Joël Lautier

Chess Player

1973 –

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Who is Joël Lautier?

Joël Lautier is a French chess grandmaster and FIDE Senior Trainer.

Born in Canada, of French father and Japanese mother, Lautier is one of the strongest grandmasters from France. He won the 1988 World Junior Chess Championship on tiebreak at Adelaide, and the French Chess Championships in 2004 and 2005. He was the No. 2 French GM in 2005 after Étienne Bacrot.

Lautier first received world attention in 1986 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, when at age 13, he defeated both Sofia Polgar and Judit Polgár to win the Under-14 World Championship.

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Born
Apr 12, 1973
Scarborough
Nationality
  • France

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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