Christo Cave

Christo Cave (born 19 December 1961) is a chess player from Tunapuna on the island of Trinidad, in Trinidad and Tobago. Cave is a former National Chess Champion and holds the record of thirteen wins in the Trinidad and Tobago Chess Championship.[2]

Christo Cave
CountryTrinidad and Tobago
Born19 December 1961 (1961-12-19) (age 60)
TitleFIDE Master (2006)
FIDE rating2142 (March 2010)
Peak rating2296 (January 2000)[1]

He is a FIDE Master (FM) and has represented Trinidad and Tobago as the board 1 player at a number of World Chess Olympiads.[3] In 2006, he became the first chess player from the English speaking Caribbean to defeat an International Grandmaster at a major team tournament.[4] 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.[5]

References
  1. "FIDE rating history :: Cave, Christo". OlimpBase.org. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  2. Jacobs, Carl (14 December 2005). "Are champions born or made? Probing the mystery of Christo Cave". The Trinidad Guardian. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  3. "Chess Olympiads :: Christo Cave". OlimpBase.org. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  4. "Cave shocks Swede Grandmaster". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. 31 May 2006.
  5. "Cave returns to National action". Trinidad and Tobago Express. 6 April 2006. Archived from the original on 9 April 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2013.


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