Arik Braun Explained

Arik Braun
Country:Germany
Birth Date:8 February 1988
Birth Place:Aresing, West Germany
Grandmaster (2008)
Peakrating:2609 (February 2020)
Fideid:4663527

Arik Braun (born 8 February 1988)[1] is a German chess grandmaster and the world's first chessboxer of Grandmaster strength.[2]

Chess career

He won the World Under-18 Chess Championship in 2006[3] and the German Chess Championship in 2009.[4] Braun was the bronze medalist at the World Junior Chess Championship of 2008, held in Gaziantep.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://ratings.fide.com/crt/main3861.pdf GM title application
  2. Web site: As Chessboxing Goes Global, Klitschko vs. Putin Is the Ultimate Card . www.vocativ.com . 2016-04-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160310115850/http://www.vocativ.com/culture/sport/chessboxing-klitschko-putin/ . 2016-03-10 .
  3. Web site: Arik Braun ist Weltmeister! - Deutscher Schachbund - Schach in Deutschland. 2020-10-27. www.schachbund.de. 28 October 2006 . de.
  4. Web site: Arik Braun ist Deutscher Meister 2009 - Deutscher Schachbund - Schach in Deutschland. 2020-10-27. www.schachbund.de. 14 February 2009 . de.
  5. Web site: Meet Abhijeet Gupta – meet the Junior World Champion. ChessBase. 8 November 2015. 2008-08-21.

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