Jens Kristiansen
Jens Kristiansen (born 25 May 1952) is a Danish chess player. He earned the title of Grandmaster in 2012 by winning the World Seniors Chess Championship.[1] Born in Copenhagen, he is a three-time national Danish champion (1979, 1982 and 1995) and he has represented his native country four times at the Chess Olympiads between 1978 and 1990. In 2013, Kristiansen shared first place with Anatoly Vaisser in the 2013 World Seniors Championship, taking the silver medal on tiebreak score.[2][3]
References[]
- ^ "IM Jens Kristiansen and WGM Galina Strutinskaya are World Senior Chess Champions 2012". worldseniors2012.chessdom.com. 2012-11-25. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
- ^ Silver, Albert (2013-11-30). "2013 World Senior won by Vaisser and Ankudinova". Chess News. ChessBase. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
- ^ "Yelena Ankudinova and Anatoly Vaisser are FIDE World Senior Champions". Chessdom. 2013-11-24. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
External links[]
- Jens Kristiansen rating card at FIDE
- Jens Kristiansen team chess record at Olimpbase.org
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