Arik Braun (born 8 February 1988)[1] is a German chess grandmaster and the world's first chessboxer of Grandmaster strength.[2]

Arik Braun
CountryGermany
Born (1988-02-08) 8 February 1988 (age 36)
Aresing, West Germany
TitleGrandmaster (2008)
FIDE rating2587 (December 2024)
Peak rating2609 (February 2020)

Chess career

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He won the World Under-18 Chess Championship in 2006[3] and the German Chess Championship in 2009.[4] Braun was the bronze medalist at the World Junior Chess Championship of 2008, held in Gaziantep.[5]

References

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  1. ^ GM title application FIDE
  2. ^ "As Chessboxing Goes Global, Klitschko vs. Putin Is the Ultimate Card". www.vocativ.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  3. ^ "Arik Braun ist Weltmeister! - Deutscher Schachbund - Schach in Deutschland". www.schachbund.de (in German). 28 October 2006. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  4. ^ "Arik Braun ist Deutscher Meister 2009 - Deutscher Schachbund - Schach in Deutschland". www.schachbund.de (in German). 14 February 2009. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  5. ^ "Meet Abhijeet Gupta – meet the Junior World Champion". ChessBase. 2008-08-21. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
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