Jean-Claude Letzelter Explained
| Jean-Claude Letzelter |
| Country: | France |
| Birth Date: | 20 September 1940 |
| Birth Place: | Sélestat, France |
| FIDE Master |
| Peakrating: | 2310 (July 1986) |
| Fideid: | 600652 |
Jean-Claude Letzelter (born 20 September 1940) is a French chess FIDE Master (FM) and three times French Chess Championship winner (1968, 1971, 1974).
Biography
From the mid-1960s to the late 1970s, Jean-Claude Letzelter was one of the best French chess players. He played in individual French Chess Championship finals many times, winning three gold medals (1968, 1971, 1974) and a silver medal (1967).[1] In 1975, in Vratsa, he participated in the World Chess Championship Zonal tournament and ranked 16th.
Jean-Claude Letzelter played for France in the Chess Olympiads:[2]
- In 1968, at the second board in the 18th Chess Olympiad in Lugano (+5, =4, -4),
- In 1972, at the third board in the 20th Chess Olympiad in Skopje (+8, =3, -4),
- In 1976, at the second reserve board in the 22nd Chess Olympiad in Haifa (+5, =2, -4),
- In 1978, at the second reserve board in the 23rd Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires (+3, =2, -3).
Jean-Claude Letzelter played for France in the European Team Chess Championship preliminaries:[3]
- In 1977, at the second board in the 6th European Team Chess Championship preliminaries (+2, =0, -0).
Notes and References
- http://heritageechecsfra.free.fr/interest.htm LE CHAMPIONNAT DE FRANCE D'ECHECS
- Web site: OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Jean-Claude Letzelter . www.olimpbase.org . 2021-04-30 . 2021-05-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210502070408/http://www.olimpbase.org/players/wcce8sim.html . dead .
- Web site: OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship (preliminaries) :: Jean-Claude Letzelter . www.olimpbase.org.
