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Doug Dekker

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Years covered: 1974 to 1990


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DOUG DEKKER
(born 1955, died Aug-06-1994, 39 years old) United States of America

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Douglas E Dekker (not Decker) was born in September or October 1955.

Last updated: 2024-12-02 12:19:21

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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. M Siero vs D Dekker  ½-½521974American OpenB42 Sicilian, Kan
2. D Dekker vs T Pellant 0-1251984American opA04 Reti Opening
3. D Dekker vs K Patel  0-1261990Kiwanis OpenC13 French
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Kibitzer's Corner
Oct-06-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  Stonehenge: <Doug Dekker, 38 of Sunnyvale CA, crash lands and dies in hospital

a. Hooked up parachute backwards

b. Made a tight turn close to the ground and hit ground extremely hard

c. Dies at Blessing Hospital of multiple internal injuries

d. Had close to 200 jumps before accident>

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Oct-08-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: http://www.chessdryad.com/articles/... has a game by him on p. 4. San Francisco Chronicle, Monday 8 Aug 1994 says that after the skydiving accident he died in hospital on Saturday at the age of 38.
Oct-08-21  Z truth 000000001: He may of started life out in Michigan, and gone to CalTech.

Don't forget to mention his tournament director activities in the bio, which began even in college.

Oct-08-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  MissScarlett: <He may of [sic]>. There's far too much of this sloppiness going around.
Oct-08-21  Z truth 000000001: <MissScarlett: <He may of [sic]>. There's far too much of this sloppiness going around.>

As for sloppiness, well, I prefer to think of it as helpful buoys in the water, blazes on the trail, glints of some hints, and so on and so forth...

Perhaps this quote is apropos?

<This is to show the world that I can paint like Titan.

...

Only technical details are missing.>

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