Thorben Koop

Thorben Koop, Berlin 2017
Association	Germany
Born	January 31, 1997 Lingen (Ems)
title	International champion (2016)
Current  Elo rating	2348 (March 2020)
Best Elo rating	2430 (November 2016)
Tab at the FIDE (English)

Thorben Koop (born January 31, 1997 in Lingen (Ems) ) is a German chess player . Koop's greatest successes are the tournament victory at the 41st Guernsey Chess Festival and participation in the U18 European Team Championship 2014 in Iași . He has also had the title of International Master since 2016 .

Teams

Koop played for SV Lingen until 2015 , after which he moved to SV Werder Bremen , where he played in the first and second team. For the 2019/20 season, Koop switched back to SV Lingen, but remained there without a job. In the Dutch Meester class he played for SISSA Groningen from 2015 to 2018 and in the Austrian Bundesliga from 2013 to 2019 for SV Jacques Lemans St. Veit (since 2017 SV Pillenkönig St. Veit ).

Greatest successes

• European Youth Team Championship (MEM U18; 2014 in Iasi / Romania)
• Tournament victory Guernsey Open (2015)

biography

Thorben Koop attended elementary school in Altenlingen / Lingen (Ems) from 2003 to 2007. From 2007 to 2015 he attended the Gymnasium Georgianum in Lingen (Ems) and graduated with the Abitur. His father Michael Koop is spokesman for the Lower Saxony district and city sports associations, member of the presidium of LSB Lower Saxony and president of KSB Emsland.

Web links

• Player profile from Thorben Koop on Schach Bundesliga
• Lingener Thorben Koop in the men's national team
• Thorben Koop switches to Chess Bundesliga

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} FM Thorben Koop wins 41st Guernsey Chess Festival on tie-break
2. ↑ ^{a b} Lingen chess talent Thorben Koop goes to the EM
3. ↑ Michael Koop in the LSB Presidium