Florin Felecan
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Florin Felecan is a chess
International Master. Born in Romania
, he resided in Evanston, Illinois
, having moved there on July 17, 1997, along with his family.
He served as one of four advisors on the World team in the Kasparov versus The World
chess match in 1999.
On the March 2011 FIDE list his Elo rating was 2385.
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
International Master. Born in Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, he resided in Evanston, Illinois
Evanston, Illinois
Evanston is a suburban municipality in Cook County, Illinois 12 miles north of downtown Chicago, bordering Chicago to the south, Skokie to the west, and Wilmette to the north, with an estimated population of 74,360 as of 2003. It is one of the North Shore communities that adjoin Lake Michigan...
, having moved there on July 17, 1997, along with his family.
He served as one of four advisors on the World team in the Kasparov versus The World
Kasparov versus The World
Kasparov versus the World was a game of chess played in 1999 over the Internet. Conducting the white pieces, Garry Kasparov faced the rest of the world in consultation, with the World Team moves to be decided by plurality vote. Over 50,000 individuals from more than 75 countries participated in the...
chess match in 1999.
On the March 2011 FIDE list his Elo rating was 2385.