Frederik Svane (born January 21, 2004) is a German chess grandmaster.
| Frederik Svane | |
|---|---|
 Svane in 2023 | |
| Country | Germany |
| Born | January 21, 2004 Lübeck, Germany |
| Title | Grandmaster (2022)[1] |
| FIDE rating | 2637 (May 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2639 (December 2023) |
Chess career edit
Svane is the younger brother of Rasmus Svane. At age four, Frederik joined a chess club and began learning and playing against Rasmus.[2]
In December 2020, Svane won the World Online Junior U16 Championship.[3]
In April 2021, Svane, then a FIDE Master, defeated Matthias Blübaum (then the top-rated German player) in a surprise upset in the Kader Challenge, a tournament for top-level German chess players.[3]
In October 2021, Svane achieved his first GM norm by finishing in second place at a round-robin in Kiel, Germany.[2]
In May 2022, he obtained two GM norms in less than one day by finishing second in a closed GM tournament held by the Hamburg Chess Club with a performance rating of 2607, and then drawing against Eduardas Rozentalis in the Hamburg Invitational.[4]
In October 2022, he had a strong standing in the World Junior Chess Championship.[5]
Svane played in the Chess World Cup 2023, where he defeated Lee Jun Hyeok in the first round, but was defeated by Ivan Cheparinov in the second round.
References edit
- ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ^ a b Doggers, Peter (June 1, 2022). "Frederik Svane Sets Likely Record, Scoring Final 2 GM Norms In 24 Hours".
- ^ a b Fischer, Johannes (April 6, 2021). "German top tournament starts with a surprise".
- ^ "Frederik Svane becomes GM after earning two norms in 24 hours". May 28, 2022.
- ^ Schulz, Andre (October 18, 2022). "Frederik Svane leads at World Junior Championship".