apeldoorn, Netherlands |
| Chess career | |
| Country | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands |
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Hendrika Timmer (6 October 1925 – 10 February 1994), also Hendrika Geertruida Timmer or Rie Timmer, was a Dutch chess player. She was a two-time winner of the Dutch Women's Chess Championship (1971, 1972).
Biography
[edit | edit source]From mid-1960s to mid-1970s, Hendrika Timmer was one of the leading Dutch women's chess players. She twice in a row won Dutch Women's Chess Championships (1971, 1972).[1] Participant of many international chess tournaments. The best results have been achieved in the Beverwijk in 1960, when she took 3rd place, and Emmen in 1969, when she was in 2nd place.
Timmer played for Netherlands in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[2]
- In 1963, at first reserve board in the 2nd Chess Olympiad (women) in Split (+5, =3, -1) and won the individual gold medal,
- In 1966, at second board in the 3rd Chess Olympiad (women) in Oberhausen (+4, =2, -2) and won the individual silver medal,
- In 1969, at second board in the 4th Chess Olympiad (women) in Lublin (+6, =2, -4),
- In 1972, at first board in the 5th Chess Olympiad (women) in Skopje (+5, =1, -3).
Timmer grew up in Ermelo and permanently returned to her home town when her parents were aging. On 7 February 1994, Timmer suffered a heart attack during a chess match in Apeldoorn. She died in a hospital there three days later.[3]
References
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- ^ Sape Westra, Rie Timmer Archived 2016-09-02 at the Wayback Machine, Veluws Schaakgenootschap bulletin, December 2012 (in Dutch)
External links
[edit | edit source]- Hendrika Timmer player profile and games at Chessgames.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Hendrika Timmer chess games at 365Chess.com