Hans Christian Tikkanen (born 6 February 1985 in Karlstad) is a Swedish chess grandmaster.[1] He is a five-time Swedish Chess Champion.
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| Full name | Hans Christian Tikkanen |
| Country | Sweden |
| Born | 6 February 1985 Karlstad, Sweden |
| Title | Grandmaster (2010) |
| FIDE rating | 2475 (April 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2596 (July 2011) |
Chess career edit
He won the Swedish Junior Chess Championship in 2002.[2] In 2010 he won the Lithuanian University of Agriculture Cup in Kaunas[3] and tied for 3rd–6th with Sarunas Sulskis, Tiger Hillarp Persson and Kaido Kulaots at Borup.[4] In 2012, he came second in the Group C of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament in Wijk aan Zee,[5] and shared first place with Slavko Cicak and Emanuel Berg at the Västerås Open.[6] He played for Sweden in the European Team Chess Championships of 2005 (in team 3), 2011 and 2013[7]
In the January 2012 FIDE list, he had an Elo rating of 2549, making him Sweden's seventh highest ranked player.
Tikkanen is co-author with Axel Smith of the chess training book The Woodpecker Method (Quality Chess, 2018).
Football career edit
Tikkanen played besides his chess career, active football in the Swedish Division 5 Sydvästra B club Hallands Nations FF.[8]
Personal life edit
Tikkanen is of Finnish descent through his Finnish-born father.[9]
References edit
- ^ "Hans Tikkanen is Swedish Champion 2011". ChessBase.com. 2011-07-27. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
- ^ "Sveriges Schackförbund: Juniormästare". Retrieved 27 January 2012.
- ^ "Lithuanian University of Agriculture CUP November 2010 Lithuania". FIDE. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
- ^ "5. XtraCon i Skovbo 2010 GM-turnering November 2010 Denmark". FIDE. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
- ^ "Wijk aan Zee Rd13 Aronian is sole winner!". ChessBase.com. 2012-01-29. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Västerås Open 2012". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
- ^ "European Men's Team Chess Championship: Hans Tikkanen". OlimpBase. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ "Hans Tikkanen Hallands Nations FF". Laget. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
- ^ Smith, Axel (20 May 2010). "Intervju med Hans Tikkanen" (in Swedish). Lunds ASK. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
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External links edit
- Hans Tikkanen player profile and games at Chessgames.com