About Piet Kroon
Lived 1945 – 2021 (aged 75–76). Piet Kroon was a South African chess player.
Piet Kroon (26 February 1945 - 2021 ) was a South African chess player, three-times South African Chess Championship winner (1965, 1969, 1975).
Biography In the 1960s and 1970s Piet Kroon was one of South Africa's leading chess players. He participated many times in South African Chess Championship and three times won this tournament: in 1965, 1969 and 1975 (shared with Charles de Villiers).
Piet Kroon played for South Africa in the Chess Olympiads: In 1966, at second board in the 17th Chess Olympiad in Havana (+7, =2, -3), In 1968, at second board in the 18th Chess Olympiad in Lugano (+3, =4, -6), In 1974, at second board in the 21st Chess Olympiad in Nice (+2, =1, -3).
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Who was Piet Kroon?
South African chess player
When was Piet Kroon born?
Piet Kroon was born on 26 February 1945 in Netherlands, The Hague.
When did Piet Kroon die?
Piet Kroon died in 2021.
What was Piet Kroon's occupation?
Piet Kroon was a chess player.
What nationality was Piet Kroon?
Piet Kroon was South African.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Piet Kroon. https://biography.guide/piet-kroon/
MLA: "Piet Kroon." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/piet-kroon/.
Chicago: "Piet Kroon." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/piet-kroon/.
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