| Franciscus Kuijpers | |
|---|---|
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| Country | Netherlands |
| Born | 27 February 1941 Breda, Netherlands |
| Title | International Master (1964) |
| Peak rating | 2445 (January 1975) |
Franciscus Antonius Kuijpers (born 27 February 1941), is a Dutch chess International Master (IM) (1964), Dutch Chess Championship winner (1963) and Chess Olympiad three-times team and individual medalist (1974, 1976).
In 1959 Franciscus Kuijpers represented the Netherlands in the World Junior Chess Championship and ranked 10th. In 1963, he made the biggest success of his chess career, winning the Dutch Chess Championship. Franciscus Kuijpers was winner of many international chess tournaments. In 1964, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title.
Franciscus Kuijpers played for Netherlands in the Chess Olympiads: [1]
Franciscus Kuijpers two played for Netherlands in the World Student Team Chess Championships (1961-1962) and in individual competition won gold (1962) medal. [2] Also Franciscus Kuijpers eight times played for Netherlands in the Clare Benedict Chess Cups (1963-1969, 1971) where in team competition won 3 gold (1966, 1969, 1971), 3 silver (1963, 1964, 1968) and bronze (1965) medals, and in individual competition won 3 gold (1963, 1968, 1971) medals. [3]
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