Johannes Hendrik Otto van den Bosch, Count van den Bosch (12 April 1906,

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– 15 November 1994, Hilversum) was a Dutch noble, lawyer, banker and

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master. He thrice represented The Netherlands in Chess Olympiads, including the

2nd Chess Olympiad The 2nd Chess Olympiad ( nl, De 2e Schaakolympiade), organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between ...

at The Hague in 1928, the

3rd Chess Olympiad The 3rd Chess Olympiad (german: Die 3. Schacholympiade), organized by the FIDE and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between July 13 and July 27, 1930, in Hamburg ...

at Hamburg in 1930, and the

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at Prague in 1931.

Personal life

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was the son of Jeanne Françoise Marie Rijnen and Johannes Hendrik Otto van den Bosch (1869-1940), vice-admiral in the Dutch navy from 1925 to 1939. His great-grandfather was Johannes van den Bosch, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from (1830–33), who was created count in 1839. Johannes Hendrik Otto studied law at the

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and eventually became a director of De Nederlandsche Bank. He married Benudina Maria Royaards in 1937.

Chess

His best achievements were two winnings in The Hague (1928, 1929), joint second place, behind Mir Sultan Khan, at Cambridge 1932, the second place in

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at The Hague/Leiden 1933, and winning at Amsterdam 1936. He also took 3rd at Amsterdam 1938 (NED-ch), 3rd at Delft 1940 (''Quadrangular''), 4th at Baarn 1941, and 9th at Amsterdam 1954 (NED-ch). He played in several matches: won against

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(4-2) at The Hague 1927, lost to Willem Fick (1-3) at The Hague 1930, lost to George Salto Fontein (2-3) at The Hague 1930, lost to

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(2-6) at The Hague 1932, drew with

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(2-2) at Amsterdam 1934, lost to

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(0-6) at Amsterdam 1934, drew with

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(5-5) at Amsterdam 1934, and drew with Henny van Oosterom (3-3) at Hilversum 1961/62. He also participated in friendly matches: The Netherlands – England in 1939, The Netherlands – England in 1947, The Netherlands – England in 1949.

References

External links

Chessgames.com
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