Christo Cave (born 19 December 1961) is a

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player from

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on the island of

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, in

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. Cave is a former National Chess Champion and holds the record of thirteen wins in the Trinidad and Tobago Chess Championship. He is a

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(FM) and has represented Trinidad and Tobago as the board 1 player at a number of World

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s. 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.

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Christo Cave
at TheChessDrum.net 1961 births Living people Trinidad and Tobago chess players People from Tunapuna–Piarco Chess FIDE Masters Chess Olympiad competitors {{Chess-bio-stub