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a Dutch computer scientist and professional software engineer. While affiliated with the [[Delft University of Technology]] during the mid 80s, he became interested in computer chess programming, and was along with [[Sito Dekker]], [[Roger Hünen]], [[Jaap van den Herik]], and [[Harry Nefkens]] member of the [[Dutch]] team, as mentioned in the [[DOCCC 1987]] tournament bulletin <ref>[http://www.schaakcomputers.nl/hein_veldhuis/database/files/12-1987,%20toernooibulletin%20van%20het%20Nederlands%20kampioenschap%20computerschaak%201987.pdf Zevende Nederlands Kampioenschap Computerschaak, Leiden 10, 11, 17 en 18 Oktober 1987.pdf] hosted by [[Hein Veldhuis]] » [[DOCCC 1987]]</ref>.

Later in the 80s, while affiliated with [[Maastricht University]], he continued chess programming along with Roger Hünen, Harry Nefkens and Jaap van den Herik working on the Maastricht University Chess Program [[Much]], which competed the [[WCCC 1989]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmonton Edmonton] <ref>[https://www.computerhistory.org/chess/doc-434fea055cbb3/ Kings Move - Welcome to the 1989 AGT World Computer Chess Championship]. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Courtesy of [[Peter Jennings]], hosted by [[The Computer History Museum]]</ref>. Further, Tom Pronk developed his own [[IBM PC|PC]]-program [[Prochess]] in his spare time, participating the [[WCCC 1992]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madrid Madid], various [[Dutch Open Computer Chess Championship|Dutch Computer Chess Championships]], and the the C-Language Division of [[Don Beal|Don Beal's]] Uniform-Platform [[UPCCC 1992]] and [[UPCCC 1993]] <ref>[[Don Beal]] ('''1993'''). ''Report on the QMW 1993 Uniform-Platform Computer-Chess Championship.'' [[ICGA Journal#16_3|ICCA Journal, Vol. 16, No. 3]]</ref> <ref>[https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess/USZ-JlNvqRI/Yn68mNr08xAJ QMW computer chess] by [[Don Beal]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rec.games.chess]], August 19, 1993</ref>.