Darko Anić (chess player)

Darko Anić (born April 30, 1957 in Zadar ) is a French chess player and teacher of Croatian origin.

Life

Anić learned to play chess at the age of 14. He studied psychology, pedagogy and sociology at the University of Zagreb . During his studies he taught chess at primary schools in Zagreb. At an open in Cannes in 1987 he met his future wife and stayed in France. From 1989 he was commissioned by the French Chess Federation (FFE) to carry out screening courses for youth players in the south of France and accompanied French youth teams to international tournaments.

successes

In 1974, just three years after learning to play chess, he won Zadar's chess championship. In 1976 he was able to win the university championship in Zagreb. In 1979 he became the Dalmatian individual champion, in 1985 he won the Croatian individual championship. His greatest success at French individual championships was second place in 1997 in Narbonne . In 1997 on the top board and in 2003 on the third board, he took part in the Mitropa Cup with the French national team. At the 2004 Chess Olympiad in Calvià , he was captain of the French national team. In France he played for the Association Cannes-Echecs , in the 2009 season for Lodève - St Affrique , since the 2014/15 season for L'Echiquier Chalonnais .

In 1989 he received the title of International Master and has been a Grand Master since 1999 . His Elo rating is 2380 (as of June 2016). His highest rating to date was 2499 in January 2000.

Web links

• Darko Anić at the World Chess Federation FIDE (English)
• Replayable chess games by Darko Anić on chessgames.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Curriculum vitae on the website of the cavalierbleu chess school (French)
2. ↑ French Individual Championship 1997 (French)