Henrik Danielsen (born 23 January 1966) is a Danish-Icelandic

chess Chess is a board game for two players, called White and Black, each controlling an army of chess pieces in their color, with the objective to checkmate the opponent's king. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to dist ...

grandmaster. He was Icelandic Chess Champion in 2009.

Chess career

Born in 1966, Danielsen earned his grandmaster title in 1996. In 1993, he finished joint first in the Politiken Cup with

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and John Emms on a score of 7½/10. He has played in six

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s: three for Denmark ( 1992,

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and 1996); three for Iceland ( 2006,

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and

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). He is the No. 4 ranked Icelandic player as of September 2020. He regularly plays the Bird's Opening and has authored a book, entitled ''The Complete Polar Bear System'' (2016), on the opening.

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* * 1966 births Living people Chess grandmasters Chess Olympiad competitors Danish chess players Icelandic chess players People from Guldborgsund Municipality {{Iceland-chess-bio-stub