Mark Diesen

Mark this Carl ( born September 16, 1957 in Buffalo, † December 9, 2008 in Conroe ( Texas)) was an American chess player.

This won in 1976 in Groningen, the World Youth Championships. For this success he FIDE awarded the title of International Master. In the coming years this reach in international tournaments two grandmaster norms, but he failed the third necessary standard to get awarded the title. He won the state championship by Louisiana 1986, 1987 and 1988. Since the mid- 1990s, he took part only in tournaments in Texas, where he worked as a chess trainer. His last Elo rating was 2409.

This was a graduate of the University of Tennessee and of professional chemical engineering. He was married and had three daughters.

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