van den Bosch, Johannes




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1925  188  2321 (73) 5
1926  174  2333 (65) 0
1927  166  2345 (54) 6
1928  153  2360 (44) 14
1929  168  2357 (37) 22
1930  188  2343 (31) 48
1931  149  2365 (35) 20
1932  144  2367 (38) 20
1933  134  2373 (42) 9
1934  142  2374 (40) 20
1935  116  2388 (43) 3
1936  103  2398 (37) 33
1937  117  2388 (46) 0
1938  135  2378 (44) 11
1939  161  2359 (42) 18
1940  178  2350 (49) 3
1941  187  2337 (51) 12
1942  173  2334 (61) 0
1943  169  2330 (68) 0
1944  173  2326 (71) 0
1945  189  2322 (72) 0
1946  198  2319 (71) 7
1947  184  2306 (79) 2

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: van den Bosch, Johannes Hendrik Otto  
Born: 12 Apr. 1906
Died: 12 Nov. 1994
 
References
Books
   De Jong, Max Euwe 1, page 200
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 340
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 407
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 376
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 363
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1947-1950, page 482
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 48, 439
   Skinner and Verhoeven, Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, page 394
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 36
   Woodger, Reuben Fine, page 348
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

van den Bosch, J.H.O. - Loman, R.J. 1927         (f)     4   -   2
Rubinstein, A.K. - van den Bosch, J.H.O. 1930         (f)     3   -   0
Maroczy, G.J. - van den Bosch, J.H.O. 1930         (f)     1.5   -   1.5
Fontein, G.S. - van den Bosch, J.H.O. 1930         (f)     3   -   2
Fick, L.J.J.M. - van den Bosch, J.H.O. 1930         (f)     3   -   1
Flohr, S.M. - van den Bosch, J.H.O. 1932         (f)     6   -   2
Spielmann, R. - van den Bosch, J.H.O. 1934         (f)     2   -   2
Euwe, M. - van den Bosch, J.H.O. 1934         (f)     6   -   0
Landau, S. (1) - van den Bosch, J.H.O. 1934         (f)     5   -   5
Spielmann, R. - van den Bosch, J.H.O. 1936         (f)     5   -   5

Tournament data

Groningen 1925     Groningen Tournament     4  /  5
The Hague 1928 (2)     2nd Olympiad     1  /  2
The Hague 1928 (3)     3rd Keus Cup Tournament     4  /  5
Zwolle 1928     Zwolle Tournament     5.5  /  7
Amsterdam 1929     8th Netherlands Championship     6.5  /  9
Budapest 1929 (1)     Budapest Tournament     4.5  /  13
The Hague 1930 (1)     Discendo Discimus Tournament     4.5  /  6
Amsterdam 1930 (1)     Amsterdam Tournament     1.5  /  5
Hamburg 1930 (2)     3rd Olympiad     10  /  17
The Hague 1930 (2)     Discendo Discimus Tournament     2.5  /  5
Amsterdam 1931 (2)     Amsterdam Tournament - Group 2     1.5  /  3
Prague 1931 (5)     4th Olympiad     10.5  /  17
Cambridge 1932 (1)     Cambridge Easter Congress - Premier Tournament     4.5  /  7
The Hague 1932     5th Keus Cup Tournament     1.5  /  5
The Hague and Leiden 1933     9th Netherlands Championship     7  /  9
Soestdijk 1935 (2)     Soestdijk Tournament - Section 2     2.5  /  3
Amsterdam 1936 (1)     Amsterdam Tournament     5.5  /  7
Bad Nauheim 1936     Bad Nauheim Tournament     2  /  9
Amsterdam and The Hague and Rotterdam 1936     Amsterdam-Hague-Rotterdam Tournament     3.5  /  7
Amsterdam 1938 (2)     11th Netherlands Championship     7.5  /  11
Amsterdam 1939 (2)     12th Netherlands Championship, Challenger's Selection     6  /  9
The Hague 1939     Holland - Great Britain Match    
  van den Bosch, J.H.O. - Milner-Barry, P.S.     1.5 - 0.5    
Amsterdam 1939 (3)     VVGA Tournament     3  /  7
Delft 1940     Delft Tournament     1.5  /  3
Baarn 1941 (1)     Baarn-Soest Masters Tournament     3.5  /  7
Leeuwarden 1941 (1)     Dutch Chess Association Congress - Masters Tournament     3  /  5
Leiden 1946 (3)     14th Netherlands Championship - Semi-Finals, Group 3     5  /  7
Amsterdam 1947 (1)     Netherlands - Great Britain Match    
  van den Bosch, J.H.O. - Milner-Barry, P.S.     1 - 1    

Player information updated: 24 Aug. 2025