| Joshua Christie | |
|---|---|
| Country | Jamaica |
| Born | 2001 (age 23–24) |
| Title | FIDE Master (2017) |
| Peak rating | 2294 (September 2022) |
Joshua Christie is a Jamaican chess player. He is the top-ranked player of his country.
Chess career
He began playing chess at the age of 11, and became a FIDE Master at age 15 (the youngest for a Jamaican). He also began working as a chess coach in 2018.
He has played for Jamaica in several Chess Olympiads, beginning in 2018.
In September 2017, he won the St Jago Chess Open with a perfect score of 6/6.
In October 2021, he won the Dr. Harold Chan Open Online Chess Tournament with a perfect score of 6/6.
In December 2022, he finished as runner-up in the Thomas Figueroa Memorial Blitz Chess Championship behind Shreyas Smith and won the Neil Fairclough Rapid Chess Championship.
References
- ^ "Jamaican Joshua Christie Wins Open Online Chess Competition".
- Fraser, Dwight (September 4, 2024). "Jamaica's ten member team gets ready to compete in 45th World Chess Olympiad in Hungary".
- "15-year-old slays FIDE Master to win St Jago Chess Open". September 5, 2017.
- "Smith, Christie on top in speed chess tourneys". December 22, 2022.
External links
- Joshua Christie rating card at FIDE