Martin Christoffel
Dr. Martin Christoffel (21 September 1922 – 3 April 2001) was a Swiss chess champion born in Basel.[1] In 1944 he won the Coupe Suisse knockout tournament.[2] Christoffel won the Swiss Chess Championship in 1943, 1945, 1948, and 1952, and was joint champion with Jules Ehrat in 1942.[1][2]
The 1952 Swiss Championship was an international tournament with eight Swiss players and six international players organized by . Christoffel tied for second with Max Euwe (Netherlands), behind Erik Lundin (Sweden).[3] FIDE subsequently awarded Christoffel the International Master title in 1952.[1][2]
In 1989, Christoffel became an International Master of Correspondence Chess (IMC), and a Senior IMC in 1990. He won the Swiss Senior Championship in 1990, 1991, 1992, and 1994. From 1987 to 1991, he was president of the .
He died in Rombach.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Whyld, Ken (1986), Chess: The Records, Guinness Books, p. 134, ISBN 0-85112-455-0
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Sunnucks, Anne (1970), The Encyclopaedia of Chess, St. Martin's Press, pp. 73–74, LCCN 78106371
- ^ Forster, Richard; Rohrer, Christian (7 August 2009), The World’s Oldest Chess Club: Part III (1945–1961), chessbase.com
External links[]
- Martin Christoffel player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- 1922 births
- 2001 deaths
- Swiss chess players
- Chess International Masters
- Chess officials
- People from Basel-Stadt
- 20th-century chess players