Joel N'cho Atse

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Joel N'cho Atse
Personal information
Born (1983-06-05) June 5, 1983 (age 42)
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Sport
Country Ivory Coast
Sport Draughts
RankGrandmaster (2012)
Achievements and titles
Highest world rankingNo. 10 (October 2019) [1]
Personal best2370 (July 2019, rating) [1]

Joel N'cho Atse is an Ivorian draughts grandmaster. He has won the African Draughts Championship in 2012, 2018, and 2022. [2] [3] [4]

Career

In December 2013, he won the SportAccord World Mind Games, beating 10-time world champion Alexei Chizhov. This made him the first Ivorian draughts player to win a major title. [5]

In October 2019, he finished in 8th place at the 2019 World Draughts Championship. [6]

In July 2021, he reached the final stage and finished in 12th place at the 2021 World Draughts Championship. [7]

In October 2023, he finished in 7th place at the 2023 World Draughts Championship. [8]

In August 2024, he won the Ivorian Draughts Championship for the 8th time. [9]

In July 2025, he won the Heritage Open draughts tournament, defeating 5-time world champion Alexander Schwarzman. [10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Atse N`cho Joel".
  2. ↑ Championship of Africa CAJD 2012
  3. ↑ African Championship 2018 - Final
  4. ↑ Finals African Championship Bamako 2022
  5. ↑ Mackay, Duncan (December 15, 2013). "Ivory Coast draughts player makes history with first major title".
  6. ↑ "Worldchampionship Yamoussoukro 2019".
  7. ↑ "Worldchampionship Tallinn 2021".
  8. ↑ "Worldchampionship Willemstad 2023".
  9. ↑ "Jeu de dames : Atsé Joël décroche son 8e sacre". August 19, 2024.
  10. ↑ "N'Cho Joel Atse wint Heritage Open damtoernooi in IJsselstein". July 28, 2025.
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