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André Thiellement (6 May 1906 – 20 February 1976), was a French chess master, two times French Chess Championship winner (1962, 1963), Chief Administrator of the Overseas Territories.

André Thiellement
Country	France
Born	(1906-05-06)6 May 1906 Paris, France
Died	20 February 1976(1976-02-20) (aged 69) Paris, France

Biography

André Thiellement learned to play chess at the age of 17. From the 1930s to the 1960s he was one of the leading French chess players. In French Chess Championship André Thiellement won seven medals: 2 gold (1962, 1963), 2 silver (1931, 1952) and 3 bronze (1951, 1955, 1964). In 1952, he won French Team Chess Championship with the team of the Parisian club Caissa.[1] In 1968, André Thiellement won silver medal in Paris Chess Championship.

André Thiellement played for France in the Chess Olympiads:[2]

• In 1954, at third board in the 11th Chess Olympiad in Amsterdam (+2, =2, -5),
• In 1962, at third board in the 15th Chess Olympiad in Varna (+8, =3, -5),
• In 1964, at third board in the 16th Chess Olympiad in Tel Aviv (+3, =5, -4),
• In 1968, at first reserve board in the 18th Chess Olympiad in Lugano (+3, =5, -1).

André Thiellement played for France in the Clare Benedict Chess Cups:[3]

• In 1953, at third board in the 1st Clare Benedict Chess Cu in Mont Pèlerin (+1, =2, -2).

André Thiellement was in the civil service. After graduating from École nationale de la France d'Outre-Mer he worked in administrative positions in French colonies. The pinnacle of his career is the position of Prefect Madagascar.

References

External links

• Andre Thiellement player profile and games at Chessgames.com
• André Thiellement chess games at 365chess.com
• THIELLEMENT André biography at heritageechecsfra.free.fr

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[ru] Тьелльман, Андре

Андре Тьелльман (фр. André Thiellement, 6 мая 1906, Париж — 20 февраля 1976, Париж) — французский шахматист и крупный чиновник. Двукратный чемпион Франции (1962 и 1963 гг.; в чемпионате 1963 г. поделил 1—2 места с Г. Маццони и получил звание чемпиона по дополнительным показателям). Серебряный призер чемпионатов Франции 1931 и 1952 гг. Бронзовый призер чемпионатов Франции 1951, 1955 и 1964 гг. Победитель командного чемпионата Франции 1952 г. в составе команды парижского клуба «Каисса».[2] Серебряный призер чемпионата Парижа 1968 г. В составе сборной Франции участник четырех шахматных олимпиад.

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