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Henrik Danielsen
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.
| Henrik Danielsen | |
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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 (April 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2545 (May 2011) |
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]
- Vasudevan, R R (9 January 2012). "Interview with GM Henrik Danielsen". Chessdom.
- Staff writer(s) (October 2017). "Federations Ranking - Iceland". FIDE. Archived from the original on 2017-11-24. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
- Henrik Danielsen player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Henrik Danielsen rating card at FIDE
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