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Happened Today in the Chess World - Mar 14, 2024

THE PARISIAN CHAMPION


GM Eric Prié - Source: letarnlibre.com

Today is Grandmaster Eric Prié's birthday. He was born in Paris, France, on March 14, 1962.
A four-time Parisian champion, Eric became French champion in 1995. Prié represented France in three Olympiads and reached his peak rating in October 2007 with 2532 Elo points.
Eric is a specialist in blindfolded chess (with a record of 16 games played simultaneously). He's coached the best French players, such as Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Laurent Fressinet, and Marie Sebag.
Prié is an expert on the Scandinavian Defense and the London system, and christened the Prié Attack (1.d4 d5 2.a3).

Éric Prié (2532)-Samy Shoker (2381), French Team Championship 2008
White to move

 

23. Rxf7! Kxf7 24. Nxg6! Qg8 25. Rf4+ Nf6 26. Ne5+ Rxe5 27. Qxf6+ Ke8 28. Qxd6 Re1+ 29. Kf2 Re2+ 30. Kxe2 Qxg2+ 31. Ke1 Qh1+ 32. Rf1 1-0





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