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Frits van Seters
F van Seters 
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Number of games in database: 134
Years covered: 1934 to 1976
Overall record: +42 -57 =35 (44.4%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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FRITS VAN SETERS
(born Sep-08-1913, died Dec-26-1976, 63 years old) Netherlands (federation/nationality Belgium)

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Frits van Seters was born in 1913 in the Netherlands. He played for Belgium at the 1972, 1974 and 1976 Olympiads. Van Seters passed away in Brussels, Belgium in 1976.

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 page 1 of 6; games 1-25 of 134  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Rubinstein vs F van Seters  1-0181934SimulE60 King's Indian Defense
2. F van Seters vs A R Thomas  1-0391935Margate Reserve BD05 Queen's Pawn Game
3. I Shernetsky vs F van Seters  0-1411935Belgian ChampionshipE12 Queen's Indian
4. F van Seters vs Lipsky  ½-½491935Belgian ChampionshipD04 Queen's Pawn Game
5. F van Seters vs I Dyner  0-1331935Belgian ChampionshipE80 King's Indian, Samisch Variation
6. E de Mey vs F van Seters  0-1381935Belgian ChampionshipD31 Queen's Gambit Declined
7. F van Seters vs A Baert  ½-½311935Belgian ChampionshipD02 Queen's Pawn Game
8. P Devos vs F van Seters  ½-½421935Belgian ChampionshipE15 Queen's Indian
9. F van Seters vs O'Kelly  1-0311935Belgian ChampionshipE40 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3
10. A Dunkelblum vs F van Seters  ½-½231935Belgian ChampionshipD63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
11. F van Seters vs J Enevoldsen  1-0401936Hastings 35/36 Premier ReservesD60 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
12. W Schelfhout vs F van Seters  1-0521936Margate Reserve AA47 Queen's Indian
13. F van Seters vs L Illingworth  1-0231936Margate Reserve AD11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
14. J C Scheffer vs F van Seters  0-1521937Hastings Premier Reserves B 1936/37C17 French, Winawer, Advance
15. C Vlagsma vs F van Seters  1-0421939BEL-NEDE40 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3
16. F van Seters vs C Vlagsma  1-0441939BEL-NEDC83 Ruy Lopez, Open
17. F van Seters vs J B Perlmutter  1-035193919th Christmas congress, Premier Reserves BC41 Philidor Defense
18. P Devos vs F van Seters  1-0381940LiegeE33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
19. Szabo vs F van Seters 1-0261947HilversumE56 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6
20. F van Seters vs V Soultanbeieff  0-1301949LiegeD67 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line
21. F van Seters vs F Henneberke  1-0391950HoogovensC90 Ruy Lopez, Closed
22. F van Seters vs J H Donner  0-1531950HoogovensE48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5
23. H Kramer vs F van Seters  ½-½251950HoogovensA44 Old Benoni Defense
24. F van Seters vs Euwe  1-0731950HoogovensC77 Ruy Lopez
25. N Cortlever vs F van Seters  ½-½401950HoogovensB84 Sicilian, Scheveningen
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Kibitzer's Corner
Oct-26-05  lopium: I just bought a book from him!
Oct-26-05  sneaky pete: Is he a bookseller as well?
Oct-26-05  lopium: It seems! ahahaz
Feb-23-12  AlphaMale: C.N. 7525:

<Following Van Seters’ death, CHESS (May 1977, page 239) described him as follows:

‘A fine player, a very pleasant fellow and, without being a dandy, the smartest chessplayer we’ve ever met: impeccable.’>

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Jul-31-15
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  GrahamClayton: Winner of the 1940, 1942, 1949, 1959, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967 and 1970 Belgian "Federation" championship, which was restricted to foreign-born players.
Mar-24-22  Jan Kersten: His full name was Frederik Cornelis Arie van Seters. He was born in Nijmegen, Netherlands. Source: Municipal Archives, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
Apr-10-22  ColdSong: I have to say I bought Mr Van Seters's book years ago,as a beginner.I remember well I was fascinated.RIP Master.

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