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Thal Abergel
T Abergel 
Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons  

Number of games in database: 397
Years covered: 1998 to 2025
Last FIDE rating: 2415 (2438 rapid, 2355 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2547
Overall record: +132 -132 =125 (50.0%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 8 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (63) 
    B90 B25 B48 B23 B30
 Queen's Pawn Game (26) 
    A46 D05 D02 A45 A40
 Caro-Kann (23) 
    B10 B18 B12 B16 B11
 French Defense (18) 
    C07 C11 C03 C10 C05
 French Tarrasch (10) 
    C07 C03 C05
 Sicilian Taimanov (10) 
    B48 B45 B46 B49
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (75) 
    B51 B58 B61 B60 B22
 Queen's Pawn Game (26) 
    E10 A46 A45 D02 A50
 Sicilian Richter-Rauser (18) 
    B61 B60 B62 B63
 Slav (16) 
    D15 D10 D11 D14
 Reti System (7) 
    A04 A06
 Nimzo Indian (7) 
    E33 E20 E24
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   T Abergel vs R Vedder, 2007 1-0
   T Abergel vs E Moradiabadi, 2007 1-0
   T Abergel vs A Scetinin, 2009 1-0
   T Abergel vs J R Markus, 2007 1-0
   M Richter vs T Abergel, 2013 0-1
   S Citak vs T Abergel, 2005 0-1
   T Abergel vs Matulovic, 2002 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Nice Open (2003)
   94th ch-Paris IdF (2019)
   Bosna Open (2011)
   11th Essent Open (2007)
   Cappelle Open (2025)
   Isle of Man Masters (2007)
   European Union Championship (2008)
   Sunway Sitges Open (2015)
   Gibraltar Masters (2007)
   Pula Open (2006)
   Paris Championship (2005)
   French Team Championship (2014)
   Bundesliga 2013/14 (2013)
   Bundesliga 2018/19 (2018)
   Gibraltar Masters (2020)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Grenke Freestyle Open
   E Berend vs T Abergel (Apr-20-25) 1-0, unorthodox
   M A Tabatabaei vs T Abergel (Apr-19-25) 1-0, unorthodox
   T Abergel vs D Szakmary (Apr-19-25) 1/2-1/2, unorthodox
   Mamedyarov vs T Abergel (Apr-18-25) 0-1, unorthodox
   T Abergel vs P Maghsoodloo (Apr-18-25) 1/2-1/2, unorthodox

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THAL ABERGEL
(born Oct-13-1982, 42 years old) France

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Thal Abergal was awarded the Grandmaster title in 2008.

Wikipedia article: Thal Abergel

Last updated: 2022-01-10 12:15:49

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 page 1 of 16; games 1-25 of 398  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. N Nikcevic vs T Abergel  1-0201998ParisE18 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3
2. V Lukov vs T Abergel  ½-½601998ParisE18 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3
3. T Abergel vs R Shiomi  0-1332000Cappelle OpenB89 Sicilian
4. Z Lanka vs T Abergel  1-0282000Cappelle OpenB84 Sicilian, Scheveningen
5. T Abergel vs J Nogueiras  0-1212000Cappelle OpenB02 Alekhine's Defense
6. A Shneider vs T Abergel  1-0502000Paris-ch opA40 Queen's Pawn Game
7. Vachier-Lagrave vs T Abergel  0-1662000Clichy Masters 11thB89 Sicilian
8. T Abergel vs Jobava  0-1522000Wch U18B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
9. A S Rasmussen vs T Abergel  0-1452000Wch U18B20 Sicilian
10. T Abergel vs D Komarov  0-1312001Clichy2B33 Sicilian
11. R Hoffmann vs T Abergel  ½-½402001FRA-chT A06 Reti Opening
12. T Abergel vs Vachier-Lagrave  1-0392001Clichy2B53 Sicilian
13. T Abergel vs O Piot  ½-½272001Clichy XII MasterC42 Petrov Defense
14. T Abergel vs G Flom (Battaglini) 1-0212001ch-Paris OpenA07 King's Indian Attack
15. J Murey vs T Abergel  1-0342001ch-Paris OpenB24 Sicilian, Closed
16. A Shchekachev vs T Abergel  1-0342001ch-Paris OpenA30 English, Symmetrical
17. L Bergez vs T Abergel  0-1402002Evry 2ndB51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
18. B Plane vs T Abergel  0-1402002Syre mem op 25thB58 Sicilian
19. Z Rahman vs T Abergel  1-0322002Paris-ch opA30 English, Symmetrical
20. T Abergel vs D Anic  0-1302002FRA-ch AccessionB16 Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation
21. T Abergel vs Matulovic 1-0322002Belgrade TS12 GMB31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation
22. E Weinzettl vs T Abergel  1-0222002Belgrade TS12 GMA48 King's Indian
23. T Abergel vs J Lundin  1-0362002Belgrade TS12 GMB40 Sicilian
24. T Abergel vs M Brodsky  ½-½522003Cappelle-la-Grande OpenA07 King's Indian Attack
25. T Luther vs T Abergel 1-0282003Cappelle-la-Grande OpenB62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer
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Kibitzer's Corner
Oct-13-06  BIDMONFA: Thal Abergel

ABERGEL, Thal
http://www.bidmonfa.com/abergel_tha...
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Sep-28-08  Simonkaser: congrats to the new french GM !!!!!
Bravo Thal !! CHAMPAAAAAGNE !!!!!
Dec-05-08  whiteshark: Grandmaster title approved to him at the 79th FIDE Congress which was held 16-26 November 2008 in Dresden, Germany.

Congratulations!

Mar-08-09  wordfunph: At last i found this guy, i thought his last name was THAL whew!
Oct-13-09  Birthday Boy: Happy Birthday!!!Thal Abergel!!!
Oct-13-10  whiteshark: <Player of the Day>

And where is <Birthday Boy <?>>

Aug-22-17
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: Inventor of the Abergel Attack for White in the Caro-Kann - 1. e4 c6 2. ♘e2 d5 3. e5 d4 4. b4.
Oct-13-19  Pyrandus: Tal? Thal?

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