Jonny Hector
| Jonny Hector | |
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| Country | Sweden |
| Born | 13 February 1964 Malmö, Sweden |
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| FIDE rating | 2425 (April 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2609 (May 2010) |
| ICCF rating | 2616 (January 2001) |
| ICCF peak rating | 2645 (April 2000) |
Jonny Hector (born 13 February 1964) is a Swedish chess player. In over-the-board chess, he received the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM) in 1991. In correspondence chess, he earned the ICCF title of Grandmaster (GM) in 1999.[1]
Born in Malmö, Sweden, Hector has lived in Denmark for many years. He learned chess at the relatively late age of 14, but quickly became a very strong player. In 1987 he was equal first in the strong Cappelle-la-Grande open (with Anthony Kosten and Anatoly Vaisser).
In 2002, he won the Swedish championship at Skara.[2]
He has reached a tie in 1st place in the Politiken Cup in Copenhagen four times. In 2000, he tied with Boris Gulko and Lars Bo Hansen.[3] In 2006, he tied with Vadim Malakhatko and Nigel Short.[4] In 2008, he tied with Sergei Tiviakov, Vladimir Malakhov, Yuriy Kuzubov, Peter Heine Nielsen, and Boris Savchenko.[5] In 2012, he tied with Ivan Sokolov and Ivan Cheparinov.[6]
He has an aggressive attacking style, and is known for playing unusual chess openings, for example the Milner-Barry Gambit of the French Defense and the Charousek Variation of the Ruy Lopez, Classical Defense.
References[edit]
- ^ "International Correspondence Chess Federation - Grandmasters - November 2011" (PDF). ICCF.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (15 July 2002). "TWIC 401: Swedish Championships". London Chess Center. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
- ^ "Politiken Cup 22nd 2000". 365Chess.com. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Politiken Cup 2006". 365Chess.com. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "ChessBase photo reporter Tiviakov wins Politiken Cup". Chess News. 28 July 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Chess News - Cheparinov wins the Politiken Cup 2012". ChessBase.com. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
External links[edit]
- Jonny Hector rating card at FIDE
- Jonny Hector player details at ICCF
- Jonny Hector player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Jonny Hector Chess Olympiad record at OlimpBase.org
- Rating data at Chess.vrsac.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-09-03)
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