Jonny Hector

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

Jonny Hector
Full nameJonny Hector
CountrySweden
Born (1964-02-13) February 13, 1964
Malmö , Sweden
TitleGrandmaster (1991)
ICCF Grandmaster (1999)
FIDE rating2476 (August 2020)
Peak rating2590 (October 2002)

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]

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.[2] In 2006, he tied with Vadim Malakhatko and Nigel Short.[3] In 2008, he tied with Sergei Tiviakov, Vladimir Malakhov, Yuriy Kuzubov, Peter Heine Nielsen, and Boris Savchenko.[4] In 2012, he tied with Ivan Sokolov and Ivan Cheparinov.[5]

He has an aggressive attacking style, and is known for playing unusual chess openings. He is also an International Grandmaster of Correspondence Chess (1999).[6]

References
  1. Crowther, Mark (2002-07-15). "TWIC 401: Swedish Championships". London Chess Center. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  2. "Politiken Cup 22nd 2000 - 365Chess.com Tournaments". www.365chess.com. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  3. "Politiken Cup 2006 - 365Chess.com Tournaments". www.365chess.com. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  4. "ChessBase photo reporter Tiviakov wins Politiken Cup". Chess News. 2008-07-28. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  5. "Chess News - Cheparinov wins the Politiken Cup 2012". ChessBase.com. 2012-08-14. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  6. "International Correspondence Chess Federation - Grandmasters" (PDF). ICCF.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
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