Clovis Vernay
{{Short description|French-Swiss chess grandmaster (born 1989)}}
{{Infobox chess player
| country = France (until 2022)
Switzerland (since 2022)
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|7|15}}
| birth_place = Saint-Chamond, Loire, France
| title = Grandmaster (2022){{cite web|url=https://ratings.fide.com/crt/main224745.pdf|title=FIDE Title Application (GM)}}
| peakrating = 2526 (November 2021)
| FideID = 633046
}}
Clovis Vernay is a French-Swiss chess grandmaster.
Chess career
He joined the Lyon Chess Club in 2002. He earned his first GM norm in 2010, second GM norm in 2016, and earned the title in 2021.{{cite web|url=https://lyon-olympique-echecs.com/clovis-vernay-devient-grand-maitre-international/|title=Clovis VERNAY devient Grand Maître International !|date=February 14, 2022|first=Nicolas|last=Fayel}} He switched his FIDE federation from France to Switzerland in 2022.
In July 2007, he won the Grenoble Masters tournament with a score of 6.5/9, defeating top seed and grandmaster Evgeni Janev.{{cite web|url=https://www.forez-info.com/actualite/divers/581-echecs-clovis-vernay-le-plus-jeune-maitre-international-de-lhistoire-de-rhone-alpes.html|title=Echecs: Clovis Vernay, le plus jeune Maître International de l'histoire de Rhône-Alpes|date=July 20, 2007}}
In August 2022, he won the Martigny Open with a score of 6.5/7, finishing ahead of runners-up Fabrizio Patuzzo, Murtez Ondozi, Nicolas Brunner, and Sebastien Joie.{{cite web|url=https://www.swisschess.ch/nouvelles/le-tournoi-dactive-chess-de-martigny-reunit-123-participantes-victoire-du-favori-le-gm-clovis-vernay.html|title=Le tournoi d’active-chess de Martigny réunit 123 participant(e)s – Victoire du favori, le GM Clovis Vernay|date=August 14, 2022|first=Bernard|last=Bovigny}}
References
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