Matej Šebenik (born 28 August 1983) is a Slovenian

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player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster (GM) by

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in 2012. He won the

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in 2014. In 2009, he won the

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tournament. Šebenik has played for team Slovenia in the

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, Mitropa Cup and European Youth Team Championship. His team won the gold medal in the 2005 Mitropa Cup.Matej Šebenik
team chess record at OlimpBase.org

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Matej Sebenik
chess games at 365Chess.com * 1983 births Living people Chess Grandmasters Slovenian chess players Chess Olympiad competitors Chess players from Ljubljana {{Slovenia-chess-bio-stub