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'''Jan van Reek''', ( July 10, 1945 – August 8, 2015)<br/>
was a Dutch medical sociologist, chess analyst, chess writer and journalist, and [[:Category:Chess Composer|composer of endgame studies]].
Jan van Reek further researched on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_strong_chess_tournaments historic chess tournaments],
for instance the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baden-Baden_1870_chess_tournament Baden-Baden 1870 chess tournament] with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Anderssen Adolf Anderssen], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Steinitz Wilhelm Steinitz], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_Neumann Gustav Neumann], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Henry_Blackburne Joseph Henry Blackburne], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Paulsen Louis Paulsen] among other great chess players from that time,
and elaborated on [[Strategy]] and [[Planning]] in chess.
=Planning=
In 1997, Jan van Reek <ref>[[Jan van Reek]] ('''1997'''). ''Strategy in Chess''. [http://www.eurokursmuenzen-schach.de/ Schachfirma Fruth], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unterhaching Unterhaching]</ref> categorized [[Planning]] in chess to three main characteristics, [[Tactics]], positional play, and [[Strategy]],
where positional play serves as guideline for planning of a strategy <ref>[[Jan van Reek]], [[Jos Uiterwijk]], [[Jaap van den Herik]] ('''1998'''). ''Planning a Strategy in Chess''. [[ICGA Journal#31_3|ICCA Journal, Vol. 21, No. 3]]</ref> :
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
! Terms of Planning
! Aim
! Dominating abstraction
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | Tactics
| style="text-align:center;" | Short
| style="text-align:center;" | To gain material or to mate
| style="text-align:center;" | Matter
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | Positional play
| style="text-align:center;" | Medium
| style="text-align:center;" | To improve the position
| style="text-align:center;" | Space
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | Strategy
| style="text-align:center;" | Long
| style="text-align:center;" | To swing the balance
| style="text-align:center;" | Time
|}
Long-term planning by human chess players is usually made on the basis of reasoning, experience, and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intuition_%28knowledge%29 intuition], as investigated by [[Adriaan de Groot|De Groot]] in 1946 <ref>[[Adriaan de Groot]] ('''1946'''). ''Het denken van den Schaker, een experimenteel-psychologische studie.'' Ph.D. thesis, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Amsterdam University of Amsterdam]; N.V. Noord-Hollandse Uitgevers Maatschappij, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdam Amsterdam]. Translated with the help of [[George Baylor]], with additions, (in '''1965''') as ''Thought and Choice in Chess''. Mouton Publishers, The Hague. ISBN 90-279-7914-6</ref> .
=Selected Publications=
<ref>[http://ilk.uvt.nl/icga/journal/docs/References.pdf ICGA Reference Database] (pdf)</ref>
* [[Jan van Reek]], [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=85366 Henk van Donk] ('''1991'''). ''Carel Mann''. [http://arves.org/arves/index.php/en/ ARVES] <ref>[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carel_Mann Carel Mann from Wikipedia.de] (German)</ref>
* [[Jan van Reek]], [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=85366 Henk van Donk] ('''1992'''). ''History of endgame study composing in the Netherlands and Flanders''. [http://arves.org/arves/index.php/en/ ARVES]
* [[Jan van Reek]] ('''1996'''). ''Hypermodern strategy''. Chess Digest Inc., Dallas. ISBN 0-87568-282-0. [http://www.jeremysilman.com/book_reviews_js/js_hypermodern_strategy.html Review] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Silman Jeremy Silman]
* [[Jan van Reek]] ('''1997'''). ''Max Euwe - praktische strategie''. STES, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margraten Margraten]
* [[Jan van Reek]] ('''1997'''). ''Strategisch denken. 64 partijen van Euwe''. STES, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margraten Margraten]
* [[Jan van Reek]] ('''1997'''). ''Strategy in Chess''. [http://www.eurokursmuenzen-schach.de/ Schachfirma Fruth], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unterhaching Unterhaching]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Cifuentes Roberto Cifuentes], [https://secure.newinchess.com/Maarten_De_Zeeuw-aa-185.html Maarten De Zeeuw], [[Jan van Reek]] ('''1997'''). ''Secrets of Chess Endings''. [[ICGA Journal#20_4|ICCA Journal, Vol. 20, No. 4]]
* [[Jan van Reek]] ('''1998'''). ''Michail Botwinnik. Schaakspelers als Eindspelkunstenaars''. Deel 7. Stichting Eindspel, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margraten Margraten]
* [[Jan van Reek]], [[Jos Uiterwijk]], [[Jaap van den Herik]] ('''1998'''). ''Planning a Strategy in Chess''. [[ICGA Journal#21_3|ICCA Journal, Vol. 21, No. 3]]
