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).
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_en_de_Belgische_Josef_Boey,_kijkt_d,_Bestanddeelnr_919-6516.jpg) Boey (left) in 1966 | |
| Full name | Jozef Martin Boey |
| Country | Belgium |
| Born | 16 May 1934 Antwerp, Belgium |
| Died | 28 February 2016 (aged 81) Vosselaar, Belgium |
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| Peak rating | 2435 (July 1973) |
Biography
editFrom 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),[1] 1964,[2] 1965, 1971 (together with Roeland Verstraeten).[3] Jozef Boey twice played in World Chess Championship European Zonal Tournaments: in 1963, in Enschede he ranked 12th place,[4] but in 1966, in The Hague he shared 11th–12th place.[5] He has had several successes in international chess tournaments, include shared 2nd place in Amsterdam (1974, IBM international chess tournament B)[6] and shared 2nd place in Roosendaal (1983).[7]
Boey played for Belgium in the Chess Olympiads:[8]
- In 1956, at first reserve board in the 12th Chess Olympiad in Moscow (+3, =5, -3),
- In 1962, at fourth board in the 15th Chess Olympiad in Varna (+6, =7, -5),
- In 1966, at second board in the 17th Chess Olympiad in Havana (+2, =11, -4),
- In 1968, at second board in the 18th Chess Olympiad in Lugano (+5, =5, -5),
- In 1970, at first board in the 19th Chess Olympiad in Siegen (+4, =11, -0),
- In 1972, at first board in the 20th Chess Olympiad in Skopje (+5, =5, -2),
- In 1974, at first board in the 21st Chess Olympiad in Nice (+6, =6, -4),
- In 1988, at third board in the 28th Chess Olympiad in Thessaloniki (+2, =3, -4).
Boey played for Belgium in the European Team Chess Championship preliminaries:[9]
- 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.[10] In the other two finals he took 12th place (1975–1980, 8th final)[11] and 7th place (1978–1984, 10th final).[12]
Boey was a chemist by profession.
References
edit- ^ "Belgian Chess History » Belgian championship, Blankenberge".
- ^ "Belgian Chess History » Belgian championship, Mechelen".
- ^ "Belgian Chess History » Belgian championship, Bredene".
- ^ "Belgian Chess History » Zonal tournament zone 1, Enschede".
- ^ "OlimpBase :: European zonal 1, The Hague 1966". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "Belgian Chess History » 14th IBM tournament, Amsterdam".
- ^ "Belgian Chess History » League tournament, Roosendaal".
- ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Josef Martin Boey". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship (preliminaries) :: Josef Martin Boey". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "7th ICCF Correspondence Finals : World Chess Championship". www.mark-weeks.com.
- ^ "8th ICCF Correspondence Finals : World Chess Championship". www.mark-weeks.com.
- ^ "10th ICCF Correspondence Finals : World Chess Championship". www.mark-weeks.com.
External links
edit- Jozef Martin Boey player details at ICCF
- Jozef Boey rating card at FIDE
- Jozef Martin Boey player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Josef Martin Boey Chess Olympiad record at OlimpBase.org
- Josef Boey rating card at FIDE at the Wayback Machine (archived 2016-03-06)
- Josef Boey chess games at 365Chess.com
