Éloi Relange is a French chess grandmaster and poker player.

Career

He is the son of painter Jean-Maxime Relange and has played with the Paris chess club Clichy. He earned his GM title in 1998, though gradually stepped away from professional chess beginning in 2005. He is also a poker player, and finished in first place in a € 500 No Limit Hold'em - Freezeout tournament in Paris in March 2008. He has also written articles for Live Poker. In April 2021, he became the president of the

French Chess Federation The French Chess Federation (French : ''Fédération Française des Echecs'' – ''FFE'') is the national organization for chess in France. The president is Éloi Relange, the vice-presidents are Laurie Delorme and Jean-Baptiste Mullon and the ...

. In May 2022, he led the federation to become part of the French National Olympic and Sports Committee.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Relange, Éloi Living people 1976 births French chess players Chess Grandmasters French poker players