Chris de Ronde


Chris de Ronde was a Dutch–Argentinian chess master.
He was a champion of Rotterdam. He had studied mathematics in Leyden and Paris.
De Ronde played for the Netherlands in the 8th Chess Olympiad at Buenos Aires 1939, scoring in his 14 games.
After the tournament, during which World War II broke out in Europe, De Ronde, along with many other participants of the Olympiad decided to stay permanently in Argentina.
He played in Buenos Aires in 1940, and tied for 12-13th at Buenos Aires 1945.