Josef Kupper
Josef Kupper (10 March 1932 – 5 June 2017[1]) was a Swiss chess International Master (IM) (1955), three-time Swiss Chess Championship winner (1954, 1957, 1962) and Chess Olympiad individual silver medal winner (1954).
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Country | Switzerland |
Born | Lucerne, Switzerland | 10 March 1932
Died | 5 June 2017 85) Zürich, Switzerland | (aged
Title | International Master (IM) (1955) |
Biography
In the 1950s and 1960s, Josef Kupper was one of the leading Swiss chess players. He three times won Swiss Chess Championships: in 1954, 1957 and 1962. In 1959, Josef Kupper participated in the Zürich International Chess Tournament, which took the 9th place, the highest among all Swiss chess players playing in the tournament.[2]
Josef Kupper played for Switzerland in the Chess Olympiads:[3]
- In 1954, at first board in the 11th Chess Olympiad in Amsterdam (+8, =4, -2) and won individual silver medal,
- In 1958, at first board in the 13th Chess Olympiad in Munich (+4, =6, -4),
- In 1964, at first board in the 16th Chess Olympiad in Tel Aviv (+8, =6, -1),
- In 1968, at second board in the 18th Chess Olympiad in Lugano (+5, =4, -5).
Josef Kupper played for Switzerland in the European Team Chess Championship preliminaries:[4]
- In 1961, at second board in the 2nd European Team Chess Championship preliminaries (+1, =0, -1),
- In 1973, at fifth board in the 5th European Team Chess Championship preliminaries (+2, =0, -0),
- In 1977, at sixt board in the 6th European Team Chess Championship preliminaries (+1, =3, -0).
Also Josef Kupper twelve times participated in Clare Benedict Chess Cup (1953, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1962-1963, 1966-1967, 1969-1970, 1972-1973) and in team competition won gold (1958), silver (1969) and two bronze (1953, 1960) medals, and in individual competition won five gold (1953, 1956, 1963, 1969, 1970) medals.[5]
In 1955, he awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title.
References
- Trauerfall Kupper Josef
- "Zurich (1959)". www.chessgames.com.
- "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Josef Kupper". www.olimpbase.org.
- "OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship (preliminaries) :: Josef Kupper". www.olimpbase.org.
- "OlimpBase :: Clare Benedict Chess Cup :: Josef Kupper". www.olimpbase.org.
External links
- Josef Kupper player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Josef Kupper chess games at 365chess.com