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Marc Lacrosse

Number of games in database: 149
Years covered: 1984 to 2024
Last FIDE rating: 2153 (2176 rapid, 2126 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2313
Overall record: +42 -76 =31 (38.6%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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C77 Ruy Lopez (6 games)
D35 Queen's Gambit Declined (5 games)
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D02 Queen's Pawn Game (5 games)
C53 Giuoco Piano (4 games)
D30 Queen's Gambit Declined (4 games)
D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (4 games)
A57 Benko Gambit (4 games)

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   M Lacrosse vs A Dardha (Nov-06-21) 0-1
   T Maes vs M Lacrosse (Mar-06-14) 0-1

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MARC LACROSSE
(born May-25-1958, 67 years old) Belgium

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Last updated: 2018-07-15 09:44:57

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 page 1 of 6; games 1-25 of 149  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. G Welling vs M Lacrosse  1-0411984Eindhoven openD04 Queen's Pawn Game
2. B San Marco vs M Lacrosse  0-1521991Cappelle-la-Grande OpenA06 Reti Opening
3. M Lacrosse vs D Collas  0-1431991Cappelle-la-Grande OpenA57 Benko Gambit
4. C Deknuydt vs M Lacrosse  1-0321991Cappelle-la-Grande OpenC77 Ruy Lopez
5. S Joseph vs M Lacrosse  ½-½421991Cappelle-la-Grande OpenD02 Queen's Pawn Game
6. M Lacrosse vs S Gross  ½-½511991Cappelle-la-Grande OpenA40 Queen's Pawn Game
7. M Lacrosse vs D Dumitrache  0-1381991Cappelle-la-Grande OpenA62 Benoni, Fianchetto Variation
8. M Lacrosse vs G Timoscenko 0-1231991Ostend OpenE94 King's Indian, Orthodox
9. M Lacrosse vs J Guilbert  1-0191992Le Touquet opD09 Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3
10. M Lacrosse vs D Komarov  0-1301992Massy opE12 Queen's Indian
11. B Chatalbashev vs M Lacrosse  0-1611992Cappelle OpenD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
12. M Lacrosse vs R Kuczynski  0-1221992Cappelle OpenD43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
13. M Lacrosse vs D Werner  ½-½181992Cappelle OpenE95 King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, 8.Re1
14. M Dogge vs M Lacrosse  1-0271992Steinweg OpenC77 Ruy Lopez
15. M Lacrosse vs A Pimenta  1-0271992Steinweg OpenA70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3
16. S Mohandesi vs M Lacrosse  1-0471992Ostend OpenD35 Queen's Gambit Declined
17. M Bosboom vs M Lacrosse  1-0401992Ostend OpenC53 Giuoco Piano
18. M Lacrosse vs Jansa  0-1311993Ostend opA56 Benoni Defense
19. M Lacrosse vs I Nataf  ½-½401993Paris Apsap opE92 King's Indian
20. A Wojtkiewicz vs M Lacrosse  1-0301993Eupen opE06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
21. S Reschke vs M Lacrosse  1-0401993Ostend opA13 English
22. Sadler vs M Lacrosse  1-0251993Cappelle OpenD35 Queen's Gambit Declined
23. A Negulescu vs M Lacrosse  1-0391993Cappelle OpenD30 Queen's Gambit Declined
24. M Lacrosse vs Y Catteau  0-1331993Cappelle OpenD51 Queen's Gambit Declined
25. M Lacrosse vs M Yard  ½-½821993Cappelle OpenA55 Old Indian, Main line
 page 1 of 6; games 1-25 of 149  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Aug-28-04  Whitehat1963: Strange name for a chessplayer!
Apr-29-07  PhilFeeley: He just beat Anand in a simul on ICC.
Apr-29-07  PhilFeeley: ...and here is the game (or at least some of it):


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after 35. Kd2

35...c4! 36.bxc4?! [36.Rb1] 36...dxc4 37.Kc1?! [37.Ke3] 37...Rf5! 38.Rf1 Re5 39.Rf2 Re3 40.f4 [40.Kd2 Rd3+ 41.Kc1 Bf5] 40...gxf4 41.Rxf4 [41.gxf4 Kg6 42.Nc5 Bg4] 41...Re1+ 42.Kb2?! [42.Kd2 Ra1 43.Nc5 Rxa2+ 44.Ke3] 42...Re2+ 43.Ka3 Rxh2 44.Nc5 Bg4 45.Ne4 f5 46.Rf2 Rxf2 47.Nxf2 Kf6 48.Ka4 Kg5 49.Kxa5 f4 50.gxf4+ Kxf4 White resigns because after 51.Kb5 Ke3 52.Nh1 (52.Nxg4 hxg4 and black promotes his pawn quicker) 52...h4 53.a4 Bf3 there is nothing to be done.

Aug-19-09  PivotalAnorak: Actually there were 2 Belgian players named "Marc Lacrosse". The one who beat Anand was a friend of mine and he just passed away at the age of 48. RIP Marco.
Aug-19-09  PivotalAnorak: Here's his game that will live forever:
[Event "ICC 90 5 u"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2007.04.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Anand"]
[Black "Bluesette"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ICCResult "White resigns"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2155"]
[Opening "Sicilian defense"]
[ECO "B41"]
[NIC "SI.41"]
[Time "12:04:06"]
[TimeControl "5400+5"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Nc3 Ne7 7. Bf4 d5 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bb5+ Nc6 11. O-O O-O 12. c3 Bf5 13. Qd2 a6 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Be3 Bc7 16. Bf4 Bb6 17. Rfe1 Qf6 18. Be5 Qg6 19. Qf4 Be4 20. Qg3 Rfe8 21. Bd4 Bc7 22. Qxg6 Bxg6 23. Nc5 a5 24. b3 Bf5 25. f3 h5 26. g3 f6 27. Kf2 Kf7 28. Na4 g5 29. Rxe8 Rxe8 30. Bb6 Bxb6+ 31. Nxb6 Rb8 32. Na4 Rb5 33. Rd1 Be6 34. Ke3 c5 35. Kd2 c4 36. bxc4 dxc4 37. Kc1 Rf5 38. Rf1 Re5 39. Rf2 Re3 40. f4 gxf4 41. Rxf4 Re1+ 42. Kb2 Re2+ 43. Ka3 Rxh2 44. Nc5 Bg4 45. Ne4 f5 46. Rf2 Rxf2 47. Nxf2 Kf6 48. Ka4 Kg5 49. Kxa5 f4 50. gxf4+ Kxf4 White resigns 0-1

Jun-07-13  whiteshark: Marc Lacrosse, (August 8, 1961 – August 13, 2009), was a Belgian radiologist and chief executive of the Cliniques Universitaires UCL de Mont-Godinne Yvoir, Namur, Belgium. Marc was a chess and correspondence chess player, as well as opening book author, most notably for Fabien Letouzey's program Fruit.

Marc Lacrosse died at age 48.

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