Raymond Paul Saint-Fort ( French: Raymond Paul Saint-Fort ; August 18, 1932 , Port-au-Prince ) - Haitian draftsman, repeated Haitian champion and 1969 US champion in international drafts ; poet, writer, inventor.
| Raymond Paul Saint-Fort | |
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| Raymond Paul Saint-Fort | |
| Date of Birth | August 18, 1932 (87 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Port au Prince |
| Citizenship | Haiti |
| Occupation | draftsman, writer, inventor |
| Father | Joseph Saint-Fort |
| Mother | Mathilde cuvier |
| Spouse | Ulna adeclat |
| Children | Ketsia saint-fort |
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Biography
Raymond Saint-Fort was born in 1932 in the family of a Haitian worker. Deaf-mute from birth, Raymond learned to parse French speech. After six years of study at Saint-Fort, he studied for another ten years. From the age of four he began to play checkers. Since the beginning of the 1950s, Saint Fore began to take part in competitions, since then he won the title of champion of Haiti at least eight times, and he was awarded the title of national grandmaster. In 1959, Saint-Fort wrote and published the book “Development of Drafts in Haiti” (“L'Evolution du Jeu de Dames en Haiti”), which allowed him to pay travel expenses for a trip to the 1960 World Cup in Amsterdam. The little-known debutant of the championship took 5th place in the end. After the championship, Saint-Fort published a book, “My Participation in the 1960 World Cup”, in which he sorted out his games played at the championship. Proceeds from the new book allowed Saint-Forum to take part in the 1962 Candidates Tournament in Liege , where Saint-Fort took fourth place. The great success of Saint-Fort ended in May 1964, the tournament in Huysen (Holland). Saint-Fort took the first place, leaving behind 9 participants, among whom were Marcel Delorier , Wim de Jong , Michel Isar , Hugo Ferpost , Jan Bom and others. In the 1964 World Cup, Saint-Fort took 12th place. In 1967, Saint-Fort moved to the United States. [1] Repeatedly participated in American national championships, and in 1969 won the title of US champion in international drafts. [2] Published several more books in the USA on the theory and history of drafts and on his path in sports (Checkers Documents Pour L'Histoire, 1967; Beauty 'n' originality, 1970; Damkarate, 1989; Checkers the Hearing of a Deaf Man, 1989).
In the early 60s, Saint-Fort published a volume of verses of his own composition in French. In 2004, the United States published the novel "Naked Vangeance".
He was engaged in the development of anti-theft systems for cars.
Family
In 1971, Saint-Fort married Ulna Adeclat. In marriage, one daughter was born Ketsia Saint-Fort.
Literature
- SEN-FOR - a star of the first magnitude // Checkers. - No. 4. - 1964 - S. 35
- Yuri Barsky Abroad. Haiti // Checkers. - No. 5. - 1964 - S. 29-31
- Saint-Fort - US champion // Checkers. - No. 11. - 1969 - S. 21
- Yuri Barsky Grandmaster from the island of Haiti (in the collection "Non-fictional stories")
Notes
- ↑ Apparently, at the same time, Saint Fore retained Haitian citizenship, since in the FMJD rating list he is listed as a Haitian player.
- ↑ On the website of the International Checkers Association of North America (ICAONA), Saint-Fort is named the 1970 champion, but this is most likely a mistake. Information about the 1969 U.S. Championship is easily found in the Soviet and Dutch press, and it is not possible to find any information about the 1970 championship. Apparently, in 1970 the championship was not held.
Links
- Raymond Saint Fort - Profile on KNDB
- Raymond Paul Saint-Fort - on the Prabook website