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 The Trinidad and Tobago Chess Championships are the annual individual National Chess championships of Trinidad and Tobago. Although chess was being played in Trinidad and Tobago from 1922 or earlier, the first men's tournament took place in 1937. ...

. He is a

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

Chess Olympiad The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams representing nations of the world compete. FIDE organises the tournament and selects the host nation. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, FIDE held an Online Chess Olympiad in 2020 and ...

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