Bohm

Hans Böhm learned the basics of chess from his parents. He quickly became an International master during the period that Spassky, Fischer and Karpov were dominating the chess world. Later, his professional career turned to journalism, writing, commentating and becoming a prominent journalist hosting many several tv-shows. You can call him the real Dutch ambassador of chess. In 1988 he became the world record holder, Guinness-book of records, of a simultaneous display against 560 opponents,...See more

Hans Böhm learned the basics of chess from his parents. He quickly became an International master during the period that Spassky, Fischer and Karpov were dominating the chess world. Later, his professional career turned to journalism, writing, commentating and becoming a prominent journalist hosting many several tv-shows. You can call him the real Dutch ambassador of chess. In 1988 he became the world record holder, Guinness-book of records, of a simultaneous display against 560 opponents, achieving a most remarkable positive score of 94%. See less