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Jean-Noël Riff

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Jean-Noël Riff
Riff in 2013
CountryFrance
Born (1981-04-22) April 22, 1981 (age 43)
Mulhouse, France
TitleGrandmaster (2014)[1]
FIDE rating2406 (October 2024)
Peak rating2520 (January 2009)

Jean-Noël Riff is a French chess grandmaster.

Chess career

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Riff earned his GM norms at the:[1]

  • Mulhouse International GM Festival in June 2008
  • 24th Touquet Grand Prix in October 2009
  • Interclubs Adultes in Saint-Quentin, June 2014

In October 2009, he became the champion of the Touquet International Open, where he drew against Sahaj Grover, who became India's youngest International Master.[2]

In January 2017, he held a draw against former FIDE World Champion Veselin Topalov at the Gibraltar Masters.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Sahaj Grover becomes India's youngest International Master". The Times of India. October 31, 2009.
  3. ^ Shah, Sagar (January 26, 2017). "Gibraltar Rd02: Top players face tough resistance".