André Diamant (born February 9, 1990) is a Brazilian chess Grandmaster. He won the

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in 2008 and 2009 and played for Brazil in the

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s of 2008 and 2010. Diamant is of

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ish origin and represents the club ''A Hebraica'' (

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). His peak

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was 2547.

Notable games

Robert Kempinski vs Andre Diamant, Essent 2008, Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Steinitz Development Variation (D26), 0-1

References

External links

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André Diamant at 365Chess.com
1990 births Living people Brazilian chess players Jewish chess players Chess Grandmasters Maccabiah Games competitors for Brazil Maccabiah Games chess players Chess Olympiad competitors Webster University alumni Sportspeople from Fortaleza {{Brazil-chess-bio-stub