Frits Roessel


Frits Ernst Roessel was a Dutch chess player.

Biography

From the late 1950s to the mid-1960s, Roessel was one of the leading new generation chess players in the Netherlands. In 1953, in Copenhagen he played in 2nd World Junior Chess Championship and ranked in 11th place. In 1955, Roessel won 1st Dutch Open Chess Championship.
Roessel played for Netherlands in the Chess Olympiad:
Roessel played for Netherlands in the European Team Chess Championship preliminaries:
Roessel played for Netherlands in the World Student Team Chess Championships:
  • In 1955, at second board in the 2nd World Student Team Chess Championship in Lyon,
  • In 1958, at first board in the 5th World Student Team Chess Championship in Varna,
  • In 1961, at second board in the 8th World Student Team Chess Championship in Helsinki,
  • In 1963, at third board in the 10th World Student Team Chess Championship in Budva.
Roessel played for Netherlands in the Clare Benedict Chess Cup:
Roessel died in Amsterdam on 30 April 2025, at the age of 88.