Damion Davy
Jamaican chess player (born 1990)
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Damion Ricardo Davy is a Jamaican chess player. He is a four-time Jamaican Chess Champion, winning the championship in 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2018. Davy is one of four players who have won the national championship three years in a row, alongside Harold Chan, Robert Wheeler, and Shreyas Smith.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 27, 1990 |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Jamaica |
| Title | FIDE Master (2014) |
| Peak rating | 2220 (April 2015) |
Chess career
In March 2009, he won the RBTT National Junior Chess Champion after defeating the top-ranked Jamaican junior player Stuart James in the final round.[2]
In December 2011, he led the University of West Indies team in the Pan American Inter-Collegiate Chess Championships.[3]
In September 2012, he played for Jamaica at the 40th Chess Olympiad, where he also earned the Candidate Master title.[4]
In June 2014, he won the Robert Wheeler Open with an undefeated score of 5.5/6, only drawing to Miguel Asher.[5]
Personal life
He studied actuarial sciences at the University of West Indies.[6]