Céline Clairette Roos (22 December 1953 – 20 April 2021) was a French and

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player who held the

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of Woman International Master (WIM).

Biography

Roos came from a French chess family. Her father Michel Roos (1932–2002) won the

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in 1964; this success was repeated by her brother

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in 1977. Her mother Jacqueline Roos (died 2016) was

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(2000). Her brothers Jean-Luc (born 1955), Louis (born 1957), and Daniël (born 1959) are

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s (IM). She participated in many international chess tournaments. In 1990, Roos had her greatest success at the International Women's Chess Tournament in

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, when she shared second place. Roos played for Canada in the

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s: * In 1980, at second board in the 9th Chess Olympiad (women) in

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(+5, =3, -4), * In 1982, at second board in the 10th Chess Olympiad (women) in

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(+4, =5, -3), * In 1984, at second board in the 26th Chess Olympiad (women) in

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(+7, =5, -1) and won individual gold medal, * In 1988, at second board in the 28th Chess Olympiad (women) in

(+8, =1, -3). In 1985, she earned the FIDE

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(WIM) title. Roos died on 20 April 2021, at the age of 67, after a brief illness.

References

External links

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"Emma Zunz" as Endgame
- Céline Roos wrote a paper relating chess to Jorge Luis Borges' short story "Emma Zunz." {{DEFAULTSORT:Roos, Céline 1953 births 2021 deaths French female chess players French chess players Canadian female chess players Canadian chess players Chess Woman International Masters Chess Olympiad competitors Sportspeople from Strasbourg