Jean-Noël Riff
| Jean-Noël Riff | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Country | France |
| Born | April 22, 1981 Mulhouse, France |
| Title | Grandmaster (2014)[1] |
| FIDE rating | 2406 (October 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2520 (January 2009) |
Jean-Noël Riff is a French chess grandmaster.
Chess career
[edit]Riff earned his GM norms at the:[1]
- Mulhouse International GM Festival in June 2008
- 24th Touquet Grand Prix in October 2009
- Interclubs Adultes in Saint-Quentin, June 2014
In October 2009, he became the champion of the Touquet International Open, where he drew against Sahaj Grover, who became India's youngest International Master.[2]
In January 2017, he held a draw against former FIDE World Champion Veselin Topalov at the Gibraltar Masters.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ^ "Sahaj Grover becomes India's youngest International Master". October 31, 2009.
- ^ Shah, Sagar (January 26, 2017). "Gibraltar Rd02: Top players face tough resistance".