François Fargère is a French chess grandmaster.

François Fargère
Fargère in 2012
CountryFrance
Born (1985-09-01) September 1, 1985 (age 38)
Saint-Rémy, Saône-et-Loire, France
TitleGrandmaster (2009)[1]
FIDE rating2404 (July 2024)
Peak rating2520 (March 2011)

Chess career

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In August 2009, he obtained his final GM norm at the XI Open International de Sants tournament held in Barcelona. He finished the tournament in third place.[2]

In August 2010, he won the Netherlands Open ahead of Sipke Ernst and Erwin l'Ami.[3]

In November 2011, he won the Gueugnon Rapid Tournament for the second consecutive year after drawing against Pablo Ollier in the final round. He finished the tournament undefeated.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)".
  2. ^ "Norme de GM pour François Fargère!". September 4, 2009.
  3. ^ "Les tournois de l'été !".
  4. ^ Meunier, Alain (November 12, 2011). "François Fargère domine la 11 e édition du rapide".