Jonas Buhl Bjerre
| Jonas Buhl Bjerre | |
|---|---|
 Bjerre (2019) | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Born | 26 June 2004 |
| Title | Grandmaster (2019) |
| FIDE rating | 2646 (April 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2646 (April 2024) |
| Ranking | No. 90 (April 2024) |
| Peak ranking | No. 90 (April 2024) |
Jonas Buhl Bjerre (born 26 June 2004) is a Danish chess grandmaster.
Biography[edit]
In 2015, Jonas Buhl Bjerre won the Nordic Youth Chess Championship in the group E (for players born in 2004 and 2005).[1] The next year he won the group D.[2] Bjerre won a gold medal at the 2017 European Youth Chess Championships, held in Mamaia, in the U14 category.[3] The next year, in Riga, he took the bronze medal in the same division.[4]
In July 2018, Bjerre was awarded the title of international master by FIDE.[5] A few months later he played for the Danish national team, on the reserve board, in the 43rd Chess Olympiad in Batumi (+4, =4, -1).[6] He tied for first place with Allan Stig Rasmussen in the Danish championship 2019 and lost the playoff match.[7] Bjerre achieved his final norm for the title of grandmaster at the FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2019 to become the youngest Dane ever to achieve this title.[8] FIDE awarded him the title in March 2020.[9]
Bjerre participated in the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2022 Challengers group where he finished 3rd with a score of 8.5 / 13.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Nordisk mesterskab for skoleelever 2015 (Grp E 2004-05)". chess-results.com. 15 February 2015.
- ^ "Nordic Youth Championship 2016 Group D". chess-results.com. 21 February 2016.
- ^ "European Youth Chess Championship 2017". chess-results.com. 14 September 2017.
- ^ "European Youth Chess Championship O-14 - 2018". chess-results.com. 2 September 2018.
- ^ "List of titles approved by the 2018 2nd quarter PB in Bucharest, Romania". FIDE.com. 12 July 2018.
- ^ "43rd Olympiad Batumi 2018 Open". chess-results.com. 5 October 2018.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (22 April 2019). "TWIC 1276: ch-DEN 2019". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
- ^ "Grand Swiss: Four at the top as Nakamura joins the leaders". FIDE.com. 20 October 2019.
- ^ "Titles approved by 2020 Executive Board in Abu Dhabi, UAE". FIDE.com. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
- ^ "2022 Challengers standings". Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
External links[edit]
- Jonas Buhl Bjerre player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Jonas Buhl Bjerre chess games at 365Chess.com
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