| Marc Santo-Roman | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Born | (1960-09-13) 13 September 1960 (age 64) Toulouse, France |
| Title | Grandmaster (1996) |
| FIDE rating | 2369 (May 2019) |
| Peak rating | 2500 (January 1991) |
Marc Santo-Roman (born 13 September 1960) is a French chess grandmaster, born in Toulouse.
Chess career
He won three French Chess Championship at Angers 1990, Montpellier 1991, and Chambéry 1994 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. Santo-Roman was awarded the International Master title in 1984 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.
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
- ^ 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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