Piet Roozenburg

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Piet Roozenburg (born October 24, 1924 in Rotterdam – died April 27, 2003 in Ochten) was a draughts player from Rotterdam.

He is an important figure in the game having been the world's draughts champion from 1948 to 1954, winning four times in all. He created the "Roozenburg system" of play and wrote on the game. He was named Dutch sportsman of the year in 1948.

In his professional life he worked as an economist.

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