Piet Roozenburg was a Dutch draughts grandmaster who won the World Draughts Championship four times, in 1948, 1951, 1952 and 1954, in the sport's first years as an officially organized world championship. He was awarded the Grandmaster title in 1991 and was named Dutch sportsman of the year in 1948 for his early dominance of the game. Beyond competition Roozenburg contributed to draughts theory by developing what became known as the Roozenburg system of play and by writing on draughts strategy. He worked professionally as an economist outside the game, and his brother Wim also competed as a draughts player.
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Career HighlightWorld draughts champion in 1948, 1951, 1952 and 1954 1 Classification
Competition Category In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Netherlands, nationality there.
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1. Piet Roozenburg - Wikipedia
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Piet Roozenburg (24 October 1924 in Rotterdam - 27 April 2003 in Ochten) was a Dutch draughts grandmaster.
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Piet Roozenburg (24 October 1924 in Rotterdam - 27 April 2003 in Ochten) was a Dutch draughts grandmaster.
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Piet Roozenburg (24 October 1924 in Rotterdam - 27 April 2003 in Ochten) was a Dutch draughts grandmaster.
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Piet Roozenburg (24 October 1924 in Rotterdam - 27 April 2003 in Ochten) was a Dutch draughts grandmaster.
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Piet Roozenburg (24 October 1924 in Rotterdam - 27 April 2003 in Ochten) was a Dutch draughts grandmaster.
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world's draughts champion in 1948, 1951, 1952 and 1954
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His brother Wim was also a successful draughts player.
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