Joshua Christie Explained

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.^[1]

In September 2017, he won the St Jago Chess Open with a perfect score of 6/6.^[2]

In October 2021, he won the Dr. Harold Chan Open Online Chess Tournament with a perfect score of 6/6.^[3]

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.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jamaica’s ten member team gets ready to compete in 45th World Chess Olympiad in Hungary . September 4, 2024. Dwight. Fraser.
2. Web site: 15-year-old slays FIDE Master to win St Jago Chess Open. September 5, 2017.
3. Web site: Jamaican Joshua Christie Wins Open Online Chess Competition.
4. Web site: Smith, Christie on top in speed chess tourneys. December 22, 2022.