 Schoppen in 2023 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 21, 2002 Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Title | Grandmaster (2020) [1] |
| FIDE rating | 2563 (January 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2567 (December 2025) |
Casper Schoppen is a Dutch chess grandmaster.
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.