Franciscus Antonius Kuijpers (27 February 1941 – 25 May 2024), was a Dutch

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International Master (IM) (1964),

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winner (1963) and

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three-times team and individual medalist (

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Biography

In 1959 Franciscus Kuijpers represented the Netherlands in the

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and ranked 10th. In 1963, he made the biggest success of his chess career, winning the

. 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

s: * In 1964, at first board in the

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(+5, =4, -7), * In 1968, at first reserve board in the

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(+4, =5, -0), * In 1974, at second reserve board in the

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(+4, =2, -1) and won team silver and individual bronze medals. Franciscus Kuijpers two played for Netherlands in the World Student Team Chess Championships (1961-1962) and in individual competition won gold (1962) medal. 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.

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