Alfred Molimard
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Alfred Molimard was a draughts
grandmaster from France.
He joined a group devoted to the game in Lyon
in 1907 and by 1909 was the champion of the town. He initially tended to lose against Isidore Weiss
, but by 1912 he was the European champion in the game. In the same year he received his doctorate in medicine.
He became less active in the game in the 1920s and after 1928 was primarily a teacher. He died from a cerebral hemorrage on January 25, 1943.
Draughts
Draughts is a group of abstract strategy board games between two players which involve diagonal moves of uniform pieces and mandatory captures by jumping over the enemy's pieces. Draughts developed from alquerque...
grandmaster from France.
He joined a group devoted to the game in Lyon
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
in 1907 and by 1909 was the champion of the town. He initially tended to lose against Isidore Weiss
Isidore Weiss
Isidore Weiss was a Frenchman who became the first world champion in draughts. He won eight world championships from 1894 to 1909, a record not matched until Alexei Chizhov nearly a century later....
, but by 1912 he was the European champion in the game. In the same year he received his doctorate in medicine.
He became less active in the game in the 1920s and after 1928 was primarily a teacher. He died from a cerebral hemorrage on January 25, 1943.