Slim Belkhodja

Slim Belkhodja
Full name Slim Belkhodja
Country  Tunisia
Born November 23, 1962 (1962-11-23) (age 49)
Tunisia
Title Grandmaster

Slim Belkhodja (born 23 November 1962) is a Tunisian chess Grandmaster (2002).

In 1985 he won the 58th Paris City Chess Championship.[1] In 2001, came first in the Arab Chess Championship.[2] He took part in the FIDE World Chess Championship 2002, but was knocked out in the first round by Rafael Vaganian.[3] In 2004, he tied for first with Murtas Kazhgaleyev in the 27th Syre Memorial in Issy les Moulineaux.[4] He played in the Chess World Cup 2005 and was knocked out in the first round by Sergei Tiviakov.[5]

Belkhodja played for Tunisia in the Chess Olympiads of 1982, 1984, 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Campeonato de París". Ajedrezdeataque.com. http://www.ajedrezdeataque.com/05%20Palmares/Torneos/Europa/Paris.htm. Retrieved 27 April 2011. 
  2. ^ "Arab Ind Champ Men". FIDE. http://ratings.fide.com/tournament_report.phtml?event16=20646. Retrieved 27 April 2011. 
  3. ^ "World Chess Championship 2001-02 FIDE Knockout Matches". Mark-Weeks.com. http://www.mark-weeks.com/chess/a1a2$wix.htm. Retrieved 27 April 2011. 
  4. ^ Crowther, Mark (2004-06-07). "TWIC 500: 27th Syre Memorial". London Chess Center. http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/twic500.html#11. Retrieved 27 April 2011. 
  5. ^ "World Chess Cup 2005 Results". FIDE. http://cup2005.fide.com/results.asp-id=1&cat=3.htm. Retrieved 28 April 2011. 
  6. ^ "Men's Chess Olympiads: Slim Belkhodja". OlimpBase. http://www.olimpbase.org/players/dv5x3lzf.html. Retrieved 27 April 2011. 

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