Devos, Paul  
  
 
 Ratings 
  
  | Year       | 
  Rank   | 
   Edo    | 
  Dev.   | 
  Games  | 
 
  | 1933  | 
  919  | 
  2146 |  (55) |   14 | 
 
  | 1934  | 
  914  | 
  2149 |  (54) |   0 | 
 
  | 1935  | 
  923  | 
  2153 |  (48) |   8 | 
 
  | 1936  | 
  654  | 
  2206 |  (41) |   21 | 
 
  | 1937  | 
  490  | 
  2242 |  (38) |   27 | 
 
  | 1938  | 
  504  | 
  2236 |  (46) |   9 | 
 
  | 1939  | 
  491  | 
  2227 |  (53) |   2 | 
 
  | 1940  | 
  453  | 
  2226 |  (57) |   0 | 
 
  | 1941  | 
  442  | 
  2225 |  (55) |   9 | 
 
  | 1942  | 
  479  | 
  2203 |  (58) |   0 | 
 
  | 1943  | 
  519  | 
  2181 |  (56) |   2 | 
 
  | 1944  | 
  495  | 
  2183 |  (51) |   9 | 
 
  | 1945  | 
  479  | 
  2198 |  (48) |   0 | 
 
  | 1946  | 
  426  | 
  2212 |  (35) |   48 | 
 
  | 1947  | 
  342  | 
  2221 |  (39) |   32 | 
 
  
Rating table notes
 
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| Biographical data |  
   | Name: Devos, Paul   | 
 
   | Born: 10 Mar. 1911 | 
 
   | Died: 14 June 1981 | 
 
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   | References | 
 
| Books |  
   |    Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 380 | 
 
   |    Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 351 | 
 
   |    Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 338 | 
 
   |    Di Felice, Chess Results, 1947-1950, page 456 | 
 
   |    Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 91 | 
 
| Web |  
   |    Bartelski, Wojciech.  [5th Chess Olympiad: Folkestone 1933 - Belgium] | 
 
 
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Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
 Tournament data 
  | Folkestone 1933 (2)     | 
5th Olympiad     | 
   4.5  |  /  |  14  | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Antwerp 1935     | 
Belgian Championship     | 
   1.5  |  /  |  8  | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Brussels 1936 (1)     | 
Ascension Day Tournament     | 
   1.5  |  /  |  5  | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Brussels 1936 (2)     | 
Groupement des Joueurs d'Échecs Belges International Championship     | 
   7  |  /  |  8  | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Brussels 1936 (3)     | 
Groupement des Joueurs d'Échecs Belges National Championship     | 
   4.5  |  /  |  8  | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Hastings 1937 (3)     | 
17th Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Reserves, Section 2     | 
   5.5  |  /  |  9  | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Brussels 1937 (1)     | 
L’Échiquier International Tournament     | 
   2  |  /  |  6  | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Brussels 1937 (2)     | 
17th Belgian Championship     | 
   7.5  |  /  |  10  | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
   | 
    Devos, P. - O'Kelly de Galway, A.     | 
  1 - 1     | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Namur 1938     | 
18th Belgian Championship     | 
   5.5  |  /  |  9  | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Brussels 1939     | 
Belgium - Holland Team Match     | 
   |  |  |    |  |  |  | 
 
   | 
    Devos, P. - Spanjaard, E.     | 
  1 - 1     | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Brussels 1941     | 
Belgian Championship     | 
   7  |  /  |  9  | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Brussels 1943     | 
Belgian Championship     | 
   0.5  |  /  |  2  | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Antwerp and Brussels 1944     | 
Raymond Soly Tournament     | 
   5.5  |  /  |  9  | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Hastings 1946 (1)     | 
21st Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Tournament     | 
   2.5  |  /  |  11  | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | London, England 1946 (2)     | 
London International Tournament - Section B     | 
   3.5  |  /  |  11  | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Maastricht 1946     | 
Maastricht Masters Tournament     | 
   5.5  |  /  |  9  | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Breda 1946     | 
Netherlands - Belgium Match     | 
   |  |  |    |  |  |  | 
 
   | 
    Devos, P. - Euwe, M.     | 
  0.5 - 1.5     | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Antwerp 1946     | 
24th Belgian Championship     | 
   4  |  /  |  9  | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Brussels 1947 (1)     | 
Brussels Easter Tournament     | 
   1.5  |  /  |  5  | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Baarn 1947 (1)     | 
Baarn Tournament - Group A     | 
   3  |  /  |  7  | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Antwerp 1947     | 
Belgium - Netherlands Match     | 
   |  |  |    |  |  |  | 
 
   | 
    Devos, P. - Kramer, H. (2)     | 
  1.5 - 0.5     | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Brussels 1947 (2)     | 
Belgium - France Match     | 
   |  |  |    |  |  |  | 
 
   | 
    Devos, P. - Betbeder, L.     | 
  1.5 - 0.5     | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Ostend 1947     | 
25th Belgian Championship     | 
   5.5  |  /  |  9  | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Leeuwarden 1947 (2)     | 
Philidor 1847 Club Jubilee Tournament - Group B     | 
   4.5  |  /  |  7  | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
 
  
 
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