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Georges Pierre Thibaut

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Georges Pierre Thibaut
CountryBelgium
Born(1920-11-25)25 November 1920
DiedNovember 10, 2018(2018-11-10) (aged 97)
Dinant, Belgium

Georges Pierre Joseph Thibaut (25 November 1920 – 10 November 2018) was a Belgian chess player, Belgian Chess Championship medalist (1951, 1952, 1953).

Biography

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Georges Pierre Thibaut was one of Belgium's leading chess players form the end of 1940s to the early 1960s. He participated in all the Belgian Chess Championships from 1948 up to 1961. Georges Pierre Thibaut won in this tournaments three bronze medal in row: in 1951,[1] 1952,[2] and in 1953.[3]

Georges Pierre Thibaut played for Belgium in the Chess Olympiads:[4]

In 1961, after a traffic accident, he stopped participating in chess tournaments.

References

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  1. ^ "Belgian Chess History » Belgian championship, Verviers".
  2. ^ "Belgian Chess History » Belgian championship, Ghent".
  3. ^ "Belgian Chess History » Belgian championship, Eupen".
  4. ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Georges Pierre Thibaut". www.olimpbase.org.
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