Rob van Son

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Rob van Son, a Dutch computer chess aficionado and expert, journalist and collector of dedicated chess computers - frequent participant of dedicated user tournaments organized by the CSVN as framework of their Dutch Open Computer Chess Championship, International CSVN Tournament and the recent CSVN Programmers Tournament. He wrote various articles for Computerschaak and Selective Search.

=Photos= Rob van Son with Mephisto Milano, Johan de Koning watching, Jan Krabbenbos in the background, and back of Cock de Gorter operating TASC R30 with Johan's program, 3rd CSVN Gebruikerstoernooi 2001

=Selected Publications=
 * Rob van Son (2001). The big adventure of the Super Enterprise! Selective Search 97, from Computerschaak June 2000, pdf hosted by Hein Veldhuis » Enterprise, Kaare Danielsen
 * Rob van Son (2002). De schaakcomputer daagt u uit!. Computerschaak, pdf hosted by Hein Veldhuis » Chess Challenger
 * Rob van Son (2002). Dutch expert Jan Louwman The father of computer chess tells his story!. Selective Search 103, pdf hosted by Hein Veldhuis » Jan Louwman
 * Rob van Son (2003). Sargon fought until the very end!. Selective Search 106, pdf hosted by Hein Veldhuis (2016) » Sargon
 * Rob van Son (2003). Our Regular Rover, Rob van Son, Meets Computer Collector Kurt Kispert. Selective Search 109, pdf
 * Rob van Son (2005). Collecting Chess Computers "Passion or Madness? Selective Search 119, pdf » Karsten Bauermeister, Manfred Vellmer
 * Rob van Son (2014). Reviewing the 10th AEGON Computer Chess Tournament (1995!). pdf hosted by Hein Veldhuis » Aegon 1995
 * Rob van Son (2020). Real art comes from Vienna! pdf hosted by Hein Veldhuis

=External Links=
 * MegaByte - Messemaker 1847 Gouda, 20 October 2001, Photo Gallery by Rob van Son

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