Jorden van Foreest
Jhr. Jorden van Foreest( born 30 April 1999) is a Dutch chess grandmaster.
He was Dutch Chess Champion in 2016.
George Curry (politician)
George Curry( April 3, 1861 November 24, 1947) was a U.S. military officer and politician.
Dirk van der Ven
Dirk van der Ven( born 1 March 1970) is a retired German footballer who played as a striker.
He spent two seasons in the Bundesliga with Arminia Bielefeld.
Arnold van Foreest
Jhr. Arnold Engelinus van Foreest( 29 June 1863 – 24 June 1954) was a Dutch chess master.
The younger brother of Dirk van Foreest, he thrice won Dutch Championship.
He is the great- great grandfather of the brothers Jorden van Foreest, the 2016 Dutch Champion, and Lucas van Foreest, the 2019 Dutch Champion.
By profession, van Foreest was an inspector at the Dutch postal company, and also held positions in the Dutch Chess Federation, including one year as president.
Levi Benima
Levi Benima( 11 May 1838, Nieuweschans – February 1922, Amsterdam) was a Dutch chess master who twice won the Dutch Championship, in 1881 in The Hague and in 1883 in Rotterdam.
In other tournaments, he took 2nd at The Hague 1878( A. Polak Daniels won), tied for 3 rd- 4th at Gouda 1880( Henry Edward Bird won), took 3rd at The Hague 1882( Messemaker won), took 3rd at Gouda 1884( Messemaker won), took 3rd at The Hague 1885( Dirk van Foreest won), shared 2nd at Utrecht 1886( D. van Foreest won), took 5th at Rotterdam 1888( Rudolf Loman won), tied for 4- 5th at Groningen 1893( Arnold van Foreest won), tied for 3 rd- 4th at Rotterdam 1894( Loman won), took 3rd at Groningen 1896( A. van Foreest won), and took 11th at The Hague 1898( Tresling won).
Benima was a peddler by profession when he married Meike Engers in 1866 in Winschoten.
In 1874 he joined or perhaps co-founded the local chess club" Van der Linde", one of the three oldest extant chess clubs in the Netherlands.
He was the only Dutchman to have a positive record against Dirk van Foreest in the latter's heyday in the 1880s(+ 3 − 2= 2).
His son Fred Benima( born 14 March 1876 in Winschoten) became an international tournament player as well.
Norman van Lennep
Norman Willem van Lennep( 20 September 1872 – 29 September 1897) was a Dutch chess master.
Born into a wealthy family in Amsterdam, grandson of the famous Dutch writer Jacob van Lennep, he dropped out of education early, and in 1893, at the age of 20, became a secretary of the Dutch Chess Federation and an editor of its magazine.
In 1893 he drew two matches with Rudolf Loman(+ 2 – 2= 0 and +1 – 1= 1) and won a match against his grandnephew Arnold van Foreest(+ 3 – 0= 2).
He won at Leipzig 1894( the 9th DSB Congress," Hauptturnier A") and took 5th at Rotterdam 1894( Rudolf Loman won).
In August 1895 Van Lennep went to England as a reserve entrant in the Hastings 1895 chess tournament, but was not allowed to play, so instead reported on the tournament for his magazine.
It was then announced that he had decided to stay; from his letters it appears his father had disowned him unless he ceased his involvement in chess and found a steady job and a wife.
He returned to the Netherlands, won at Amsterdam 1897 followed by L.D. Tresling, D. Bleijkmans and A. van Foreest, and killed himself, jumping into the North Sea from a ship at the age of 25.
Dirk van den Broek
Dirk van den Broek( born 27 March 1924) is a Dutch businessman, founder of the" Samenwerkende Dirk van den Broek Bedrijven", one of the largest family- owned businesses in the Netherlands.
The company includes grocery stores, travel agencies, drug stores, liquor stores and various other ventures.
Born in Amsterdam in 1924, Dirk van den Broek was the son of a farmer.
Inspired by his mother who ran her own milk production and delivery operation from their farm, he and his wife Joukje started a small grocery store.
Dirk van den Broek is a family owned and operated business with a rich history.
Starting with door- to- door milk cart business in Amsterdam and the first brick- and- mortar milk store in 1942, Dirk van den Broek is one of the most recognized brands in the Netherlands.
Currently, there are 120 stores in the chain and the unique selling proposition is excellent prices and quality with strong customer centric special offers.
Dirk van den Broek was made Officer in the Order of Orange Nassau in 1990 by Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.
Dirk van den Broek is married and has five children, all of whom are still active in the family business.
Gijsbert Karel van Hogendorp
Gijsbert Karel, Count van Hogendorp (27 October 1762 – 5 August 1834) was a liberal conservative and liberal Dutch statesman.
He was the brother of Dirk van Hogendorp the elder and the father of Dirk van Hogendorp the younger.
Dirk van Foreest
Jhr. Dirk van Foreest( 3 May 1862 – 24 February 1956) was a Dutch chess master.
The elder brother of Arnold van Foreest, he thrice won Dutch Championship( in 1885, 1886, and 1887).
He also took fifth place in 1884 and took second place, behind Rudolf Loman, in 1888.
He is the great- great granduncle of Jorden van Foreest, who won the Dutch Championship in 2016.
By profession, van Foreest was a medical doctor, and Max Euwe once said he could have been World Champion if he had dedicated himself fully to chess.
Lucas van Foreest
Jhr. Lucas van Foreest( born 3 March 2001) is a Dutch chess grandmaster.
He won the Dutch Chess Championship in 2019.
Van Foreest earned the International Master title in 2016 and was awarded the Grandmaster title in 2018, at age 17.
He is the No. 1 ranked Dutch under- 18 player as of November 2018.
A member of the Van Foreest family, his brother Jorden won the Dutch Chess Championship in 2016, and both his great- great grandfather Arnold and great- great granduncle Dirk were three- time Dutch Champions.

Question: Do Dirk Van Foreest and George Curry (Politician) have the same nationality?
Answer: no