Ulrich Stephan (chess player)

Ulrich Stephan (born May 7, 1970 ) is a German chess player . His greatest success was his victory at the Correspondence Chess World Cup 2010.

World title

Between 1987 and 2005 he took part in various well-known tournaments in Germany and also played in the German Chess League . Then he concentrated on correspondence chess and won the 24th correspondence chess World Cup in 2010 with a 0.5 point lead over his German competitor Thomas Winckelmann . In the last round, a draw against the Czech Pavel Svacek was enough to win the title. In the final of the correspondence chess world championships, Stephan met 16 other correspondence chess experts. Overall he achieved 11.5 out of a possible 16 points.

chess

Ulrich Stephan holds the official title of correspondence chess grandmaster . He is also chairman of the Altlußheim chess and skat club.

Individual evidence

↑ Ulrich Stephan is correspondence chess world champion! - German Chess Federation. Retrieved March 31, 2017 .
↑ Cross Table. Retrieved March 31, 2017 .
↑ Ulrich Stephan is world champion - Schwetzinger Zeitung / Hockenheimer Zeitung . ( Morgenweb.de [accessed on March 31, 2017]).

Web links

Ulrich Stephan (chess player) at the World Chess Federation FIDE (English)
Replayable chess games by Ulrich Stephan on chessgames.com (English)
Ulrich Stephan at the World Correspondence Chess Federation ICCF (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Stephan, Ulrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German chess player
DATE OF BIRTH	May 7, 1970

[1] Ulrich Stephan is correspondence chess world champion! - German Chess Federation. Retrieved March 31, 2017 .

[2] Cross Table. Retrieved March 31, 2017 .

[3] Ulrich Stephan is world champion - Schwetzinger Zeitung / Hockenheimer Zeitung . ( Morgenweb.de [accessed on March 31, 2017]).