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Swiss chess grandmaster
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Male
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Birth:
24 March 1980(Oberwil-Lieli)
The details
Biography
Florian Jenni (born 24 March 1980 in Lieli) is a Swiss chess player and International Grandmaster of chess.
When he was five years old, he was taught to play chess by his mother and later on by his father. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster in 2003. On the March 2010 FIDE rating list his Elo rating is 2520.
Jenni, who studied economics and plays the piano in his free time, won tournaments in Lenk (2002), the Swiss Championship in Silvaplana (2003), and Winterthur (2005).
He is also a member of the Swiss National Team.