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FM Francois Marchand

Full name

Francois Marchand

Born

1/1/1971 (age 53)‎

Place of birth

Federation

France

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

King's Indian Defense: Neo-Classical Line (3 games)

King's Indian Defense: Smyslov Variation (3 games)

Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Main Line (2 games)

Grünfeld Defense: Burille, Vienna, Botvinnik Variation (2 games)

Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line (1 games)

Black Pieces

Caro-Kann Defense: Fantasy Variation (5 games)

Slav Defense: Modern, Quiet, Schallopp Defense (2 games)

Caro-Kann Defense: Modern Variation (2 games)

Queen's Pawn Opening: Zukertort, Chigorin Variation (2 games)

Caro-Kann Defense: Panov, Modern, Mieses Line (2 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Francois Marchand (2218) Borya Ider (2430)	0-1	30	2016
Francois Marchand (2218) Jean-Luc Seret (2379)	0-1	43	2012
Francois Marchand (2244) Chukwuka Allor (2100)	1-0	72	2010
Francois Marchand (2244) Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant (2470)	½-½	83	2010
Francois Marchand (2244) Jon S Speelman (2525)	½-½	35	2010
Francois Marchand (2244) Natalia Zhukova (2462)	0-1	43	2010
Francois Marchand (2244) Peter Flermoen (2108)	1-0	55	2010
Francois Marchand (2251) Julien Song (2319)	1-0	26	2009
Francois Marchand (2251) Axel Ornstein (2424)	0-1	36	2009
Francois Marchand (2251) Nicolas Tripoteau (2398)	½-½	14	2009

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