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Daan de Lange

Number of games in database: 93
Years covered: 1947 to 1988
Overall record: +27 -32 =34 (47.3%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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DAAN DE LANGE
(born Aug-04-1915, died May-29-1988, 72 years old) Netherlands (federation/nationality Norway)

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Daan Jacobus Siegfried de Lange was Norwegian champion in 1960.

Last updated: 2017-04-06 05:13:24

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 page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 93  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Euwe vs D de Lange  1-0241947HilversumE24 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch
2. H Kramer vs D de Lange  1-0331949BaarnE28 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation
3. D de Lange vs S Tordion  1-0241949BaarnD27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical
4. J Visser vs D de Lange  0-1661949BaarnD18 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch
5. E Spanjaard vs D de Lange  ½-½561949BaarnD17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
6. D de Lange vs J Barendregt  ½-½451949BaarnD31 Queen's Gambit Declined
7. Euwe vs D de Lange  1-0321949BaarnD19 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch
8. D de Lange vs F Henneberke  0-1741949BaarnE67 King's Indian, Fianchetto
9. D de Lange vs G Borisenko  ½-½571960W-ch4 sf corrE02 Catalan, Open, 5.Qa4
10. D de Lange vs G Noradounghian  1-0531960Leipzig Olympiad qual-1E11 Bogo-Indian Defense
11. J Soler vs D de Lange  0-1621960Leipzig Olympiad qual-1E46 Nimzo-Indian
12. D de Lange vs B Hoxha  ½-½391960Leipzig Olympiad qual-1D50 Queen's Gambit Declined
13. M Rantanen vs D de Lange  1-0461960Leipzig Olympiad qual-1D55 Queen's Gambit Declined
14. D de Lange vs B Malich  ½-½181960Leipzig Olympiad qual-1A16 English
15. D de Lange vs O Neikirch  ½-½341960Leipzig Olympiad qual-1A53 Old Indian
16. M Czerniak vs D de Lange  0-1531960Leipzig Olympiad qual-1B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange
17. D de Lange vs A Matanovic  ½-½221960Leipzig Olympiad qual-1E72 King's Indian
18. A Bachtiar vs D de Lange  1-0481960Leipzig Olympiad qual-1D37 Queen's Gambit Declined
19. M Czerniak vs D de Lange  1-0491960Leipzig Olympiad Final-BB13 Caro-Kann, Exchange
20. D de Lange vs E Larrain Cadiz  1-0371960Leipzig Olympiad Final-BB53 Sicilian
21. E Cobo Arteaga vs D de Lange  1-0551960Leipzig Olympiad Final-BD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
22. D de Lange vs U Raisa  0-1771960Leipzig Olympiad Final-BA89 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6
23. D de Lange vs S Holm  0-1521960Leipzig Olympiad Final-BA10 English
24. R Toran vs D de Lange  1-0301960Leipzig Olympiad Final-BE26 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch
25. J Lokvenc vs D de Lange  ½-½401960Leipzig Olympiad Final-BD02 Queen's Pawn Game
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Kibitzer's Corner
Dec-27-04  Benzol: Daan De Lange
Born 4th August 1915
He was Norwegian champion in 1960.
May-16-07  sneaky pete: I have a vague recollection that in the late 1930ies, before he emigrated to Norway to waste his life pushing wood, Daan de Lange already gained fame (but not fortune) as centre forward of Ajax Amsterdam.
Apr-05-17  DaanBerg: DaanBerg: Beste "sneaky pete",
Heeft u Daan de Lange persoonlijk gekend?

Met vriendelijke groet,

Achterkleinzoon van Daan de Lange.

Apr-06-17  sneaky pete: <DaanBerg> Nee, zo oud ben ik nu ook weer niet, maar ik heb lang geleden iets over Daan de Lange gelezen waardoor ik de naam met Ajax associeer. Klopt het dat hij voetballer was?
Apr-06-17
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daan_... says he was a footballer in Ajaz. Google translate (slightly modified):

Daan de Lange (born 4 August 1915 in the Netherlands, died 29 May 1988 in Hamar) was a Norwegian-Dutch musician and chess player. He won Norway Cup of chess in 1960. Lange was born and raised in the Netherlands, but fled the country during the German occupation and spent war years in England, where he went around and played for US forces. He had at this time a special liking to the song "We'll Meet Again." He came to Norway in the mid-1950s. He lived first in Stavanger and later in Hamar, where he, among other things, worked as a pianist. Daan de Lange was in his younger years a football professionel in Ajax.

Apr-06-17  DaanBerg: Mhm dat had ik inderdaad ook al gelezen, er staat alleen geen bronvermelding bij de verwijzing naar zijn Ajax jaren. Ik ben zelf vorig jaar naar Noorwegen geweest en daar wist iedereen in Hamar wel van Daan de Lange, maar niet over zijn Ajax verleden. Blijkbaar was hij daar huispianist van Hotel Astoria. Weet u nog waar u over zijn periode als voetballer heeft gelezen?
Apr-06-17  sneaky pete: <DaanBerg> It was probably mentioned in an old chess magazine that I read ages ago. Today I searched in vain in some magazines from 1988 that might contain an obituary, but no luck. All I remember is reading about a double talent in chess and football. A rare combination, only Simen Agdestein did the same, afaik.

I didn't know music was his main calling. The chess and music mix is not unusual, but I happen to know that Philidor, Loman or Taimanov never played centre forward for Ajax, or even Feyenoord, so your greatgrandfather Daan must be the greatest of them all.

Apr-08-17
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: I searched in vain (incl. at http://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/) for any connection to Ajax. But perhaps it was another club.
Apr-16-17  DaanBerg: My apologies for the late reply, I searched through the list of Ajax players of all time and couldn't find him. There are several plausible explanations for this: The list is incomplete, he played in the youth team of Ajax, which didn't register their players or he played at another club. It is even possible that he never played as a professional footballplayer at all, since being a professional footballplayer was really rare in that period of time. Which doesn't correlate with the story he told/people remember.

But I don't think it is worth searching any further than we already have. I want to thank you for all your help and time! I appreciate it a lot.

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