Laurent Fressinet
| Laurent Fressinet | |
|---|---|
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| Full name | Laurent Fressinet |
| Country |
 France |
| Born |
November 1, 1981 Dax, France |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating |
2712 (May 2015) (No. 50 in the January 2012 FIDE World Rankings) |
| Peak rating | 2718 (September 2010) |
Laurent Fressinet (French pronunciation: [loʁɑ̃ fʁɛsiˈnɛ]; born November 1, 1981 in Dax, France) is a French chess Grandmaster.
He won the French Chess Championship in 2010.
In 2012 he finished second in the European Individual Championship in Plovdiv.
Twice runner-up at the European Blitz Championship in 2006 and 2007 and French Rapid Chess Champion in 2009 and 2011, Fressinet won the last leg of the French Rapid Grand-Prix in Villandry and finished second in the Grand-Prix Final in Ajaccio in 2012.
In the 2013 Alekhine Memorial tournament, held from 20 April to 1 May, Fressinet finished sixth, with +1−1=7.[1]
Personal life
He is married to Almira Skripchenko.
References
- ↑ "Aronian and Gelfand win Alekhine Memorial 2013". ChessBase News. 1 May 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
External links
- Laurent Fressinet player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Laurent Fressinet player profile at the Internet Chess Club
- OlimpBase