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From 26th October to 3rd of November 2022 the 20th edition of the Capechecs chess festival took place in Cap d’Agde in France. A total of 879 players fought in the different tournaments, from the famous Cap Echecs Trophy to various open tournaments for players of all strength. The Trophy was won by GM Laurent Fressinet after a narrow final against GM Luca Moroni, and the Open was won by GM Maxime Lagarde ahead of 49 grandmasters from 32 nations. | Photos: Pierre Textoris

€29.90 Éloi Relange is 44 years old, son of the painter Jean-Maxime Relange, father of three and Grandmaster. Hovever, since 2005, he has barely spent any time with chess, aside from the occasional game played for the Paris club Clichy. Instead, he has shifted his focus towards the more lucrative world of professional poker. However, the poker academy he co-founded was not as successful as its German counterpart, which was sold for a sum subsequently invested in the found...