Fy Antenaina Rakotomaharo | |
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Country | Madagascar |
Born | September 20, 1999 |
Title | International Master (2017) |
FIDE rating | 2454 (April 2023) |
Peak rating | 2492 (September 2022) |
Fy Antenaina Rakotomaharo (born 1999) is a Malagasy chess player. He was awarded the title of International Master by FIDE in 2017.
Rakotomaharo won the Malagasy Chess Championship in 2013 and 2018. [1] [2] In May 2019, he won the FIDE Zone 7.3 zonal, qualifying to play in the Chess World Cup 2019 in September, [3] where he was defeated by Shakhriyar Mamedyarov in the first round. He won the 2020 French university championship held in Nancy. [4]
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