Klaus Bischoff
| Klaus Bischoff | |
|---|---|
 Bischoff at Dortmund 2009 | |
| Full name | Klaus Bischoff |
| Country |
 Germany |
| Born |
June 9, 1961 Ulm |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating | 2488 (May 2015) |
Klaus Bischoff (born June 9, 1961 in Ulm) is a German chess player. He was awarded the Grandmaster title by FIDE in 1990.
In international tournaments, he has taken a share of first place on a number of occasions, including Kecskemét 1988, Arosa 1996, Recklinghausen 1999, Essen 2000, Bad Zwesten 2003 and Bad Zwesten again in 2005. In 2006, he tied for 2nd-9th with Luke McShane, Stephen J. Gordon, Gawain Jones, Šarūnas Šulskis, Luís Galego, Danny Gormally and Karel van der Weide in the 2nd EU Individual Open Chess Championship in Liverpool.[1]
He is a noted expert at rapid chess and is an eleven-time champion of his nation's blitz chess championship. In 1999, he shared first place at the prestigious Essen Rapidplay event with Vladimir Epishin.
Also a competitor in team chess events, he was part of the German team that took the silver medal at the 34th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul, 2000.[2]
References
- ↑ Crowther, Mark (2006-09-18). "TWIC 619: European Union Individual Championships". London Chess Center. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- ↑ Bartelski, Wojciech. "34th Chess Olympiad: Istanbul 2000, Germany". OlimpBase. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
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