Larry Christiansen
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Larry M. Christiansen (b. June 27, 1956) is a chess grandmaster who grew up in Riverside, California. He was U.S. champion in 1980, 1983, and 2002. He describes his playing style as "aggressive, tactical" and lists his favorite opening as Sämisch King's Indian.
Christiansen showed exceptional strength at an early age. In 1971, he became the first junior high school student to win the National High School Championship. He went on to win three invitational U.S. Junior Championships in 1973, 1974, and 1975. In 1977, at age 21, he became an International Grandmaster without first having been an International Master, an accomplishment shared by only a handful of others. Christiansen was 1st= with Anatoly Karpov at Linares 1981. He won the 2001 Canadian Open Chess Championship.
He is the author of two popular chess books that showcase his aggressive style: Storming the Barricades (2000) and Rocking the Ramparts (2004).
Larry is also renowned for his quick wit and humor, as well as his enthusiasm for teaching students. He is also one of the most prolific internet chess players, having played tens and thousands of games on line, primarily on ICC, PlayChess and WCN.
He is currently ranked 12th in America and 227th in the world with an FIDE rating of 2575. [1]
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[edit] External links
- FIDE rating card for Larry Christiansen
- Larry Christiansen at ChessGames.com
- worldchessnetwork.com
- biography
| Preceded by Lubomir Kavalek | United States Chess Champion 1980 (with Walter Browne and Larry Evans) | Succeeded by Walter Browne and Yasser Seirawan |
| Preceded by Walter Browne and Yasser Seirawan | United States Chess Champion 1983 (with Walter Browne and Roman Dzindzichashvili) | Succeeded by Lev Alburt |
| Preceded by Joel Benjamin, Alexander Shabalov, and Yasser Seirawan | United States Chess Champion 2002 | Succeeded by Alexander Shabalov |
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