Geert van Dijk was a Dutch draughts player, international grandmaster, and Dutch master, born on March 8, 1924, in Rhenen. He started playing draughts in 1941 at the WSDV club in Wageningen. Van Dijk became the Dutch champion in 1958 by sharing first place and winning the tiebreak match. He won the World Championship Candidates Tournament in 1959 and competed for the title but lost to Iser Kuperman. He participated in the Dutch Championships 25 times, earning one gold, eight silver, and three bronze medals.
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Meaning of the name - Geert
brave, hardy
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Geert van Dijk belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: Rhenen
Place of Death: Ede
Occupation: draughts player
Awards Received: Dutch champion | European Championships bronze medal
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Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.Ephemeris for March 8, 1924
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on March 8, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for March 8, 2026 |
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| Sun | 17 Pisces 52 | 18 Pisces 8 | 27 Gemini 8 |
| Moon | 23 Aries 2 | 18 Scorpio 38 | 18 Capricorn 28 |
| Mercury | 5 Pisces 54 | 15 Pisces 37 | 8 Gemini 54 |
| Venus | 29 Aries 5 | 2 Aries 49 | 16 Cancer 4 |
| Mars | 1 Capricorn 12 | 4 Pisces 49 | 27 Aquarius 52 |
| Jupiter | 18 Sagittarius 27 | 15 Cancer 6 | 13 Sagittarius 10 |
| Saturn | 2 Scorpio 22 | 2 Aries 33 | 26 Libra 20 |
| Uranus | 17 Pisces 31 | 27 Taurus 56 | 21 Pisces 29 |
| Neptune | 18 Leo 14 | 1 Aries 19 | 18 Leo 16 |
| Pluto | 10 Cancer 17 | 4 Aquarius 44 | 11 Cancer 30 |
| Rahu | 1 Virgo 25 | 8 Pisces 38 | 26 Leo 1 |
| Ketu | 1 Pisces 25 | 8 Virgo 38 | 26 Aquarius 1 |
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