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

Henrik Danielsen
Henrik Danielsen, 2008
CountryDenmark (until 2006)
Iceland (since 2006)
Born23 January 1966 (1966-01-23) (age 58)
Nykøbing Falster, Denmark
TitleGrandmaster (1996)
FIDE rating2469 (March 2024)
Peak rating2545 (May 2011)

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.

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