Etienne Bacrot (born January 22, 1983) is a French chess grandmaster. January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A chess table is a table with a chessboard painted or engraved on it. ... The five original grandmasters of chess, from left to right: Lasker (seated), Alekhine, Capablanca, Marshall, Tarrasch (seated) The title International Grandmaster is awarded to world-class chess masters by the world chess organization FIDE. Apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain. ...

He became a Grandmaster in March 1997 at the age of 14 years and 2 months, making him the youngest person to that date to have held the title. The five original grandmasters of chess, from left to right: Lasker (seated), Alekhine, Capablanca, Marshall, Tarrasch (seated) The title International Grandmaster is awarded to world-class chess masters by the world chess organization FIDE. Apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain. ...

As well as playing in tournaments and team competitions, Bacrot has since 1995 played an annual six-game match against a prominent player in his home town of Albert. In 1996 he beat Vasily Smyslov 5-1, in 1997 lost to Viktor Korchnoi 4-2, in 1998 defeated Robert Hübner 3.5-2.5, in 1999 lost to Alexander Beliavsky 3.5-2.5, in 2000 lost to Nigel Short 4-2, in 2001 tied 3-3 with Emil Sutovsky, in 2002 beat Boris Gelfand 3.5-2.5, and in 2004 won against Ivan Sokolov 3.5-2.5 (there was no match in 2003). Albert is a commune of the Somme France. ... Image:Smyslov. ... Viktor Korchnoi (also Korchnoy, Kortchnoy, Kortschnoj, etc) (Ви́ктор Льво́вич Корчно́й) (born March 23, 1931) is a professional chess player. ... Doctor Robert Hübner (born November 6, 1948 in West Germany) is a respected German chess Grandmaster and papyrologist (recognised as an expert in Egyptian hieroglyphics). ... A. Beliavsky, at 35th chess olympiad Bled 2002 Alexander Beliavsky (born December 17, Ukrainian chess grand master, nicknamed Satan. He currently lives in Slovenia and he plays for the Olympic team there. ... Nigel Short (born June 1, 1965 in Leigh, Lancashire) is an English chess player. ... Emil Sutovsky (born 19 September 1977) is an Israeli chess Grandmaster. ... Boris Gelfand (born 24 June 1968) is a chess grandmaster. ...

In the October 2005 FIDE list, Bacrot had an Elo rating of 2725 (his highest ever was 2731 in April 2005), making him number nine in the world and France's number one. The Fédération Internationale des Échecs or World Chess Federation is an international organization that connects the various national chess federations around the world. ... The ELO rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as chess and Go. ...

External links

• FIDE rating card for Etienne Bacrot
• 20 Critical Positions from His Games