Marc Santo-Roman
| Marc Santo-Roman | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Marc Santo-Roman |
| Country | France |
| Born | 13 September 1960 Toulouse, France |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating | 2392 (April 2009) |
| Peak rating | 2500 (January 1991) |
Marc Santo-Roman (born 13 September 1960) is a French chess grandmaster, born in Toulouse.[1]
Chess career[]
He won three French Chess Championship at Angers 1990, Montpellier 1991, and Chambéry 1994[2] and played for France in the 29th Chess Olympiad at Novi Sad 1990, 30th Chess Olympiad at Manila 1992 and in the 31st Chess Olympiad at Moscow 1994.[3] Santo-Roman was awarded the International Master title in 1984[1] and the Grandmaster title in 1996.
Chess strength[]
According to Chessmetrics, at his peak in October 1991 Santo-Roman's play was equivalent to a rating of 2557, and he was ranked number 317 in the world. His best single performance was at FRA-ch Angers, 1990, where he scored 11 of 14 possible points (79%) against 2462-rated opposition, for a performance rating of 2644.[4]
On the April 2009 FIDE list his Elo rating is 2392.
Notable games[]
- Marc Santo Roman vs Benoit Lepelletier, FRA-ch 1997, Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Keres Attack (B81), 1-0
- Suat Atalik vs Marc Santo Roman, Cappelle la Grande 1999, Dutch Defense: Semi-Leningrad Variation (A81), 1/2-1/2
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Gaige, Jeremy (1987), Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography, McFarland, pp. 371–2, ISBN 0-7864-2353-6
- ^ Delaire, Eric. "Championnats de France" (in French). Pagesperso-Orange.fr. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "Men's Chess Olympiads: Marc Santo-Roman". OlimpBase. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
- ^ Sonas, Jeff. "Event Details: FRA-ch Angers, 1990". Chessmetrics. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
External links[]
- Marc Santo-Roman rating card at FIDE
- Marc Santo-Roman player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Marc Santo-Roman at 365Chess.com
- Chessmetrics Player Profile: Marc Santo Roman
- Rating data for player Santo Roman, Marc, (FRA)
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