Ernst Stöckl (26 May 1912 — 22 March 2000) was an Austrian chess player.

Ernst Stöckl
CountryAustria
Born(1912-05-26)26 May 1912
Died22 March 2000(2000-03-22) (aged 87)

Biography

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From the second half of the 1950s until the mid-1960s, Ernst Stöckl was one of the strongest chess players in Austria. He was the participant of traditional chess tournaments held in Austria: Leopold Trebitsch Memorial Tournament, Carl Schlechter Memorial Tournament and others.

Ernst Stöckl played for Austria in the Chess Olympiads:[1]

Ernst Stöckl played for Austria in the European Team Chess Championship preliminaries:[2]

  • In 1957, at seventh board in the 1st European Team Chess Championship preliminaries (+0, =1, -1),
  • In 1965, at third board in the 3rd European Team Chess Championship preliminaries (+0, =2, -2).

Also Ernst Stöckl four time participated in Clare Benedict Chess Cup and in team competition won gold (1961) and bronze (1959) medals.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Ernst Stöckl". www.olimpbase.org.
  2. ^ "OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship (preliminaries) :: Ernst Stöckl". www.olimpbase.org.
  3. ^ "OlimpBase :: Clare Benedict Chess Cup :: Ernst Stöckl". www.olimpbase.org.
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