Fabien Libiszewski Explained

Country:	France
Birth Date:	5 January 1984
Birth Place:	Saint-Étienne, France
Grandmaster (2009)^[1]
Peakrating:	2547 (December 2016)
Fideid:	616834

Fabien Libiszewski is a French chess grandmaster and actor.

Chess career

In March 2015, he finished in third place at the Reykjavik Open.^[2]

In April 2015, he gave a 24-hour blitz/bullet simul marathon to honor the release of the chess-themed film Le Tournoi, a film in which he also starred and served as chess consultant.^[3]

He has given courses on the Janowski Variation of the Queen's Gambit Declined,^[4] the Kalashnikov Variation of the Sicilian,^[5] and the Caro-Kann.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: FIDE Title Application (GM).
2. Web site: Last round in Reykjavik. March 18, 2015. Alejandro. Ramirez.
3. Web site: April 21–22: Blitz/Bullet Marathon By GM Libiszewski For "Le Tournoi". April 21, 2015. Peter. Doggers.
4. Web site: Fabien Libiszewski: The surprising Janowski Variation (3...a6) in the Queen‘s Gambit Declined. July 27, 2023.
5. Web site: New: "Master the Sicilian Kalashnikov" by Fabien Libiszewski. March 28, 2024.
6. Web site: Fabien Libiszewski:The surprising 3.d3 against the Caro-Kann. June 12, 2024.