Hans Tikkanen

Hans Christian Tikkanen (born 6 February 1985 in Karlstad) is a Swedish chess grandmaster.[1] He is a five-time Swedish Chess Champion.

Hans Tikkanen
Hans Tikkanen, 2016
Full nameHans Christian Tikkanen
CountrySweden
Born (1985-02-06) 6 February 1985
Karlstad, Sweden
TitleGrandmaster (2010)
FIDE rating2483 (October 2023)
Peak rating2596 (July 2011)

Chess career

He won the Swedish Junior Chess Championship in 2002.[2] In 2010 he won the Lithuanian University of Agriculture Cup in Kaunas[3] and tied for 3rd–6th with Sarunas Sulskis, Tiger Hillarp Persson and Kaido Kulaots at Borup.[4] In 2012, he came second in the Group C of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament in Wijk aan Zee,[5] and shared first place with Slavko Cicak and Emanuel Berg at the Västerås Open.[6] He played for Sweden in the European Team Chess Championships of 2005 (in team 3), 2011 and 2013[7]

In the January 2012 FIDE list, he had an Elo rating of 2549, making him Sweden's seventh highest ranked player.

Tikkanen is co-author with Axel Smith of the chess training book The Woodpecker Method (Quality Chess, 2018).

Football career

Tikkanen played besides his chess career, active football in the Swedish Division 5 Sydvästra B club Hallands Nations FF.[8]

Personal life

Tikkanen is of Finnish descent through his Finnish-born father.[9]

References
  1. "Hans Tikkanen is Swedish Champion 2011". ChessBase.com. 2011-07-27. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  2. "Sveriges Schackförbund: Juniormästare". Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  3. "Lithuanian University of Agriculture CUP November 2010 Lithuania". FIDE. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  4. "5. XtraCon i Skovbo 2010 GM-turnering November 2010 Denmark". FIDE. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  5. "Wijk aan Zee Rd13 Aronian is sole winner!". ChessBase.com. 2012-01-29. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  6. "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Västerås Open 2012". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  7. "European Men's Team Chess Championship: Hans Tikkanen". OlimpBase. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  8. "Hans Tikkanen Hallands Nations FF". Laget. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  9. Smith, Axel (20 May 2010). "Intervju med Hans Tikkanen" (in Swedish). Lunds ASK. Retrieved 10 December 2019. Min far är finsk, men kom till Sverige som väldigt liten.
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