Casper Schoppen

Casper Schoppen
Schoppen in 2023
Personal information
Born (2002-03-21) March 21, 2002 (age 23)
Utrecht, Netherlands
Chess career
CountryNetherlands
TitleGrandmaster (2020)[1]
FIDE rating2571 (February 2026)
Peak rating2571 (February 2026)

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 September 2020, he took part in European Online Youth Chess Championship[4] in Open 18 group. He came second, with a score of 7/9 behind Andrey Esipenko.

In July 2023, Schoppen played and won III Open Internacional CA MONTEOLIVETE[5] in Valencia on better tiebreaks, scoring 7,5/9.

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.[6] He finished 4th overall in the championship.[7]

In June 2025, Schoppen won the IM/GM round robin, organized as part of the 17th BPB Limburg Open. [8]

In October 2025, he won Open Hvar[9] with the score of 8/9.

In December/January 2025/26, Schoppen came first in XXXVI Międzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025[10] after winning his last round and finishing half a point ahead of his competitors.

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. ^ https://s3.chess-results.com/tnr535253.aspx?lan=1&art=1&turdet=YES&flag=30&SNode=S0
  5. ^ https://s1.chess-results.com/tnr737570.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=9&turdet=YES&flag=30&SNode=S0
  6. ^ "EUROPEAN RAPID AND BLITZ CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2023 CONCLUDED IN CROATIA". December 17, 2023.
  7. ^ McGourty, Colin (December 20, 2023). "Navara, Sarana Score Stunning European Rapid & Blitz Triples".
  8. ^ https://s2.chess-results.com/tnr1192769.aspx?lan=1&art=1&turdet=YES&SNode=S0
  9. ^ https://s1.chess-results.com/tnr1040229.aspx?lan=1&flag=30&turdet=YES&SNode=S0
  10. ^ https://schaaksite.nl/2026/01/04/casper-schoppen-wint-xxxvi-miedzynarodowy-festiwal-szachowy-cracovia-2025/
allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casper_Schoppen