André Muffang
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André Muffang (born 25 July 1897, St. Brieuc – died 1989) was a French chess master.[1]
Before World War I, he took 3rd, behind Alexander Alekhine and Frank Marshall, at Paris 1914 (Quadrangular); took 5th at Lyon 1914 (2nd French Amateur championship, Alphonse Goetz won); and won at Paris 1914 (Café de la Régence championship).[2]
After the war, he won at Paris 1922 (Triangular), took 2nd at Paris 1923 (Quadrangular), lost a mini match to Alekhine (0–2) at Paris 1923, tied for 2nd-5th at Margate 1923 (Ernst Grünfeld won), and shared 4th at Strasbourg 1924. He was French Champion in 1931.[3]
Muffang represented France in Chess Olympiads:
- In the 1st Olympiad at London 1927 (+3 –3 =9),
- In the 2nd Olympiad at The Hague 1928 (+9 –0 =7),
- In the 6th Olympiad at Warsaw 1935 (+4 –4 =9),
- In the 12th Olympiad at Moscow 1956 (+3 –5 =7).
He won individual silver medal in The Hague.[4]
After World War II, he played for France in friendly matches against Switzerland (1946), Czechoslovakia (1947), Soviet Union (1954), and Romania (1955).[5]
He was awarded the International Master title in 1951.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ Muffang
- ^ http://www.anders.thulin.name/SUBJECTS/CHESS/CTCIndex.pdf Name Index to Jeremy Gaige's Chess Tournament Crosstables, An Electronic Edition, Anders Thulin, Malmö, 2004-09-01
- ^ http://heritageechecsfra.free.fr/interest.htm Le Championnat de France d'Echecs
- ^ OlimpBase :: the encyclopaedia of team chess
- ^ Welcome to the Chessmetrics site
- ^ Liste des premiers titrés (chrono) - Chessmile
