Arik Braun
Arik Braun (born 8 February 1988)[1] is a German chess grandmaster and the world's first chessboxer of Grandmaster strength.[2]
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| Country | Germany |
| Born | 8 February 1988 Aresing, West Germany |
| Title | Grandmaster (2008) |
| FIDE rating | 2609 (August 2020) |
| Peak rating | 2609 (February 2020) |
Chess career
He won the World Under-18 Chess Championship in 2006 and the German Chess Championship in 2009. Braun was the bronze medalist at the World Junior Chess Championship of 2008, held in Gazientep.[3]
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References
- GM title application FIDE
- "As Chessboxing Goes Global, Klitschko vs. Putin Is the Ultimate Card". webcache.googleusercontent.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
- "Meet Abhijeet Gupta – meet the Junior World Champion". ChessBase. 2008-08-21. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
External links
- Arik Braun rating card at FIDE
- Arik Braun chess games at 365Chess.com
- Arik Braun player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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