| Ron Langeveld | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ron A. H. Langeveld |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Born | October 10, 1966 Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Title | International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (2006) |
| ICCF World Champion | 2010–2014 |
| ICCF rating | 2660 (October 2021) |
| ICCF peak rating | 2702 (January 2010) |
Ron A. H. Langeveld (born October 10, 1966) is a Dutch chess player who holds the ICCF title of International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster. [1]
In 2002 Langeveld won the Dutch correspondence chess championship. In 2014 he won the 26th World Correspondence Chess Championship (2010–2014). [2]
He graduated from the Erasmus University Rotterdam. He works as a systems engineer in a company that sells insurance software. [3]
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