Manuel Apicella
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Manuel Apicella
Manuel Apicella (born 19 April 1970, Longjumeau
, France
) is a French chess
grandmaster.
Apicella was awarded the GM title in 1995.
He won the French Chess Championship
in 1992 at a category 7 event in Strasbourg
. He won the French Team Championship six times, 1986 playing for Caissa, 1989, 1992, 1996, 1997 and 1999 for Clichy. The French Team Cup he could win five times (1992, 1996, 1998, 2001 and 2006). In the British 4NCL he played for Hilsmark Kingfisher.
Playing for the French U26 national team he won a bronze medal in the U26 world championship in 1993. At European Team Chess Championships he played twice for the French National Team (1989 and 1992). He played for France at three Chess Olympiads (1994, 1996 and 2000).
Manuel Apicella (born 19 April 1970, Longjumeau
Longjumeau
Longjumeau is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.Inhabitants of Longjumeau are known as Longjumellois.-Transportation:...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
) is a French chess
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...
grandmaster.
Apicella was awarded the GM title in 1995.
He won the French Chess Championship
French Chess Championship
The French Chess Championship is the annual, national chess tournament of France. It was officially first played in 1923after the formation of the Fédération Française des Echecs in 1921. The first unofficial national tournament was played in 1880, in the Café de la Régence, where further edition...
in 1992 at a category 7 event in Strasbourg
Strasbourg
Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...
. He won the French Team Championship six times, 1986 playing for Caissa, 1989, 1992, 1996, 1997 and 1999 for Clichy. The French Team Cup he could win five times (1992, 1996, 1998, 2001 and 2006). In the British 4NCL he played for Hilsmark Kingfisher.
Playing for the French U26 national team he won a bronze medal in the U26 world championship in 1993. At European Team Chess Championships he played twice for the French National Team (1989 and 1992). He played for France at three Chess Olympiads (1994, 1996 and 2000).