Clovis Vernay
| Clovis Vernay | |
|---|---|
| Country | France (until 2022) Switzerland (since 2022) |
| Born | July 15, 1989 Saint-Chamond, Loire, France |
| Title | Grandmaster (2022)[1] |
| FIDE rating | 2485 (October 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2526 (November 2021) |
Clovis Vernay is a French-Swiss chess grandmaster.
Chess career
[edit]He joined the Lyon Chess Club in 2002. He earned his first GM norm in 2010, second GM norm in 2016, and earned the title in 2021.[2] He switched his FIDE federation from France to Switzerland in 2022.
In July 2007, he won the Grenoble Masters tournament with a score of 6.5/9, defeating top seed and grandmaster Evgeni Janev.[3]
In August 2022, he won the Martigny Open with a score of 6.5/7, finishing ahead of runners-up Fabrizio Patuzzo, Murtez Ondozi, Nicolas Brunner, and Sebastien Joie.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ^ Fayel, Nicolas (February 14, 2022). "Clovis VERNAY devient Grand Maître International !".
- ^ "Echecs: Clovis Vernay, le plus jeune Maître International de l'histoire de Rhône-Alpes". July 20, 2007.
- ^ Bovigny, Bernard (August 14, 2022). "Le tournoi d'active-chess de Martigny réunit 123 participant(e)s – Victoire du favori, le GM Clovis Vernay".