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Jan van Reek, ( July 10, 1945 – August 8, 2015) was a Dutch medical sociologist, chess analyst, chess writer and journalist, and composer of endgame studies. Jan van Reek further researched on historic chess tournaments, for instance the Baden-Baden 1870 chess tournament with Adolf Anderssen, Wilhelm Steinitz, Gustav Neumann, Joseph Henry Blackburne, and Louis Paulsen among other great chess players from that time, and elaborated on Strategy and Planning in chess.

=Planning= In 1997, Jan van Reek categorized Planning in chess to three main characteristics, Tactics, positional play, and Strategy, where positional play serves as guideline for planning of a strategy :

Long-term planning by human chess players is usually made on the basis of reasoning, experience, and intuition, as investigated by De Groot in 1946.

=Selected Publications=
 * Jan van Reek, Henk van Donk (1991). Carel Mann. ARVES
 * Jan van Reek, Henk van Donk (1992). History of endgame study composing in the Netherlands and Flanders. ARVES
 * Jan van Reek (1996). Hypermodern strategy. Chess Digest Inc., Dallas. ISBN 0-87568-282-0. Review by Jeremy Silman
 * Jan van Reek (1997). Max Euwe - praktische strategie. STES, Margraten
 * Jan van Reek (1997). Strategisch denken. 64 partijen van Euwe. STES, Margraten
 * Jan van Reek (1997). Strategy in Chess. Schachfirma Fruth, Unterhaching
 * Roberto Cifuentes, Maarten De Zeeuw, Jan van Reek (1997). Secrets of Chess Endings. ICCA Journal, Vol. 20, No. 4
 * Jan van Reek (1998). Michail Botwinnik. Schaakspelers als Eindspelkunstenaars. Deel 7. Stichting Eindspel, Margraten
 * Jan van Reek, Jos Uiterwijk, Jaap van den Herik (1998). Planning a Strategy in Chess. ICCA Journal, Vol. 21, No. 3
 * Jan van Reek, Jos Uiterwijk, Jaap van den Herik (1999). Two Strategic Shortcomings in Chess Programs. ICCA Journal, Vol. 22, No. 4
 * Jan van Reek, Jos Uiterwijk, Jaap van den Herik (2000). The Innovated Art of Chess Analysis. ICGA Journal, Vol. 23, No. 4
 * Jan van Reek, Jos Uiterwijk (2001). The Match Van der Wiel vs. REBEL CENTURY 3.0. ICGA Journal, Vol. 24, No. 1 » Van der Wiel, Rebel
 * Jan van Reek (2000, 2002). Grand Strategy. (supported by Boris Spassky) New In Chess
 * Jan van Reek, Jos Uiterwijk (2003). The Match Bareev vs. Hiarcs X. 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, Vol. 27, No. 2
 * Jan van Reek, Jos Uiterwijk (2005). The Complete-Chess Match Stellwagen vs. Van Wely. ICGA Journal, Vol. 28, No. 2

=External Links=
 * www.arves.org - Van Reek, Jan 1945-2015
 * Art, science and chess
 * Family pictures. Research on smoking
 * Jan van Reek by Ed Schröder

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