* [[Jan van Reek]], [[Jos Uiterwijk]], [[Jaap van den Herik]] ('''1999'''). ''Two Strategic Shortcomings in Chess Programs''. [[ICGA Journal#22_4|ICCA Journal, Vol. 22, No. 4]]
* [[Jan van Reek]], [[Jos Uiterwijk]], [[Jaap van den Herik]] ('''2000'''). ''[https://ilk.uvt.nl/icga/journal/contents/content23-4.htm#THE%20INNOVATED%20ART The Innovated Art of Chess Analysis]''. [[ICGA Journal#23_4|ICGA Journal, Vol. 23, No. 4]]
* [[Jan van Reek]], [[Jos Uiterwijk]] ('''2001'''). ''The Match Van der Wiel vs. REBEL CENTURY 3.0.'' [[ICGA Journal#24_1|ICGA Journal, Vol. 24, No. 1]] » [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_van_der_Wiel Van der Wiel], [[Rebel]]
* [[Jan van Reek]] ('''2000, 2002'''). ''Grand Strategy''. (supported by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Spassky Boris Spassky]) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_In_Chess New In Chess]
* [[Jan van Reek]], [[Jos Uiterwijk]] ('''2003'''). ''The Match Bareev vs. Hiarcs X''. [[ICGA Journal#26_1|ICGA Journal, Vol. 26, No. 1]] » [[Bareev versus HIARCS 2003]]
* [[Jan van Reek]], [[Jos Uiterwijk]] ('''2004'''). ''The Complete-Chess Match Stellwagen vs. Baramidze''. [[ICGA Journal#27_2|ICGA Journal, Vol. 27, No. 2]]
* [[Jan van Reek]], [[Jos Uiterwijk]] ('''2005'''). ''The Complete-Chess Match Stellwagen vs. Van Wely''. [[ICGA Journal#28_2|ICGA Journal, Vol. 28, No. 2]]
=External Links=
* [http://www.arves.org/arves/index.php/en/halloffame/310-van-reek-jan-1945-2015 www.arves.org - Van Reek, Jan 1945-2015]
* [http://web.inter.nl.net/hcc/rekius/index.htm Art, science and chess]
* [http://web.inter.nl.net/hcc/rekius/family.htm Family pictures. Research on smoking]
* [http://www.rebel.nl/vanreek.htm Jan van Reek] by [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]]
=References=
<references />
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[[FILE:JanVanReek.jpg|border|right|thumb|link=http://www.arves.org/arves/index.php/en/halloffame/310-van-reek-jan-1945-2015| Jan van Reek <ref>[http://www.arves.org/arves/index.php/en/halloffame/310-van-reek-jan-1945-2015 www.arves.org - Van Reek, Jan 1945-2015]</ref> ]]
'''Jan van Reek''', ( July 10, 1945 – August 8, 2015)<br/>
was a Dutch medical sociologist, chess analyst, chess writer and journalist, and [[:Category:Chess Composer|composer of endgame studies]].
Jan van Reek further researched on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_strong_chess_tournaments historic chess tournaments],
for instance the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baden-Baden_1870_chess_tournament Baden-Baden 1870 chess tournament] with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Anderssen Adolf Anderssen], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Steinitz Wilhelm Steinitz], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_Neumann Gustav Neumann], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Henry_Blackburne Joseph Henry Blackburne], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Paulsen Louis Paulsen] among other great chess players from that time,
and elaborated on [[Strategy]] and [[Planning]] in chess.
=Planning=
In 1997, Jan van Reek <ref>[[Jan van Reek]] ('''1997'''). ''Strategy in Chess''. [http://www.eurokursmuenzen-schach.de/ Schachfirma Fruth], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unterhaching Unterhaching]</ref> categorized [[Planning]] in chess to three main characteristics, [[Tactics]], positional play, and [[Strategy]],
where positional play serves as guideline for planning of a strategy <ref>[[Jan van Reek]], [[Jos Uiterwijk]], [[Jaap van den Herik]] ('''1998'''). ''Planning a Strategy in Chess''. [[ICGA Journal#31_3|ICCA Journal, Vol. 21, No. 3]]</ref> :
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
! Terms of Planning
! Aim
! Dominating abstraction
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | Tactics
| style="text-align:center;" | Short
| style="text-align:center;" | To gain material or to mate
| style="text-align:center;" | Matter
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | Positional play
| style="text-align:center;" | Medium
| style="text-align:center;" | To improve the position
| style="text-align:center;" | Space
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | Strategy
| style="text-align:center;" | Long
| style="text-align:center;" | To swing the balance
| style="text-align:center;" | Time
|}
Long-term planning by human chess players is usually made on the basis of reasoning, experience, and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intuition_%28knowledge%29 intuition], as investigated by [[Adriaan de Groot|De Groot]] in 1946 <ref>[[Adriaan de Groot]] ('''1946'''). ''Het denken van den Schaker, een experimenteel-psychologische studie.'' Ph.D. thesis, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Amsterdam University of Amsterdam]; N.V. Noord-Hollandse Uitgevers Maatschappij, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdam Amsterdam]. Translated with the help of [[George Baylor]], with additions, (in '''1965''') as ''Thought and Choice in Chess''. Mouton Publishers, The Hague. ISBN 90-279-7914-6</ref> .
