Alfred Molimard (October 29, 1888 in

Serres, Hautes-Alpes Serres (; Vivaro-Alpine: ''Sèrres'') is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. Geography Serres is located in the south of the French Alps. History Serres is located in a region called ''Dauphiné'' which, centuries ...

– January 25, 1943) was a

draughts Checkers (American English), also known as draughts (; Commonwealth English), is a group of strategy board games for two players which involve forward movements of uniform game pieces and mandatory captures by jumping over opponent pieces. ...

grandmaster from France. He joined a group devoted to the game in

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in 1907 and by 1909 was the champion of the town. He initially tended to lose against Isidore Weiss, but by 1912 he was the European champion in the game. In the same year he received his doctorate in medicine. He became less active in the game in the 1920s and after 1928 was primarily a teacher. He died from a cerebral hemorrhage on January 25, 1943.

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1888 births French draughts players Players of international draughts 1943 deaths {{Board-game-stub