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Belgian chess player
Jozef Boey
Boey (left) in 1966
Full nameJozef Martin Boey
CountryBelgium
Born(1934-05-16)16 May 1934
Antwerp, Belgium
Died28 February 2016(2016-02-28) (aged 81)
Vosselaar, Belgium
Title
Peak rating2435 (July 1973)

Jozef Martin Boey (also spelled Josef, 16 May 1934 – 28 February 2016) was a Belgian chess player who held the FIDE title of International Master (IM, 1973) and the ICCF title of Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (GM, 1975). He was a four-time Belgian Chess Championship winner (1959, 1964, 1965, 1971).

Biography

From the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s Jozef Boey was one of Belgium's leading chess players. He four times won Belgian Chess Championships: in 1959 (together with Albéric O'Kelly de Galway), 1964, 1965, 1971 (together with Roeland Verstraeten). Jozef Boey twice played in World Chess Championship European Zonal Tournaments: in 1963, in Enschede he ranked 12th place, but in 1966, in The Hague he shared 11th–12th place. He has had several successes in international chess tournaments, include shared 2nd place in Amsterdam (1974, IBM international chess tournament B) and shared 2nd place in Roosendaal (1983).

Boey played for Belgium in the Chess Olympiads:

Boey played for Belgium in the European Team Chess Championship preliminaries:

  • In 1973, at first board in the 5th European Team Chess Championship preliminaries (+0, =1, -1).

In the 1970s Boey devoted himself to the correspondence chess, in which he achieved significant results, being one of the world's leaders in the mid-1980s. Boey participated three times in the World Correspondence Chess Championship finals. The greatest his success was in the 7th final (1972-1976), in which he ranked 2nd place. In the other two finals he took 12th place (1975–1980, 8th final) and 7th place (1978–1984, 10th final).

Boey was a chemist by profession.

References

  1. "Belgian Chess History » Belgian championship, Blankenberge".
  2. "Belgian Chess History » Belgian championship, Mechelen".
  3. "Belgian Chess History » Belgian championship, Bredene".
  4. "Belgian Chess History » Zonal tournament zone 1, Enschede".
  5. "OlimpBase :: European zonal 1, The Hague 1966". www.olimpbase.org.
  6. "Belgian Chess History » 14th IBM tournament, Amsterdam".
  7. "Belgian Chess History » League tournament, Roosendaal".
  8. "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Josef Martin Boey". www.olimpbase.org.
  9. "OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship (preliminaries) :: Josef Martin Boey". www.olimpbase.org.
  10. "7th ICCF Correspondence Finals : World Chess Championship". www.mark-weeks.com.
  11. "8th ICCF Correspondence Finals : World Chess Championship". www.mark-weeks.com.
  12. "10th ICCF Correspondence Finals : World Chess Championship". www.mark-weeks.com.

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