Torbjørn Ringdal Hansen
| Torbjørn R. Hansen | |
|---|---|
 Hansen at the 2017 Andorra open | |
| Full name | Torbjørn Ringdal Hansen |
| Country | Norway |
| Born | 1 March 1979 Røyken, Norway |
| Title | Grandmaster (2015) |
| FIDE rating | 2432 (November 2022) |
Torbjørn Ringdal Hansen (born 1 March 1979 in Røyken) is a Norwegian chess player.[1]
He achieved the title International Master in 2008,[2] and was awarded the Grandmaster title in 2015.[3]
Hansen was the first coach of later World Champion Magnus Carlsen, from 2000 to 2001, when Hansen served a one-year alternative civilian service programme at the Norwegian College of Elite Sport.[4] Carlsen was nine years old at the time, and trained chess in a group along with two other children, organized by Hansen. Carlsen's rating improved from about 900 to 1,900 during this one-year period.[5]
Hansen achieved his first Grandmaster norm in the 2003/04 Rilton Cup in Stockholm,[4] with subsequent norms in the Norwegian Premier League in 2007/08 and in Almeria in 2011.[6] He was designated IM in 2008 and GM in 2015.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Hansen, Torbjorn Ringdal". FIDE. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ Bryhn, Rolf. "sjakk – Norske internasjonale mestere" [chess - Norwegian international champions]. In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ Bryhn, Rolf. "sjakk – Norske stormestere" [chess - Norwegian grandmasters]. In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
Torbjørn R. Hansen 2015
- ^ a b Agdestein, Simen (2005). Sjakkvidunder [Chess wonders] (in Norwegian). Kom forlag. pp. 16–18. ISBN 82-92496-21-1.
- ^ Danielsen, Arne (2010). Mesteren. Magnus Carlsen og sjakkspillet [The Master. Magnus Carlsen and the game of chess] (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen Damm. pp. 54–57. ISBN 978-82-02-33754-4.
- ^ "Title Applications". FIDE. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
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