Sune Berg Hansen (born 21 April 1971) is a Danish chess grandmaster. He is a seven-time Danish Chess Champion.
| Sune Berg Hansen | |
|---|---|
 Sune Berg Hansen, 2007 | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Born | 21 April 1971 (age 53) Gentofte, Denmark |
| Title | Grandmaster (1998) |
| FIDE rating | 2511 (November 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2603 (November 2010) |
Chess career
editHansen earned his international master title in 1993 and his grandmaster title in 1998. He has won the Danish Chess Championship on seven occasions: in 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 and 2015. He has competed in eight Chess Olympiads: in 1994, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012 and 2016. He has also competed in six European Team Chess Championships: in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2015. As of September 2017, he has a rating of 2580, which makes him the No. 3 ranked Danish player.[1]
Personal life
editBorn in Gentofte, Hansen holds a cand.polit. from the University of Copenhagen and has been a professional poker player since 2005. He is also a day trader and writes a chess and poker column for the Danish newspaper Politiken.[2] He founded the Danish PokerNet website, which was acquired by the RakeTech Group in 2017.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Federations Ranking - Denmark". FIDE. September 2017. Archived from the original on 2019-05-17. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
- ^ Gravesen, Af Mads (26 October 2015). "Skakkonge sætter markedet til vægs". Dagbladet Børsen (in Danish). p. 5.
- ^ Menmuir, Ted (May 24, 2017). "RakeTech strengthens Danish arm with Pokernet.dk and Odds.dk acquisitions". SBCNews.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
External links
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- Sune Berg Hansen player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Sune Berg Hansen rating card at FIDE
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