Nicolas Giffard

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Nicolas Giffard
Country France
Born (1950-10-04) 4 October 1950 (age 73)
La Baule-Escoublac, France
Title International Master (IM) (1980)

Nicolas Giffard (born 4 October 1950) is a French chess International Master (IM) (1980), and a two-time French Chess Championship winner (1978, 1982).

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Biography

In the 1970s and 1980s Nicolas Giffard was one of the leading French chess players. He twice winning gold medal in French Chess Championship: in 1978 in Castelnaudary and in 1982 in Schiltigheim. Also Nicolas Giffard twice won silver medal in this championships: : in 1974 in Chambéry and in 1976 in Saint-Jean-de-Monts. In 1980, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title. Nicolas Giffard has successfully participated in international chess tournaments where he has won 2nd place in OPEN INTERNACIONAL D’ANDORRA (1985). In 1980, he shared 1st place with Israel Zilber in Paris City Chess Championship. [1]

Nicolas Giffard played for France in the Chess Olympiads: [2]

Nicolas Giffard played for France in the European Team Chess Championship preliminaries: [3]

Nicolas Giffard played for France in the World Student Team Chess Championship: [4]

Nicolas Giffard has written several books on chess:

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References

  1. ↑ GIFFARD Nicolas
  2. ↑ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Nicolas Giffard". www.olimpbase.org.
  3. ↑ "OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship (preliminaries) :: Nicolas Giffard". www.olimpbase.org.
  4. ↑ "OlimpBase :: World Student Team Chess Championship :: Nicolas Giffard". www.olimpbase.org.


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