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Nick de Firmian

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American chess player

United StatesWritersBorn 1957 · age 69
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Nicholas Ernest de Firmian is an American chess player who received the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM) in 1985. S. chess champion, winning in 1987, 1995, and 1998. He also tied for first in 2002, but Larry Christiansen won the playoff.

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Nicholas Ernest de Firmian is an American chess player who received the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM) in 1985. He is a three-time U.S. chess champion, winning in 1987, 1995, and 1998. He also tied for first in 2002, but Larry Christiansen won the playoff. He is also a chess writer, most famous for his work in writing the 13th, 14th, and 15th editions of the important chess opening treatise Modern Chess Openings. He was born in Fresno, California.

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United States
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Born 1957 · age 69
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