Mark Diesen
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Mark Carl Diesen was an American
chess
player. He earned the International Master title in 1976 by winning the World Junior Championship
. Other achievements included being Louisiana State Champion in 1986, 1987 and 1988.
A graduate of the University of Tennessee, he had a degree in Chemical Engineering. After dropping out of mainstream chess, he worked as a reservoir engineer for Shell Oil, Pennzoil and Noble Energy.
Diesen was married with three daughters.
United States
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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...
player. He earned the International Master title in 1976 by winning the World Junior Championship
World Junior Chess Championship
The World Junior Chess Championship is an under-20 chess tournament organized by the World Chess Federation ....
. Other achievements included being Louisiana State Champion in 1986, 1987 and 1988.
A graduate of the University of Tennessee, he had a degree in Chemical Engineering. After dropping out of mainstream chess, he worked as a reservoir engineer for Shell Oil, Pennzoil and Noble Energy.
Diesen was married with three daughters.
Further reading
- Chess LifeChess LifeChess Life is a monthly chess magazine published in the United States. The official publication of the United States Chess Federation , it reaches more than a quarter of a million readers every month. A subscription to Chess Life is one of the benefits of Full Adult, Youth, or Life membership in...
, March 2009, p. 10 - USCF: The Games of Mark Diesen, part 1
- USCF: The Games of Mark Diesen, part 2