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Fabien Libiszewski

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Fabien Libiszewski
Libiszewski in 2016
CountryFrance
Born (1984-01-05) January 5, 1984 (age 40)
Saint-Étienne, France
TitleGrandmaster (2009)[1]
FIDE rating2489 (December 2024)
Peak rating2547 (December 2016)

Fabien Libiszewski is a French chess grandmaster and actor.

Chess career

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In March 2015, he finished in third place at the Reykjavik Open.[2]

In April 2015, he gave a 24-hour blitz/bullet simul marathon to honor the release of the chess-themed film Le Tournoi, a film in which he also starred and served as chess consultant.[3]

He has given courses on the Janowski Variation of the Queen's Gambit Declined,[4] the Kalashnikov Variation of the Sicilian,[5] and the Caro-Kann.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)".
  2. ^ Ramirez, Alejandro (March 18, 2015). "Last round in Reykjavik".
  3. ^ Doggers, Peter (April 21, 2015). "April 21–22: Blitz/Bullet Marathon By GM Libiszewski For "Le Tournoi"".
  4. ^ "Fabien Libiszewski: The surprising Janowski Variation (3...a6) in the Queen's Gambit Declined". July 27, 2023.
  5. ^ "New: "Master the Sicilian Kalashnikov" by Fabien Libiszewski". March 28, 2024.
  6. ^ "Fabien Libiszewski:The surprising 3.d3 against the Caro-Kann". June 12, 2024.