Marjan Šemrl (born July 18, 1954) is a Slovenian chess player. He is received the ICCF title of International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster in 2007.[1]

Marjan Šemrl
Country	Yugoslavia  Slovenia
Born	(1954-07-18) July 18, 1954 (age 68)
Title	International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (2007)
ICCF World Champion	2009–2011
FIDE rating	2126 (November 2019)
Peak rating	2240 (July 1997)
ICCF rating	2615 (January 2022)
ICCF peak rating	2617 (January 2021)

Early life

He started to play chess at the age of 18. He participated in chess tournaments in former Yugoslavia. After ten years of competition he left to fully devote himself to a professional career and family.

Career

He returned to chess in 1996. In 1999 he fulfilled FIDE International Master norm and after this success was awarded the Slovenian national master title. He competed in correspondence chess tournaments beginning in 2000. In 2003 he won the Slovenia correspondence chess championship. In 2011 he won the 24th World Correspondence Chess Championship (2009–2011).[2]

Personal life

He lives in a small village near Ljubljana and works as a software development project manager. He is the married father of two daughters. He serves as vice president of Slovenia Correspondence Chess Federation Council.[3]

References

External links

• Marjan Semrl rating card at FIDE
• Marjan Semrl player profile and games at Chessgames.com
• Marjan Semrl chess games at 365Chess.com
• Marjan Šemrl player details at ICCF

Preceded by Ulrich Stephan	World Correspondence Chess Champion 2009–2011	Succeeded by Fabio Finocchiaro