Jean-Luc Seret (14 September 1951 – 19 March 2024) was a French chess player, International Master and four-time winner of the French Chess Championship.[1][2]

Jean-Luc Seret
Country France
Born(1951-09-14)14 September 1951
Rouen, France
Died19 March 2024(2024-03-19) (aged 72)
TitleInternational Master (1982)
Peak rating2455 (January 1985)

Playing career

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Seret was a member of the French team at the 1974, 1976, 1980, 1982 and 1984 Chess Olympiad.[3] He obtained the International Master title in 1982.[2] Seret won the French Chess Championship in 1980, 1981, 1984 and 1985.[4] During the 1989 Championship, Seret was involved in a violent altercation with Gilles Andruet who subsequently withdrew from the tournament.[5]

Personal life

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Born in Rouen, France on 14 September 1951, he died on 19 March 2024, at the age of 72.[6]

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