Nick de Firmian
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Nick de Firmian (born July 26, 1957 in Fresno, California), is a chess grandmaster and three time U.S. chess champion, winning in 1987, 1995, and 1999. He has represented the United States at several Interzonals and FIDE Chess Olympiads. De Firmian earned the FM title in 1979 and the GM title in 1985. He currently resides in Denmark with his wife, Christine, who is a chess expert and past member of the Danish Women's Chess Team.
Grandmaster de Firmian is a noted expert on the chess opening and in 1990 he revised Modern Chess Openings, 13th edition (MCO-13). In 1999 he wrote the 14th edition of Modern Chess Openings (MCO-14), which is considered the standard single volume opening reference in English. He also helped prepare the chess opening book for the IBM Deep Blue team for its 1997 match with Garry Kasparov.
In 2006 he revised and expanded the classic 1921 book Chess Fundamentals, by José Capablanca.
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External links
- FIDE rating card for [Nick de Firmian]
- [Combinations from de Firmian's Games]
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