Paul Devos (10 March 1911 – 14 June 1981) was a

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master. Devos was seven times

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(1933, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1945, and 1948). He finished second, behind

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, at Brussels in 1933 but won the title as a player of the Belgian nationality. In 1936 he won international BEL-ch, and finished third in national BEL-ch, both in Brussels. In 1937 he shared 1st with

Alberic O'Kelly de Galway Alberic (french: Albéric; german: Alberich; nl, Alberik, lat, Albericus) is a name closely related to Aubrey. People with the name: People with the mononym *Alberic I, Count of Dammartin (died after 1162) *Alberic II, Count of Dammartin (died ...

and drew a play-off match for the title (1.5 : 1.5). He finished third at Brussels 1937 (''Quadrangular''), behind O'Kelly and

Movsas Feigins Movsas Feigins or Movša Feigin (28 February 1908 – 11 August 1950) was a Latvian chess master. Biography Movsas Feigins was born in Dvinsk (then Russian Empire, now Daugavpils, Latvia). He won at Riga 1930, and was Latvian Champion in 1932 (aft ...

and ahead of

Emil Joseph Diemer Emil Joseph (Josef) Diemer (15 May 1908, in Radolfzell – 10 October 1990, in Fussbach/Gengenbach) was a German chess master. Biography Emil Joseph Diemer was born in 1908 in the German town Radolfzell, in Baden. In 1931, he was out of work a ...

, tied for 11–12th at Hastings 1945/46 (

Savielly Tartakower Savielly Tartakower (also known as ''Xavier'' or ''Ksawery'' ''Tartakower'', less often ''Tartacover'' or ''Tartakover''; 21 February 1887 – 4 February 1956) was a Polish and French chess player. He was awarded the title of International Grand ...

won), tied for 9–11th at London 1946 (B tournament,

Max Euwe Machgielis "Max" Euwe (; May 20, 1901 – November 26, 1981) was a Dutch chess player, mathematician, author, and chess administrator. He was the fifth player to become World Chess Champion, a title he held from 1935 until 1937. He served as ...

won), and shared 2nd, behind Euwe, at Maastricht 1946. Devos played twice for Belgium in

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s; at Folkestone 1933 and Dubrovnik 1950.OlimpBase :: the encyclopaedia of team chess
/ref> He also represented his country in friendly matches against The Netherlands (1947, 1950, 1959) and France (1948, 1949).

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* 1911 births 1981 deaths Belgian chess players 20th-century chess players {{belgium-chess-bio-stub