Franz Stoppel
| Franz Stoppel | |
|---|---|
| Country | Austria |
| Born | 3 October 1931 |
| Died | 2007 |
| Title | FIDE Master (FM) |
Franz Stoppel (3 October 1931 – 2007[1]) was Austrian chess FIDE Master (FM), Austrian Chess Championship medalist (1965, 1967, 1977), Mitropa Chess Cup winner (1977).
Biography
In the 1960s and 1970s Franz Stoppel was one of the leading Austrian chess players. He three times won bronze medal in Austrian Chess Championship: 1965, 1967, and 1977. In 1969, in Athens Franz Stoppel participated in World Chess Championship European Zonal Tournament where shared in 13th–15th place.[2]
Franz Stoppel played for Austria in the Chess Olympiads:[3]
- In 1966, at third board in the 17th Chess Olympiad in Havana (+5, =6, -5),
- In 1968, at third board in the 18th Chess Olympiad in Lugano (+3, =7, -2),
- In 1974, at second reserve board in the 21st Chess Olympiad in Nice (+4, =7, -0),
- In 1978, at third board in the 23rd Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires (+2, =5, -3).
Franz Stoppel played for Austria in the European Team Chess Championship preliminaries:[4]
- In 1970, at fifth board in the 4th European Team Chess Championship preliminaries (+1, =4, -0),
- In 1980, at fourth board in the 7th European Team Chess Championship preliminaries (+0, =1, -2).
Franz Stoppel played for Austria in the Clare Benedict Chess Cups:[5]
- In 1968, at second board in the 15th Clare Benedict Chess Cup in Bad Aibling (+0, =2, -2),
- In 1973, at reserve board in the 20th Clare Benedict Chess Cup in Gstaad (+0, =1, -2),
- In 1977, at third board in the 22nd Clare Benedict Chess Cup in Copenhagen (+2, =2, -2),
- In 1979, at fourth board in the 23rd Clare Benedict Chess Cup in Cleveland (+0, =6, -0).
Franz Stoppel played for Austria in the Men's Chess Mitropa Cup:[6]
- In 1976, at fourth board in the 1st Chess Mitropa Cup in Innsbruck (+3, =0, -0) and won individual gold medal,
- In 1977, at second board in the 2nd Chess Mitropa Cup in Bad Kohlgrub (+2, =3, -0) and won team gold medal,
- In 1981, at first board in the 6th Chess Mitropa Cup in Luxembourg (+0, =6, -0),
- In 1982, at third board in the 7th Chess Mitropa Cup in Bourgoin-Jallieu (+1, =4, -1) and won team bronze medal.
References
- ^ FRANZ STOPPEL-GEDENKTURNIER IM WIENER MARTINSCHLÖSSL
- ^ "OlimpBase :: European zonal 3 :: Athens 1969". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Franz Stoppel". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship (preliminaries) :: Franz Stoppel". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: Clare Benedict Chess Cup :: Franz Stoppel". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Mitropa Cup :: Franz Stoppel". www.olimpbase.org.
External links
- Franz Stoppel player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Franz Stoppel chess games at 365chess.com
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