Johanne Charest
Canadian chess player
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Johanne Charest (born 9 February 1975) is a Canadian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman International Master (WIM, 1996). She is a Canadian Women's Chess Championship winner (1996).
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 February 1975 |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Canada |
| Title | Woman International Master (1997) |
| Peak rating | 2145 (January 1997) |
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Charest was one of Canada leading chess players. In 1996, she won Canadian Women's Chess Championship.[1] In 2000, Johanne Charest participated in Women's World Chess Championship by knock-out system and in the first round lost to Marta Zielińska.[2]
Johanne Charest played for Canada in the Women's Chess Olympiad:[3]
- In 2000, at first board in the 34th Chess Olympiad (women) in Istanbul (+3, =2, -5).
In 1996, she was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title.
