Josef Kupper
{{Short description|Swiss chess player (1932–2017)}}
{{Infobox chess player
| name = Josef Kupper
| image = ETH-BIB-Kupper, Josef (1932-2017)-Portr 12586.tif
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| country = Switzerland
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1932|3|10|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Lucerne, Switzerland
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2017|6|5|1932|3|10|df=yes}}
| death_place = Zürich, Switzerland
| title = International Master (1955)
| peakrating =2380 (July 1971)
}}
Josef Kupper (10 March 1932 – 5 June 2017[https://www.todesanzeigenportal.ch/todesanzeige/Kupper/Josef/ Trauerfall Kupper Josef]) 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).
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?tid=80179|title=Zurich (1959)|website=www.chessgames.com}}
Josef Kupper played for Switzerland in the Chess Olympiads:{{cite web|url=http://www.olimpbase.org/players/m0c0uo6d.html|title=OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Josef Kupper|website=www.olimpbase.org}}
- 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:{{cite web|url=http://www.olimpbase.org/playerseq/m0c0uo6d.html|title=OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship (preliminaries) :: Josef Kupper|website=www.olimpbase.org}}
- 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.olimpbase.org/playersq/m0c0uo6d.html|title=OlimpBase :: Clare Benedict Chess Cup :: Josef Kupper|website=www.olimpbase.org}}
In 1955, he awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title.
References
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External links
- {{chessgames player|id=24284}}
- [https://www.365chess.com/players/Josef_Kupper Josef Kupper] chess games at 365chess.com
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Category:Chess International Masters
Category:Chess Olympiad competitors
Category:Academic staff of ETH Zurich
Category:20th-century Swiss chess players
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