Marjan Šemrl (born July 18, 1954) is a Slovenian chess player. He is received the

ICCF title International Correspondence Chess Federation (ICCF) was founded on 26 March 1951 as a new appearance of the International Correspondence Chess Association (ICCA), which was founded in 1945, as successor of the Internationaler Fernschachbund (I ...

International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster is a correspondence chess title created by FIDE in 1953, second only to that of world correspondence champion. Currently, this title is awarded by the International Correspondence Chess Federation (IC ...

in 2007.

Early life

He started to play chess at the age of 18. He participated in chess tournaments in former

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. After ten years of competition he left to fully devote himself to a professional career and family.

Career

He returned to chess in 1996. In 1999 he fulfilled

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International Master norm and after this success was awarded the Slovenian national master title. He competed in

correspondence chess Correspondence chess is chess played by various forms of long-distance correspondence, traditionally through the postal system. Today it is usually played through a correspondence chess server, a public internet chess forum, or email. Less commo ...

tournaments beginning in 2000. In 2003 he won the Slovenia correspondence chess championship. In 2011 he won the 24th

World Correspondence Chess Championship The World Correspondence Chess Championship determines the World Champion in correspondence chess. Men and women of any age are eligible to contest the title. The official World Correspondence Chess Championship is managed by the International Corr ...

(2009–2011).

Personal life

He lives in a small village near

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and works as a software development project manager. He is the married father of two daughters. He serves as vice president of Slovenia Correspondence Chess Federation Council.Marjan Šemrl Europa Team
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