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Danish-Icelandic chess grandmaster (born 1966)
Henrik Danielsen
(born 23 January 1966) is a Danish-Icelandic
chess
grandmaster
. He was
Icelandic Chess Champion
in 2009.
Chess career
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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
).
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He is the No. 4 ranked Icelandic player as of September 2020.
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He regularly plays the
Bird's Opening
and has authored a book, entitled
The Complete Polar Bear System
(2016), on the opening.
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