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 (June 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] In 2012, tied for 1st–3rd with Ivan Sokolov and Ivan Cheparinov in the Politiken Cup in Copenhagen, Denmark.[2]

He has an aggressive attacking style, and is known for playing unusual chess openings. He is also an International Grandmaster of Correspondence Chess (1999).[3]

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. "Chess News - Cheparinov wins the Politiken Cup 2012". ChessBase.com. 2012-08-14. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  3. "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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