Christophe Pauwels is "Porthos"

• Age: 40
• ICCF rating: 2454 Elo
• International Grandmaster (IGM)

Highlights

• Winner of EU/M/GT 462 tournament
• 2001: Belgium Champion
• 2002: 2nd of EM/MN/020 tournament + International Master norm
• 2003: 2nd of EU/MSN/VI/53 tournament + International Master title
• 2004: Winner of EM/GMN/053 tournament + International Grandmaster norm
• 2005: Winner (after 9 years of play !) of the thematic tournament TT1/96/2 on the Two Knights Defense (C58-C59): 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Na5
• 2006: International Grandmaster norm in Interzonal 2004 tournament
• 2006: International Grandmaster norm in this Champions League ICCF-CL/0406/B2-1
• 2009: International Grandmaster norm in the Sergey Korolev Memorial
• 2009: 65th Europe Champion: Winner and International Grandmaster norm in the final of the 65th individual Europe Championship (EU/FSM/65 Webserver Final)
• 2011: 50th Israel Champion: Winner and International Grandmaster norm in the 50th Israeli Championship - Jubilee

Games in this Champions League

• Season 1 (Qualification round) - EM/CL/Q04-1
• Season 2 - CL/0406/B2-1
• Season 3 - CL/2007/A
• Season 4 - CL/2010/B4-4
• Season 5 - CL/2012/A

Peculiarities

• Had to score 5 International Grandmaster norms to be finally crowned International Grandmaster (IGM)