Henrik Danielsen

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Henrik Danielsen
Henrik Danielsen, 2008
Country Denmark (until 2006)
Iceland (since 2006)
Born 23 January 1966  ( 1966-01-23 ) (age  58)
Nykøbing Falster , Denmark
Title Grandmaster (1996)
FIDE   rating 2469 (May 2024)
Peak rating 2545 (May 2011)

Henrik Danielsen (born 23 January 1966) is a Danish-Icelandic chess grandmaster . He was Icelandic Chess Champion in 2009.

Chess career [ edit ]

Born in 1966, Danielsen earned his grandmaster title in 1996. In 1993, he finished joint first in the Politiken Cup with Igor Khenkin and John Emms on a score of 7½/10. He has played in six Chess Olympiads : three for Denmark ( 1992 , 1994 and 1996 ); three for Iceland ( 2006 , 2008 and 2012 ). [1] [2] He is the No. 4 ranked Icelandic player as of September 2020. [3]

He regularly plays the Bird's Opening and has authored a book, entitled The Complete Polar Bear System (2016), on the opening. [4]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ Danielsen, Henrik
  2. ^ Vasudevan, R R (9 January 2012). "Interview with GM Henrik Danielsen" . Chessdom.
  3. ^ Staff writer(s) (October 2017). "Federations Ranking - Iceland" . FIDE. Archived from the original on 2017-11-24 . Retrieved 2017-10-09 .
  4. ^ "The Complete Polar Bear System: Strong & potent!" . New In Chess . 2016.

External links [ edit ]