Jonny Hector

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Jonny Hector (born 13 February 1964) is a Swedish chess player. In [[Glossary of chess#template:plain text|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.

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."International Correspondence Chess Federation - Grandmasters - November 2011" (PDF). ICCF.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Crowther, Mark (15 July 2002). "TWIC 401: Swedish Championships". London Chess Center. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Politiken Cup 22nd 2000". 365Chess.com. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Politiken Cup 2006". 365Chess.com. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."ChessBase photo reporter Tiviakov wins Politiken Cup". Chess News. 28 July 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Chess News - Cheparinov wins the Politiken Cup 2012". ChessBase.com. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.

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