Céline Clairette Roos (22 December 1953 – 20 April 2021)[1] was a French and Canadian chess player who held the FIDE title of Woman International Master (WIM).
| Céline Roos | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Céline Clairette Roos |
| Country |  France Canada |
| Born | 22 December 1953 Strasbourg, France |
| Died | 20 April 2021 (aged 67) Strasbourg, France |
| Title | Woman International Master (1985) |
| Peak rating | 2182 (January 2001) |
Biography edit
Roos came from a French chess family. Her father Michel Roos (1932–2002) won the French Chess Championship in 1964; this success was repeated by her brother Louis in 1977. Her mother Jacqueline Roos (died 2016) was International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (2000). Her brothers Jean-Luc (born 1955), Louis (born 1957), and Daniël (born 1959) are International Masters (IM).[2]
She participated in many international chess tournaments. In 1990, Roos had her greatest success at the International Women's Chess Tournament in Oisterwijk, when she shared second place.[3]
Roos played for Canada in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[4]
- In 1980, at second board in the 9th Chess Olympiad (women) in Valletta (+5, =3, -4),
- In 1982, at second board in the 10th Chess Olympiad (women) in Lucerne (+4, =5, -3),
- In 1984, at second board in the 26th Chess Olympiad (women) in Thessaloniki (+7, =5, -1) and won individual gold medal,
- In 1988, at second board in the 28th Chess Olympiad (women) in Thessaloniki (+8, =1, -3).
In 1985, she earned the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title.
Roos died on 20 April 2021, at the age of 67, after a brief illness.[5][6][7]
References edit
- ^ "ROOS Celine Clairette". deces.matchid.io (in French). Fichier des personnes décédées [Register of deceased persons]. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "Roos chess". ChessGraphics.net. January 1997. Archived from the original on 4 June 2003. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "Oisterwijk (Women) 1990". 365Chess.com. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "Women's Chess Olympiads :: Céline Roos". OlimpBase.org. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ "Avis de décès de Madame Celine ROOS paru le 21/04/2021 dans Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace" [Death notice of Madame Celine ROOS published on 21 April 2021 in The Latest News from Alsace]. LibraMemoria.com (in French). English translation.
- ^ "Celine Roos nous a quittés" [Celine Roos has passed away]. echecs.asso.fr (in French). Fédération Française des Echecs. 27 April 2021. English translation.
- ^ "Céline Roos RIP". KevinSpraggettOnChess. 10 May 2021.
External links edit
- Celine Roos rating card at FIDE at the Wayback Machine (archived 26 April 2021)
- Celine Roos player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Celine Roos chess games at 365Chess.com
- "Emma Zunz" as Endgame - Céline Roos wrote a paper relating chess to Jorge Luis Borges' short story "Emma Zunz."