Étienne Bacrot (born 1983) is a French chess Grandmaster who became the youngest Grandmaster in the world in 1997 at the age of 14. He has won the French Chess Championship multiple times and has been a key member of the French national team.
To be determined: Chess in London, Paris, and Budapest
After winning his August 7–11 match against GM Anish Giri in the Netherlands, GM Hans Niemann plays against GM Nikita Vitiugov August 14–18 in London. The matches are part of “GM Hans Niemann against the World” series. The third and final match in the series is in Paris, August 20–24, against Étienne Bacrot. GM Hans Niemann against the World has a total prize pool of $100,000. More 🡢