Andre Muffan ( fr. André Muffang ; July 25, 1897 , Saint-Brieux - 1989 , Paris ) - French chess player ; international master ( 1951 ).
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| Date of Birth | July 25, 1897 |
| Place of Birth | Saint Brieux |
| Date of death | 1989 |
| Place of death | Paris |
| Rank | international master ( 1951 ) |
He achieved his first successes in 1914 ; winner of the championship of the cafe “ Regans ”, in the tournament of four he took 3rd place (1-2nd - A. Alekhine and F. Marshall ). In 1920 he drew a match with B. Kostich - 1: 1. Champion of Paris ( 1922 ). International Tournament in Margaret ( 1923 ) - 2nd — 5th place (with A. Alekhin, E. Bogolyubov , R. Michell ). In the championship of France (1923) - 2nd place. As part of the French team, he participated in four Olympics ( 1927 , 1928 , 1935 and 1956 ) and the USSR – France match ( 1954 ).
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Athletic Results
| Year | City | Competition | + | - | = | Result | A place |
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| 1923 | Margit | International tournament | 3 | one | 3 | 4½ out of 7 | 2-5 |
| Paris | 1st championship of France | 3 | 2 | one | 3½ out of 6 | 2 | |
| Paris | Match with Alexander Alekhine | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 of 2 | ||
| 1924 | Strasbourg | 2nd championship of France | 6 | 2 | four | 8 from 12 | 4-5 |
| 1927 | London | 1st Olympiad | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7½ of 15 | |
| 1928 | Hague | 2nd Olympiad | 9 | 0 | 7 | 12½ of 16 | 2 [1] |
| 1931 | Lille | 9th championship of France | five | 0 | 3 | 6½ out of 8 | one |
| 1935 | Warsaw | 6th Olympiad | four | four | 9 | 8½ out of 17 | |
| 1956 | Moscow | 12th Olympiad | 3 | five | 7 | 6½ out of 15 | |
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Notes
- ↑ In the standings.
Literature
- Chess Dictionary / Ch. ed. L. Ya. Abramov ; comp. G.M. Geyler . - M .: Physical education and sport , 1964. - S. 293. - 120 000 copies.
- Chess: Encyclopedic Dictionary / Ch. ed. A.E. Karpov . - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia , 1990. - S. 265. - 624 p. - 100,000 copies. - ISBN 5-85270-005-3 .