Johan Hellsten

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Johan Hellsten
CountrySweden
Born (1975-12-25) 25 December 1975 (age 48)
Malmö, Sweden
TitleGrandmaster (2004)
FIDE rating2550 (May 2024)
Peak rating2592 (October 2006)

Johan Hellsten (born 25 December 1975) is a Swedish chess grandmaster. He was Swedish Chess Champion in 2006.

Chess career[edit]

Born in 1975, Hellsten earned his international master title in 1995 and his grandmaster title in 2004.[1] In 2006, he won the Swedish Chess Championship.[2] He played for Sweden in the Chess Olympiads of 1996, 2004 and 2006[3] and in the European Team Chess Championships of 1997, 2003 and 2005.[4] He tied for second–sixth with Laurent Fressinet, Vladimir Baklan, Robert Fontaine and Erik van den Doel in the Abihome Open 2000[5] and tied for first with Dmitry Svetushkin and Marcin Szymanski in the Ikaros Chess Festival 2003.[6] As of the July 2020 rating FIDE list, he has an Elo rating of 2550, making him the No. 4 ranked Swedish player, though he is inactive.[1] Hellsten was champion in the chess tournament "Semana Valdiviana", Chile, 2002.

Bibliography[edit]

  • Hellsten, Johan (2008). Play the Sicilian Kan. Everyman Chess. ISBN 9781857445817.
  • Hellsten, Johan (2010). Mastering Chess Strategy. Everyman Chess. ISBN 9781857446487.
  • Hellsten, Johan (2012). Mastering Opening Strategy. Everyman Chess. ISBN 9781857446920.
  • Hellsten, Johan (2013). Mastering Endgame Strategy. Everyman Chess. ISBN 9781781940181.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Hellsten, Johan FIDE Chess Profile
  2. ^ "Svenska mästare". Swedish Chess Federation. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
  3. ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "Men's Chess Olympiads: Johan Hellsten". OlimpBase. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
  4. ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "European Men's Team Chess Championship: Johan Hellsten". OlimpBase. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
  5. ^ Crowther, Mark (2000-10-09). "TWIC 309: Abihome Open 2000". London Chess Center. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
  6. ^ Crowther, Mark (2003-07-28). "TWIC455: Ikaros Chess Festival". London Chess Center. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2009.

External links[edit]

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