Tanguy Ringoir

Tanguy Ringoir
Ringoir in 2013
CountryBelgium
Born (1994-06-29) June 29, 1994 (age 30)
Wetteren, Belgium
TitleGrandmaster (2015)[1]
FIDE rating2525 (January 2025)
Peak rating2543 (May 2018)

Tanguy Ringoir is a Belgian Chess grandmaster.

Chess career

In 2012 and 2014, Ringoir played for Belgium in the 40th and 41st Chess Olympiads.[2] He also won the 2012,[3] 2013, and 2016 Belgian Chess Championships and the 2013 Belgian Blitz Championship.[4]

In December 2021, Ringoir tied for 1st place at the 2021 Charlotte Open alongside Grandmasters Titas Stremavičius, Cemil Can Ali Marandi, Christopher Yoo, Robby Kevlishvili, and Akshat Chandra.[5]

Personal life

He studied economics at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and served as the captain of the chess team, which won six national collegiate championships.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Grandmaster, Tanguy Ringoir".
  3. ^ "Sofia rules". March 11, 2014.
  4. ^ "IM Tanguy Ringoir is 2013 Belgian champion". July 15, 2013.
  5. ^ "2021 Charlotte Open".
  6. ^ Sands, David (January 10, 2017). "Webster dominates but UMBC's Tanguy Ringoir shines at college chess clash".
  7. ^ "The smartest man in the NFL".