Franz Stoppel

Franz Stoppel (3 October 1931 – 2007[1]) was an Austrian chess player who holds the FIDE title of FIDE Master (FM). He was an Austrian Chess Championship medalist (1965, 1967, 1977) and Mitropa Chess Cup winner (1977).

Franz Stoppel
CountryAustria
Born(1931-10-03)3 October 1931
Died2007 (aged 75–76)
TitleFIDE Master
Peak rating2350 (January 1978)

Biography

In the 1960s and 1970s, Franz Stoppel was one of the leading Austrian chess players. He won three bronze medals in the Austrian Chess Championship: 1965, 1967, and 1977. In 1969, in Athens, Franz Stoppel participated in the World Chess Championship European Zonal Tournament, where he shared 13th–15th place.[2]

Franz Stoppel played for Austria in the Chess Olympiads:[3]

Franz Stoppel played for Austria in the European Team Chess Championship preliminaries:[4]

  • In 1970, at the fifth board in the 4th European Team Chess Championship preliminaries (+1, =4, -0),
  • In 1980, at the fourth board in the 7th European Team Chess Championship preliminaries (+0, =1, -2).

Franz Stoppel played for Austria in the Clare Benedict Cup:[5]

  • In 1968, at the second board in the 15th Clare Benedict Cup in Bad Aibling (+0, =2, -2),
  • In 1973, at the reserve board in the 20th Clare Benedict Cup in Gstaad (+0, =1, -2),
  • In 1977, at the third board in the 22nd Clare Benedict Cup in Copenhagen (+2, =2, -2),
  • In 1979, at the fourth board in the 23rd Clare Benedict Cup in Cleveland (+0, =6, -0).

Franz Stoppel played for Austria in the Men's Chess Mitropa Cup:[6]

  • In 1976, at the fourth board in the 1st Chess Mitropa Cup in Innsbruck (+3, =0, -0), winning an individual gold medal,
  • In 1977, at the second board in the 2nd Chess Mitropa Cup in Bad Kohlgrub (+2, =3, -0), winning a team gold medal,
  • In 1981, at the first board in the 6th Chess Mitropa Cup in Luxembourg (+0, =6, -0),
  • In 1982, at the third board in the 7th Chess Mitropa Cup in Bourgoin-Jallieu (+1, =4, -1), winning a team bronze medal.

References
  1. FRANZ STOPPEL-GEDENKTURNIER IM WIENER MARTINSCHLÖSSL
  2. "OlimpBase :: European zonal 3 :: Athens 1969". www.olimpbase.org.
  3. "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Franz Stoppel". www.olimpbase.org.
  4. "OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship (preliminaries) :: Franz Stoppel". www.olimpbase.org.
  5. "OlimpBase :: Clare Benedict Chess Cup :: Franz Stoppel". www.olimpbase.org.
  6. "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Mitropa Cup :: Franz Stoppel". www.olimpbase.org.


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