Éloi Relange

Éloi Relange
CountryFrance
Born (1976-07-01) July 1, 1976 (age 48)
TitleGrandmaster (1998)
FIDE rating2422 (December 2024)
Peak rating2513 (July 2003)

Éloi Relange is a French chess grandmaster and poker player.

Career

He is the son of painter Jean-Maxime Relange and has played with the Paris chess club Clichy. He earned his GM title in 1998, though gradually stepped away from professional chess beginning in 2005.[1]

He is also a poker player, and finished in first place in a € 500 No Limit Hold'em - Freezeout tournament in Paris in March 2008.[2] He has also written articles for Live Poker.[3]

In April 2021, he became the president of the French Chess Federation.[1] In May 2022, he led the federation to become part of the French National Olympic and Sports Committee.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Löffler, Stefan (May 5, 2021). "A New President for the French Chess Federation".
  2. ^ "Eloi Relange's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
  3. ^ "Relange Eloi".
  4. ^ "FFE becomes a member of National Olympic and Sports Committee". May 24, 2022.