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Jan van Reek [1] Jan van Reek, (July 10, 1945 – August 8, 2015)

was a Dutch medical sociologist, chess analyst, chess writer and journalist, and composer of endgame studies. Jan van Reek further researched on historic chess tournaments, for instance the Baden-Baden 1870 chess tournament with Adolf Anderssen, Wilhelm Steinitz, Gustav Neumann, Joseph Henry Blackburne, and Louis Paulsen among other great chess players from that time, and elaborated on Strategy and Planning in chess.

Selected Publications

Jan van Reek, Henk van Donk (1991). Carel Mann. ARVES [6]
Jan van Reek, Henk van Donk (1992). History of endgame study composing in the Netherlands and Flanders. ARVES
Jan van Reek (1996). Hypermodern strategy. Chess Digest Inc., Dallas. ISBN 0-87568-282-0. Review by Jeremy Silman
Jan van Reek (1997). Max Euwe - praktische strategie. STES, Margraten
Jan van Reek (1997). Strategisch denken. 64 partijen van Euwe. STES, Margraten
Jan van Reek (1997). Strategy in Chess. Schachfirma Fruth, Unterhaching
Roberto Cifuentes, Maarten De Zeeuw, Jan van Reek (1997). Secrets of Chess Endings. ICCA Journal, Vol. 20, No. 4
Jan van Reek (1998). Michail Botwinnik. Schaakspelers als Eindspelkunstenaars. Deel 7. Stichting Eindspel, Margraten
Jan van Reek, Jos Uiterwijk, Jaap van den Herik (1998). Planning a Strategy in Chess. ICCA Journal, Vol. 21, No. 3
Jan van Reek, Jos Uiterwijk, Jaap van den Herik (1999). Two Strategic Shortcomings in Chess Programs. ICCA Journal, Vol. 22, No. 4

Jan van Reek, Jos Uiterwijk, Jaap van den Herik (2000). The Innovated Art of Chess Analysis. ICGA Journal, Vol. 23, No. 4
Jan van Reek, Jos Uiterwijk (2001). The Match Van der Wiel vs. REBEL CENTURY 3.0. ICGA Journal, Vol. 24, No. 1 » Van der Wiel, Rebel
Jan van Reek (2000, 2002). Grand Strategy. (supported by Boris Spassky) New In Chess
Jan van Reek, Jos Uiterwijk (2003). The Match Bareev vs. Hiarcs X. ICGA Journal, Vol. 26, No. 1 » Bareev versus HIARCS 2003
Jan van Reek, Jos Uiterwijk (2004). The Complete-Chess Match Stellwagen vs. Baramidze. ICGA Journal, Vol. 27, No. 2
Jan van Reek, Jos Uiterwijk (2005). The Complete-Chess Match Stellwagen vs. Van Wely. ICGA Journal, Vol. 28, No. 2

↑ www.arves.org - Van Reek, Jan 1945-2015
↑ Jan van Reek (1997). Strategy in Chess. Schachfirma Fruth, Unterhaching
↑ Jan van Reek, Jos Uiterwijk, Jaap van den Herik (1998). Planning a Strategy in Chess. ICCA Journal, Vol. 21, No. 3
↑ Adriaan de Groot (1946). Het denken van den Schaker, een experimenteel-psychologische studie. Ph.D. thesis, University of Amsterdam; N.V. Noord-Hollandse Uitgevers Maatschappij, Amsterdam. Translated with the help of George Baylor, with additions, (in 1965) as Thought and Choice in Chess. Mouton Publishers, The Hague. ISBN 90-279-7914-6
↑ ICGA Reference Database
↑ Carel Mann from Wikipedia.de (German)