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Albéric O'Kelly de Galway (Albéric Joseph Rodolphe Marie Robert Ghislain O'Kelly de Galway) was born on 17 May, 1911 in Anderlecht, Belgium, is a Belgian chess grandmaster. Discover Albéric O'Kelly de Galway's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 69 years old?
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Albéric Joseph Rodolphe Marie Robert Ghislain O'Kelly de Galway |
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69 years old |
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Taurus |
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17 May 1911 |
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17 May |
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Anderlecht, Belgium |
| Date of death |
3 October, 1980 |
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Brussels, Belgium |
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Belgium
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Albéric O'Kelly de Galway Height, Weight & Measurements
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Albéric O'Kelly de Galway Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Albéric O'Kelly de Galway worth at the age of 69 years old? Albéric O'Kelly de Galway’s income source is mostly from being a successful grandmaster. He is from Belgium. We have estimated Albéric O'Kelly de Galway's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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O'Kelly was descended from John O'Kelly, an Irish-born British army officer who was granted a nobility title in 1720 in what was then the Austrian Low Countries.
Albéric Joseph Rodolphe Marie Robert Ghislain O'Kelly de Galway (17 May 1911, in Anderlecht – 3 October 1980, in Brussels) was a Belgian chess Grandmaster (1956), an International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (1962), and the third ICCF World Champion in correspondence chess (1959–1962).
He was also a chess writer.
O'Kelly won the Belgian championships thirteen times between 1937 and 1959.
He placed first at Beverwijk 1946.
In 1947, he became one of Europe's leading players, having finished first at the 1947 European Zonal tournament at Hilversum, tied for first place with Pirc at Teplice Sanov, and tied for second at Venice.
The next year, O'Kelly finished first at São Paulo ahead of Eliskases and Rossetto.
He took part in The Gijón International Chess Tournaments (1949 and 1956), achieving respectively 2nd and 4th places.
He earned the title International Master (IM) in 1950, the first year the title was awarded.
He placed first at Dortmund 1951.
In 1958, he was awarded the Belgian decoration of the Golden Palm of the Order of the Crown, for his chess successes and the distinction he had brought to the nation.
O'Kelly finished first at the round-robin Utrecht 1961 with 6½/9, followed by Karl Robatsch second with 6 points and Arthur Bisguier and Aleksandar Matanović tied for third and fourth with 5½.
O'Kelly was made an International Arbiter in 1962 and was the chief arbiter of the world championship matches between Tigran Petrosian and Boris Spassky in 1966 and 1969.
Consequently, he was often styled as 'Count O'Kelly de Galway', for example on the front cover of his 1965 book about Petrosian.
The O'Kelly Variation in the Sicilian Defence: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6 is named after him.
In 1974, he was the arbiter for the Moscow Karpov–Korchnoi match.
He spoke French, Dutch, German, English, Spanish, and Russian fluently, and also some Italian.
He published many books and articles, often in languages other than French.
As a youth, he took lessons from the legendary Akiba Rubinstein.
