In 1950s Claude Lemoine was one of the leading French chess players. He took part in the individual
French Chess Championship finals many times and won four medals: gold (1958), two silver (1956, 1959) and bronze (1957). Claude Lemoine played for France in the
Chess Olympiad: • In 1958, at fourth board in the
13th Chess Olympiad in
Munich (+5, =4, -5). Claude Lemoine played for France in the World Student Team Chess Championship: • In 1959, at first board in the 6th World Student Team Chess Championship in
Budapest (+2, =10, -1). Claude Lemoine played for France in the
Clare Benedict Cup: • In 1957, at fourth board in the 4th Clare Benedict Chess Cup in
Bern (+1, =2, -2). In the early 1960s Claude Lemoine moved away from the practical chess game and made a career as a journalist. He conducted chess departments at radio stations, as well as in the newspaper
Le Monde. Later Claude Lemoine switched to television. He was the general director of one of the regional branches of the
France 3 TV channel. ==References==