André Muffang Explained

André Muffang (25 July 1897, St. Brieuc – March 1, 1989, Paris) was a French chess master.^[1]

Before World War I, he took 3rd, behind Alexander Alekhine and Frank Marshall, at Paris 1914 (Quadrangular); took 5th at Lyon 1914 (2nd French Amateur championship, Alphonse Goetz won); and won at Paris 1914 (Café de la Régence championship).^[2]

After the war, he won at Paris 1922 (Triangular), took 2nd at Paris 1923 (Quadrangular), lost a mini match to Alekhine (0–2) at Paris 1923, tied for 2nd-5th at Margate 1923 (Ernst Grünfeld won), and shared 4th at Strasbourg 1924. He was French Champion in 1931.^[3]

Muffang represented France in Chess Olympiads:

• In the 1st Chess Olympiad at London 1927 (+3 –3 =9),
• In the 2nd Chess Olympiad at The Hague 1928 (+9 –0 =7),
• In the 6th Chess Olympiad at Warsaw 1935 (+4 –4 =9),
• In the 12th Chess Olympiad at Moscow 1956 (+3 –5 =7).

He won individual silver medal in The Hague.^[4]

After World War II, he played for France in friendly matches against Switzerland (1946), Czechoslovakia (1947), Soviet Union (1954), and Romania (1955).^[5]

He was awarded the International Master title in 1951.^[6]

External links

• http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=23973

Notes and References

1. http://heritageechecsfra.free.fr/muffang.htm Muffang
2. Web site: Archived copy . 2007-07-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070704030849/http://www.anders.thulin.name/SUBJECTS/CHESS/CTCIndex.pdf . 2007-07-04 . Name Index to Jeremy Gaige's Chess Tournament Crosstables, An Electronic Edition, Anders Thulin, Malmö, 2004-09-01
3. http://heritageechecsfra.free.fr/interest.htm Le Championnat de France d'Echecs
4. http://www.olimpbase.org OlimpBase :: the encyclopaedia of team chess
5. http://www.chessmetrics.com Welcome to the Chessmetrics site
6. https://archive.today/20071222170711/http://www.chessmile.com/spip.php?article66 Liste des premiers titrés (chrono) - Chessmile