Christo Cave
Trinidadian chess player
Intro | Trinidadian chess player | |
Places | Trinidad and Tobago | |
is | Chess player | |
Work field | Sports | |
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Birth | 1 January 1961 | |
Age | 64 years |
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. 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. 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.