Johan Hellsten
Swedish chess grandmaster (born 1975)
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Johan Hellsten (born 25 December 1975) is a Swedish chess grandmaster. He was Swedish Chess Champion in 2006.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 December 1975 Malmö, Sweden |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Title | Grandmaster (2004) |
| FIDE rating | 2550 (March 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2592 (October 2006) |
Chess career
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 Szymański 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
- 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.