Noël Studer
| Noël Studer | |
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 Noël Studer, 2016 | |
| Full name | Noël Oliver Studer |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Born | 18 October 1996 (age 24) Bern, Switzerland |
| Title | Grandmaster (2017) |
| FIDE rating | 2581 (August 2021) |
| Peak rating | 2588 (December 2020) |
Noël Oliver Studer (born 18 October 1996) is a Swiss chess grandmaster. He was Swiss Chess Champion in 2016.
Chess career[]
Born in 1996, Studer earned his international master title in 2014 and his grandmaster title in 2017. His achievement of the latter title at the age of 20 makes him Switzerland's youngest ever grandmaster.[1] He is the No. 7 ranked Swiss player as of October 2017.[2]
In 2019, Studer won the Accentus Young Masters, held from 27 February to 7 March. He won his first five games, and finished one point clear of the rest of the field with 7½/9 (+6–0=3).[3]
On August 5th 2021, Studer announced he would be retiring from competitive chess at the start of 2022, citing health problems, and the want to focus on other career paths. [4]
References[]
- ^ "Noël Studer (20) ist jüngster Grossmeister in der Schweizer Schachgeschichte! – dritte GM-Norm und Sprung über die 2500-ELO-Marke dank Top-Resultat beim Grenke-Open in Karlsruhe - SSB". swisschess.ch. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
- ^ Staff writer(s) (October 2017). "Federations Ranking - Switzerland". FIDE.
- ^ Fischer, Johannes (10 March 2019). "Accentus Young Masters: Studer wins, Yankelevich grabs GM norm". ChessBase.
- ^ Studer, Noël (4 August 2021). "Why I Retire From Competitive Chess". nextlevelchess.
External links[]
- Noël Studer player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Noël Studer rating card at FIDE
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