André Lombard

André Lombard
Lombard in 2013
Personal information
Born(1950-09-19)19 September 1950
Bern, Switzerland
DiedOctober 2025(2025-10-00) (aged 75)
Chess career
CountrySwitzerland
TitleInternational Master (1976)
Peak rating2420 (January 1976)

André Lombard (19 September 1950 – October 2025) was a Swiss chess player.[1] Lombard won the Swiss Chess Championship five times: 1969, 1970, 1973, 1974, and 1977.[1] He also played on the Swiss team in all five Chess Olympiads from 1970 to 1978.[2] Lombard received the International Master title in 1976.[1] He died in October 2025, at the age of 75.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Whyld, Ken (1986), Chess: The Records, Guinness Books, p. 150, ISBN 0-85112-455-0
  2. ^ "Lombard, Andre Record at the Men's Olympiad", The Encyclopedia of Team Chess, OlimpBase.org, retrieved 9 September 2012
  3. ^ IM André Lombard gestorben, www.swisschess.ch, retrieved 29 October 2025