Bilel Bellahcene
Bilel Bellahcene (born 1998) is an Algerian chess player. He holds the title of Grandmaster (GM). Born in Strasbourg, France, he changed his federation from France to Algeria in July 2018.
| Bilel Bellahcene | |
|---|---|
 Karlsruhe, 2016 | |
| Country | Algeria |
| Born | 1998 Strasbourg, France |
| Title | Grandmaster (2018) |
| FIDE rating | 2501 (August 2020) |
| Peak rating | 2560 (March 2019) |
Chess career
As of September 2019, Bellahcene is the top-ranked player in Algeria.[1]
Bellahcene represented Algeria on Board 1 in the 2018 Chess Olympiad.
Bellahcene won the 2019 FIDE Zone 4.1 Championship with a perfect 9 our of 9 to qualify for the Chess World Cup 2019.[1] In the first round, he came close to upsetting Hikaru Nakamura, holding the much higher-rated player to two draws in the classical games before losing in the tie-breaks.
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References
- Masala, Kenya Chess (2019-05-21). "Bellahcene Bilel is King of Zone 4.1". Kenya Chess Masala. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
External links
- Bilel Bellahcene rating card at FIDE
- Bilel Bellahcene games at 365Chess.com
- Bilel Bellahcene player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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