Jonny Hector

Jonny Hector
Full name Jonny Hector
Country Sweden
Born February 13, 1964
Malmö , Sweden
Title Grandmaster
ICCF Grandmaster (1999)
Peak rating 2590 (October 2002)

Jonny Hector (born 13 February 1964) is a Swedish chess grandmaster.

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.[1] In 2012, tied for 1st–3rd with Ivan Sokolov and Ivan Cheparinov in the Politiken Cup in Copenhagen, Denmark.[2]

He has an aggressive attacking style, and is known for playing unusual chess openings. He is also an International Grandmaster of Correspondence Chess (1999).[3]

References

  1. ↑ Crowther, Mark (2002-07-15). "TWIC 401: Swedish Championships". London Chess Center. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "Chess News - Cheparinov wins the Politiken Cup 2012". ChessBase.com. 2012-08-14. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "International Correspondence Chess Federation - Grandmasters" (PDF). ICCF.com. Retrieved 30 August 2012.

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