Egon Joppen
Egon Joppen | |
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 Egon Joppen in 1956 | |
| Country | Germany Switzerland |
| Born | 25 April 1926 |
| Died | 2018 |
Egon Joppen (25 April 1926 – November 2018) was a German chess player.
Biography
[edit]In 1943, Joppen won the German Junior Chess Championship. In the mid-1950s he was one of the leading chess players in West Germany. In 1952, Egon Joppen won Baden-Württemberg Chess Championship.[1] Also he three times won Hesse Chess Championships (1954, 1956, 1959).[2] Egon Joppen was awarded German National Chess Master title.
Joppen played for West Germany in the Chess Olympiad:[3]
- In 1954, at second reserve board in the 11th Chess Olympiad in Amsterdam (+5, =5, -1).
Joppen played for West Germany in the European Team Chess Championship prelimanaries:[4]
- In 1957, at seventh board in the 1st European Team Chess Championship preliminaries (+1, =1, -1).
Joppen later moved to Switzerland.
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Egon Joppen player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Egon Joppen chess games at 365chess.com
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