Marius Fabre (
Marseille
Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Franc ...
, 18 April 1890 –
Paris
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, 16 March 1945) was off-and-on world champion in
International draughts
International draughts (also called international checkers or Polish draughts) is a Abstract strategy, strategy board game for two players, one of the variants of draughts. The gameboard comprises 10×10 squares in alternating dark and light co ...
from 1926 to 1931. The "Coup Fabre" move is named for him.
Lyons Draughts site (in French)
/ref> He was French champion before that, having first won the French championship in 1921.
Web sources
French draughts players
Sportspeople from Marseille
Players of international draughts
1890 births
1945 deaths
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