Pelletier Yannick (22.09.1976)

Pelletier fbSwiss Grandmaster (2000) living in Paris. Swiss Champion in 1995, 2000, 2002, 2010 and 2014.  The organizer of the Biel chess festival since 2013.

Best results: won or shared first at Zug 1997, Neuchatel Open 2001, Lausanne Open 2004, Zurich-Welhnachtsopen 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2010, Cap D’Agde Open 2012, Martinique Open 2012 and 2013. Also, third at Biel Masters 2005.
In a match, he lost to Robert Hubner 2,5-1,5 in 2008.

A participant in the 2009 World Cup and a member of the national squad playing ten Olympiads since 1996.
Pelletier is a dangerous player against top people and prodigies. He has beat Carlsen, Nakamura, J. Polgar…

Peak rating: 2624 in 2002.