=Selected Publications=
<ref>[http://ilk.uvt.nl/icga/journal/docs/References.pdf ICGA Reference Database] (pdf)</ref>
* [[Jan van Reek]], [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=85366 Henk van Donk] ('''1991'''). ''Carel Mann''. [http://arves.org/arves/index.php/en/ ARVES] <ref>[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carel_Mann Carel Mann from Wikipedia.de] (German)</ref>
* [[Jan van Reek]], [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=85366 Henk van Donk] ('''1992'''). ''History of endgame study composing in the Netherlands and Flanders''. [http://arves.org/arves/index.php/en/ ARVES]
* [[Jan van Reek]] ('''1996'''). ''Hypermodern strategy''. Chess Digest Inc., Dallas. ISBN 0-87568-282-0. [http://www.jeremysilman.com/book_reviews_js/js_hypermodern_strategy.html Review] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Silman Jeremy Silman]
* [[Jan van Reek]] ('''1997'''). ''Max Euwe - praktische strategie''. STES, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margraten Margraten]
* [[Jan van Reek]] ('''1997'''). ''Strategisch denken. 64 partijen van Euwe''. STES, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margraten Margraten]
* [[Jan van Reek]] ('''1997'''). ''Strategy in Chess''. [http://www.eurokursmuenzen-schach.de/ Schachfirma Fruth], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unterhaching Unterhaching]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Cifuentes Roberto Cifuentes], [https://secure.newinchess.com/Maarten_De_Zeeuw-aa-185.html Maarten De Zeeuw], [[Jan van Reek]] ('''1997'''). ''Secrets of Chess Endings''. [[ICGA Journal#20_4|ICCA Journal, Vol. 20, No. 4]]
* [[Jan van Reek]] ('''1998'''). ''Michail Botwinnik. Schaakspelers als Eindspelkunstenaars''. Deel 7. Stichting Eindspel, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margraten Margraten]
* [[Jan van Reek]], [[Jos Uiterwijk]], [[Jaap van den Herik]] ('''1998'''). ''Planning a Strategy in Chess''. [[ICGA Journal#21_3|ICCA Journal, Vol. 21, No. 3]]
* [[Jan van Reek]], [[Jos Uiterwijk]], [[Jaap van den Herik]] ('''1999'''). ''Two Strategic Shortcomings in Chess Programs''. [[ICGA Journal#22_4|ICCA Journal, Vol. 22, No. 4]]
* [[Jan van Reek]], [[Jos Uiterwijk]], [[Jaap van den Herik]] ('''2000'''). ''[https://ilk.uvt.nl/icga/journal/contents/content23-4.htm#THE%20INNOVATED%20ART The Innovated Art of Chess Analysis]''. [[ICGA Journal#23_4|ICGA Journal, Vol. 23, No. 4]]
* [[Jan van Reek]], [[Jos Uiterwijk]] ('''2001'''). ''The Match Van der Wiel vs. REBEL CENTURY 3.0.'' [[ICGA Journal#24_1|ICGA Journal, Vol. 24, No. 1]] » [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_van_der_Wiel Van der Wiel], [[Rebel]]
* [[Jan van Reek]] ('''2000, 2002'''). ''Grand Strategy''. (supported by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Spassky Boris Spassky]) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_In_Chess New In Chess]
* [[Jan van Reek]], [[Jos Uiterwijk]] ('''2003'''). ''The Match Bareev vs. Hiarcs X''. [[ICGA Journal#26_1|ICGA Journal, Vol. 26, No. 1]] » [[Bareev versus HIARCS 2003]]
* [[Jan van Reek]], [[Jos Uiterwijk]] ('''2004'''). ''The Complete-Chess Match Stellwagen vs. Baramidze''. [[ICGA Journal#27_2|ICGA Journal, Vol. 27, No. 2]]
* [[Jan van Reek]], [[Jos Uiterwijk]] ('''2005'''). ''The Complete-Chess Match Stellwagen vs. Van Wely''. [[ICGA Journal#28_2|ICGA Journal, Vol. 28, No. 2]]
=External Links=
* [http://www.arves.org/arves/index.php/en/halloffame/310-van-reek-jan-1945-2015 www.arves.org - Van Reek, Jan 1945-2015]
* [http://web.inter.nl.net/hcc/rekius/index.htm Art, science and chess]
* [http://web.inter.nl.net/hcc/rekius/family.htm Family pictures. Research on smoking]
* [http://www.rebel.nl/vanreek.htm Jan van Reek] by [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]]
=References=
<references />
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