Casper Schoppen

Casper Schoppen
Schoppen in 2023
CountryNetherlands
Born (2002-03-21) March 21, 2002 (age 22)
Utrecht, Netherlands
TitleGrandmaster (2020)[1]
FIDE rating2539 (December 2024)
Peak rating2551 (May 2024)

Casper Schoppen is a Dutch chess grandmaster.

Chess career

In May 2019, he achieved a world record in "Puzzle Rush" on Chess.com, with a score of 70.[2]

In February 2020, he won the Open section of the Daniël Noteboom Memorial Tournament in Leiden.[3]

In December 2023, he played in the European Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships. He was tied for first place going into the final round, but lost his game against eventual winner Alexey Sarana.[4] He finished 4th overall in the championship.[5]

References

  1. ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Puzzle Rush: Confirmed Records". May 10, 2019.
  3. ^ Schulz, Andre (March 3, 2020). "P. Nikolic wins "old masters" tournament".
  4. ^ "EUROPEAN RAPID AND BLITZ CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2023 CONCLUDED IN CROATIA". December 17, 2023.
  5. ^ McGourty, Colin (December 20, 2023). "Navara, Sarana Score Stunning European Rapid & Blitz Triples".