Henrik Danielsen (born 23 January 1966) is a Danish-Icelandic chess grandmaster. He was Icelandic Chess Champion in 2009.
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Country | Denmark (until 2006) Iceland (since 2006) |
Born | 23 January 1966 (1966-01-23) (age 56) Nykøbing Falster, Denmark |
Title | Grandmaster (1996) |
FIDE rating | 2521 (July 2022) |
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]
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Chess players for Iceland with the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM) | |
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