Thomas Roussel-Roozmon is a Canadian chess grandmaster.
| Thomas Roussel-Roozmon | |
|---|---|
| Country | Canada |
| Born | January 8, 1988 Laval, Quebec, Canada |
| Title | Grandmaster (2010)[1] |
| FIDE rating | 2457 (May 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2500 (November 2010) |
Chess career edit
Roussel-Roozmon began playing chess at the age of 5.[2] He played for Canada at the 37th, 38th, and 39th Chess Olympiads.[3]
In 2010, Roussel-Roozmon became the fourth Canadian-born player to achieve the Grandmaster title, which he obtained at the 2010 Chess Olympiad held in Khanty-Mansiysk.[2][4]
Achievements edit
Roussel-Roozmon has a number of notable chess achievements:[5]
- 2010 Selected Canada's Olympiad National Team
- 2008 Represented Canada at Olympiad
- 2008 1st place, First Saturday Grand Master March, Budapest, Hungary
- 2007 Grandmaster Norm at Quebec Open
- 2007 2nd place, Quebec Open Championship
- 2006 Represented Canada at Olympiad
- 2004 Awarded International Master title
- 2003 Canadian Grade 10 Champion
- 2002 Canadian Grade 9 Champion
- 2000 Represented Canada at World Under-12 Championship (9th place)
- 2000 Canadian Under-12 Champion
- 2000 Canadian Grade 7 Champion
Personal life edit
Roussel-Roozmon studied philosophy at the Université du Québec à Montréal.[2]
References edit
- ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ^ a b c "L'étudiant Thomas Roussel Roozmon obtient le titre de grand maître international aux échecs". October 26, 2010.
- ^ "Thomas Roussel-Roozmon sur le point de devenir GM".
- ^ "CANADA'S NEWEST GM".
- ^ "Thomas Roussel-Roozmon". June 2, 2010.