Lucas Brunner (born 29 May 1967) is a Swiss chess grandmaster. He was Swiss Chess Champion in 1994.

Lucas Brunner
Country
Born29 May 1967 (1967-05-29) (age 56)
Bern, Switzerland
TitleGrandmaster (1994)
FIDE rating2419 (April 2024)
Peak rating2535 (January 1995)

Chess career edit

Brunner was born in Bern on 29 May 1967. He moved to West Germany as a child, where he won the German U20 Chess Championship and earned his international master title in 1986. He returned to Switzerland in 1990 and became the first Swiss-born grandmaster when he achieved the title in 1994. He also won the Swiss Chess Championship that year.[1] He is the No. 9 ranked Swiss player as of February 2018.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Brunner Lucas (29.05.1967) Chesspedia
  2. ^ Staff writer(s) (February 2018). "Federations Ranking - Switzerland". FIDE. Archived from the original on 2018-07-06. Retrieved 2018-02-25.

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