Curt Hansen
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Curt Hansen is a Danish
chess
Grandmaster and a former World Junior Champion
.
A strong junior player, he had major successes in international youth competitions, commencing with the then Groningen based European Junior Chess Championship
, where he finished first in 1982 and second in 1983. The following year, he became the World Junior Champion in Kiljava
, ahead of Alexei Dreev and was awarded the International Master title. In 1985, he became a Grandmaster after earning the necessary norm
s.
In domestic chess, he succeeded Bent Larsen
as Denmark's strongest player and between 1983–2000, won the Danish Championship
six times. By 1992, his rating had reached the 2600 mark and later the same year rose to 2635, giving him his best ever ranking amongst the World's best players - a share of 14th place on the FIDE list.
Hansen has represented his country five times at the Olympiad
between 1984–2000, always playing first board and always scoring in excess of 50%.
His list of International tournament successes includes outright or shared first places at Borgarnes
1984, Vejstrup 1989 (Politiken Cup), Groningen 1991, Tastrup
1992, Aalborg
1994, Vejle
1994, Malmö
1994 and Reykjavik
Zonal 1995.
As of the November 2009 FIDE list, he had an Elo rating of 2619, making him Denmark's second-ranking player, although he has rarely played since 2006.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
Grandmaster and a former World Junior Champion
World Junior Chess Championship
The World Junior Chess Championship is an under-20 chess tournament organized by the World Chess Federation ....
.
A strong junior player, he had major successes in international youth competitions, commencing with the then Groningen based European Junior Chess Championship
European Junior Chess Championship
The first chess youth championship in Europe was the yearly European Junior Championship for under age 20. It was played from 1971–2002. FIDE officially introduced the European Junior Championship in 1970 at their Annual Congress and so the 1971/72 edition was the first official European...
, where he finished first in 1982 and second in 1983. The following year, he became the World Junior Champion in Kiljava
Kiljava
Kiljava is a village in the municipality of Nurmijärvi in southern Finland. Kiljava is most famous for its public, all-purpose educational institute . It is also a popular vacation resort, with two private camping areas - one for SAFA architects and one for the Finnish Police Force - and a public...
, ahead of Alexei Dreev and was awarded the International Master title. In 1985, he became a Grandmaster after earning the necessary norm
Grandmaster norm
A norm in chess is one of the requirements to receive a title such as Grandmaster from FIDE.- Grandmaster norm :In order to qualify for the title of Grandmaster of chess, a title awarded by FIDE, the World Chess Federation, a player must achieve three or more grandmaster norms in events covering a...
s.
In domestic chess, he succeeded Bent Larsen
Bent Larsen
Jørgen Bent Larsen was a Danish chess Grandmaster and author. Larsen was known for his imaginative and unorthodox style of play and he was the first western player to pose a serious challenge to the Soviet Union's dominance of chess...
as Denmark's strongest player and between 1983–2000, won the Danish Championship
Danish Chess Championship
The Danish Chess Championship was organised by the Danish Chess Union and first held in 1910. A masterclass was first introduced in 1915. But it is only from 1922 that the title of Danish chess champion was introduced, this was the first year also players from Copenhagen joined.-History:In 1949...
six times. By 1992, his rating had reached the 2600 mark and later the same year rose to 2635, giving him his best ever ranking amongst the World's best players - a share of 14th place on the FIDE list.
Hansen has represented his country five times at the Olympiad
Chess Olympiad
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete against each other. The event is organised by FIDE, which selects the host nation.-Birth of the Olympiad:The first Olympiad was unofficial...
between 1984–2000, always playing first board and always scoring in excess of 50%.
His list of International tournament successes includes outright or shared first places at Borgarnes
Borgarnes
Borgarnes is a town located on a peninsula at the shore of Borgarfjörður in Iceland.It has a population of 1,763 . The town is located 60 km north of the capital Reykjavík and is connected to other places in Iceland through the second largest bridge in Iceland, Borgarfjarðarbrú...
1984, Vejstrup 1989 (Politiken Cup), Groningen 1991, Tastrup
Tastrup
Tastrup is a municipality in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
1992, Aalborg
Aalborg
-Transport:On the north side of the Limfjord is Nørresundby, which is connected to Aalborg by a road bridge Limfjordsbroen, an iron railway bridge Jernbanebroen over Limfjorden, as well as a motorway tunnel running under the Limfjord Limfjordstunnelen....
1994, Vejle
Vejle
Vejle is a town in Denmark, in the southeast of the Jutland Peninsula at the head of Vejle Fjord, where the Vejle and Grejs Rivers and their valleys converge. It is the site of the councils of Vejle Municipality and the Region of Southern Denmark...
1994, Malmö
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
1994 and Reykjavik
Reykjavík
Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...
Zonal 1995.
As of the November 2009 FIDE list, he had an Elo rating of 2619, making him Denmark's second-ranking player, although he has rarely played since 2006.