Jean-Noël Riff
French chess grandmaster (born 1981)
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Jean-Noël Riff is a French chess grandmaster.
Chess career
Riff earned his GM norms at the:[1]
- Mulhouse International GM Festival in June 2008
- 24th Touquet Grand Prix in October 2009
- Interclubs Adultes in Saint-Quentin, June 2014
In October 2009, he became the champion of the Touquet International Open, where he drew against Sahaj Grover, who became India's youngest International Master.[2]
In August 2014, he finished second in the Trophée BNP Paribas tournament, behind winner Yannick Gozzoli.[3]
In January 2017, he held a draw against former FIDE World Champion Veselin Topalov at the Gibraltar Masters.[4]
