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Christo Cave (born 1961) is a chess player from Tunapuna, Trinidad and Tobago. Cave is a former National Chess Champion and holds the record of thirteen wins in the Trinidad and Tobago Chess Championship.[1]

He is a FIDE Master and has represented Trinidad and Tobago as the board 1 player at a number of World Chess Olympiads. In 2006, he became the first chess player from the English speaking Caribbean to defeat an International Grandmaster at a major team tournament.[2] He has also won several chess competitions locally.

After a short hiatus due to the illness of a family member, Cave returned to competitive chess in 2011.[3]

References

  1. ^ Jacobs, Carl (2005-12-14). "Are champions born or made? Probing the mystery of Christo Cave". The Trinidad Guardian.
  2. ^ Journalist, unknown (2006-05-31). "Cave shocks Swede Grandmaster". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday.
  3. ^ Journalist, unknown (2006-04-06). "Cave returns to National action". Trinidad and Tobago Express.


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