Louis Betbeder Matibet
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Louis Betbeder Matibet was a French chess
master born in Orléans
.
He twice took 2nd place French Chess Championship
in 1928 and 1946.
Betbeder represented France seven times in Chess Olympiads (1927, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1935, and 1936), and won individual silver medal in 5th Olympiad
at Folkestone 1933.
He was awarded the International Arbiter
title in 1967.
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
master born in Orléans
Orléans
-Prehistory and Roman:Cenabum was a Gallic stronghold, one of the principal towns of the Carnutes tribe where the Druids held their annual assembly. It was conquered and destroyed by Julius Caesar in 52 BC, then rebuilt under the Roman Empire...
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He twice took 2nd place French Chess Championship
French Chess Championship
The French Chess Championship is the annual, national chess tournament of France. It was officially first played in 1923after the formation of the Fédération Française des Echecs in 1921. The first unofficial national tournament was played in 1880, in the Café de la Régence, where further edition...
in 1928 and 1946.
Betbeder represented France seven times in Chess Olympiads (1927, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1935, and 1936), and won individual silver medal in 5th Olympiad
5th Chess Olympiad
The 5th Chess Olympiad, organized by the FIDE and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between July 12 and July 23, 1933, in Folkestone, United Kingdom...
at Folkestone 1933.
He was awarded the International Arbiter
International Arbiter
In chess, International Arbiter is a title awarded by FIDE to individuals deemed capable of acting as arbiter in important chess matches . The title was established in 1951....
title in 1967.