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Étienne Bacrot

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Étienne Bacrot (French pronunciation: [etjɛn bakʁo]; born 22 January 1983) is a French chess grandmaster, and as a child, a chess prodigy. He competed at the Candidates Matches in 2007 and won the Aeroflot Open in 2009. He passed 2700 FIDE rating in 2004 and in January 2005 he became the first French player to enter the top 10. Bacrot won an individual bronze medal at the 37th Chess Olympiad in 2006 for his performance on board one, as well as four medals at the World Team Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2024). Étienne Bacrot is the 333rd most popular chess player (down from 317th in 2024), the 5,996th most popular biography from France (down from 5,962nd in 2019) and the 8th most popular French Chess Player.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Étienne Bacrot ranks 333 out of 461. Before him are Miguel Illescas, Bela Khotenashvili, Gilberto Milos, Qin Kanying, Natalia Pogonina, and Gukesh D. After him are Arkadij Naiditsch, Jacob Aagaard, Joel Benjamin, Peng Zhaoqin, Vasilios Kotronias, and Curt Hansen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Étienne Bacrot ranks 680. Before him are Jesse Williams, Chris Wondolowski, Cyril Théréau, Mohamed Sarr, Alejandro Falla, and Careca. After him are Rolando Bianchi, Jermaine Pennant, James Moga, Cesare Bovo, Landry Bonnefoi, and Maksim Tsyhalka.

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In France

Among people born in France, Étienne Bacrot ranks 5,996 out of 6,770. Before him are Neal Maupay (1996), Jérémie Elkaïm (1978), Mourad Meghni (1984), Kendji Girac (1996), Alex Lutz (1978), and Rémy Vogel (1960). After him are Nicolas Hénard (1964), Sébastien Flute (1972), Ann Scott (1965), Émilien Jacquelin (1995), Bruno Carabetta (1966), and Mario Duplantier (1981).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In France

Among chess players born in France, Étienne Bacrot ranks 8. Before him are Legall de Kermeur (1702), Pal Benko (1928), André Chéron (1895), Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint-Amant (1800), Chantal Chaudé de Silans (1919), and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (1990). After him are Laurent Fressinet (1981), and Marie Sebag (1986).

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