Joseph Girel
| Joseph Girel | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Born | November 15, 2004 |
| Title | Grandmaster (2024)[1] |
| FIDE rating | 2486 (November 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2495 (December 2023) |
Joseph Girel is a French chess grandmaster.
Chess career
[edit]Joseph Girel has been a French U18 Champion in 2022,[2] and French U20 Champion both in 2023 and 2024. He has also been National Collegiate Champion ("Champion de France universitaire") in 2023[3] as well as French U20 Blitz champion in 2023.[4]
He has won La Plagne's Open in 2023,[5] where he gained his first GM norm. He gained his second GM Norm at the Agde Grand Prix Open in 2023, where he ranked 4th.[6] He gained his last GM norm at the Riga Technical University Open 2024.[7]
In August 2023, he finished tied for third place with Floryan Eugene in the Creon Open Main. He was ranked third after tiebreaks.[8]
In March 2024, he finished second in the early Titled Tuesday tournament after drawing against Hikaru Nakamura in the final round.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ^ "Palmarès du Championnat de France Jeunes" (PDF). FFE. Fédération Française des échecs. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ "Joseph Girel et Sarah Djidjeli Champions de France universitaires d'Échecs !". FFE. Fédération française des échecs. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Les champions de France des Internationaux de France de BLITZ". FFE. Fédération française des échecs. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Grille Américaine du tournoi La Plagne 2023 - Tournoi Maitre". FFE. Fédération Française des échecs. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ "Normes pour Joseph Girel, Yosha Iglesias et Thibault Dudognon". FFE. Fédération Française des Echecs. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ "Joseph Girel et Guillaume Lamard décrochent le titre de grand maître". FFE. Fédération Française des Echecs. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ Ahmed, Shahid (August 30, 2023). "Iniyan wins 27th Creon Open 2023, Bharath Subramaniyam second".
- ^ Green, Nathaniel (March 6, 2024). "Firouzja, Nakamura Nearing Candidates Form".