Jonny Hector

Swedish chess grandmaster

Grandmaster (1991)
ICCF Grandmaster (1999)

FIDE rating2410 (June 2024)Peak rating2609 (May 2010)ICCF rating2616 (January 2001)ICCF peak rating2645 (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

^ "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.