Jannes van der Wal [SEP] cause of death
how old he was.
After this he became a minor celebrity appearing in a few programs on Dutch television. He was also the subject of a 1999 documentary titled Jannes.
He is believed to have held the record on simultaneous play as he played against 225 players on July 16, 1987. He won against 93% of the 225 opponents with 14 games being draws and 4 losses. Anton van Berkel has since beaten this record. 
In 1996 Jannes van der Wal died of leukemia.
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Wal include:
- Dolf van der Wal (born 1985), Dutch snowboarder
- (born 1981), Dutch road cyclist
- Frederique van der Wal (born 1967), Dutch fashion model
- Gerrit van der Wal, Dutch president of KLM from 1965 to 1973.
- Henk van der Wal (1886–1982), Dutch Olympic runner
- Ian Vander-Wal (born 1971), Australian Olympic swimmer
- (born 1979), Dutch stand-up comedian
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