Egon Joppen (25 April 1926 – November 2018) was a German chess player.
Biography In 1943, Joppen won the German Junior Chess Championship. In the mid-1950s he was one of the leading chess players in West Germany. In 1952, Egon Joppen won Baden-Württemberg Chess Championship.Hall of Fame - Württembergische Meister Also he three times won Hesse Chess Championships (1954, 1956, 1959).Hessenmeister ab 1946 Egon Joppen was awarded German National Chess Master title.
Joppen played for West Germany in the Chess Olympiad: In 1954, at second reserve board in the 11th Chess Olympiad in Amsterdam (+5, =5, -1).
Joppen played for West Germany in the European Team Chess Championship preliminaries: In 1957, at seventh board in the 1st European Team Chess Championship preliminaries (+1, =1, -1).
Joppen later moved to Switzerland.
References
External links
Egon Joppen chess games at 365chess.com