Jens Kristiansen (born 25 May 1952) is a Danish chess player. He earned the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM) in 2012 by winning the World Seniors Chess Championship,[1] prior to which he had been an International Master (IM) since 1979.[2]

Jens Kristiansen
CountryDenmark
Born25 May 1952 (1952-05-25) (age 72)
Copenhagen, Denmark
TitleGrandmaster (2012)
Peak rating2480 (January 1987)

Born in Copenhagen, Kristiansen 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.[3][4]

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References

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  1. ^ "IM Jens Kristiansen and WGM Galina Strutinskaya are World Senior Chess Champions 2012". WorldSeniors2012.Chessdom.com. 25 November 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2020.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Kristiansen, Jens". FIDE.com. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  3. ^ Silver, Albert (30 November 2013). "2013 World Senior won by Vaisser and Ankudinova". ChessBase.com. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Yelena Ankudinova and Anatoly Vaisser are FIDE World Senior Champions". Chessdom.com. 24 November 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  5. ^ Numbers according to FIDE Elo lists. Data sources: FIDE (period since 2001), OlimpBase (period 1971 to 2001)
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