Joop Van Oosterom
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 8 years ago |
Date of birth | December 12,1937 |
Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
Born | Hilversum |
Netherlands | |
Date of died | October 22,2016 |
Died | Monaco |
FIDE rating | 2260 (at time of death) |
Peak rating | 2260 |
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ID | 1910425 |
Joop Van Oosterom Life story
Joop van Oosterom was a Dutch billionaire, chess and billiards sponsor, and twice correspondence chess world champion. He made his money with the Volmac Software Group. From 1992 to 2011 he staged the annual Melody Amber chess tournament in Monaco, where world-class Grandmasters played rapid and blindfold games.