Gerrit Westerveld was born on august 6th, 1931 in Dinxperlo, a small town literally sharing the border with the German town of Süderwick. His parents ran a bakery in town for many, many years. At age 3, he survived meningitis, which cost him his hearing. He was educated at the Guyot School for the […]

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At the airport of Manchester Holger Mende, Treasurer of ICCD, was warm welcomed of Barry David, president of the English Deaf Chess Association (EDSA) and Steve Gibson, Secretary of the EDSA. In Manchester currently live approximately 530,000 inhabitants. The industrial revolution began here in 1786, and the world’s first steam-powered textile factory was built. As […]

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