Hansjürg Kaenel (born 16 February 1952) is a Swiss

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player,

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(1995), and three time

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winner (1976, 1978, 1980).

Chess career

In 1972 in

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Hansjürg Kaenel won the international chess tournament for juniors up to 20 years old. In the following years, he repeatedly took part in the individual finals of the

s, winning gold medals three times (1976, 1978, 1980). Hansjürg Kaenel achieved several successes in international chess tournaments, including: 3rd place in

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(1993, after Eliahu Shvidler and

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), 1st place in

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(1996, before, among others .

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, Henrik Teske and

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), shared 1st place in

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(1999, together with, among others,

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), shared 2nd place in

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(2000, after

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, together with, among others, Csaba Horváth) and shared 1st place in

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(2006, Swiss Open Championship, together with, among others,

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). Hansjürg Kaenel played for Switzerland and Switzerland-2 (1982) in the

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s: * In 1982, at first reserve board in the

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(+6, =0, -5), * In 1986, at second reserve board in the

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(+4, =3, -2), * In 1996, at second reserve board in the

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(+2, =2, -3). Hansjürg Kaenel played for Switzerland in the

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: * In 1977, at second board in the 22nd Clare Benedict Chess Cup in

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(+1, =2, -3). In 1995, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title. Hansjürg Kaenel achieved the highest

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in his career on July 1, 2000, with a score of 2452 points. He was 9th among Swiss chess players at that time.Rating Progress Chart: Kaenel, Hansjuerg
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* * * 1952 births Living people Swiss chess players Chess International Masters Chess Olympiad competitors {{Switzerland-chess-bio-stub