# Danish Chess Championship

The Danish Chess Championship was organised by the Danish Chess Union (DSU) and first held in 1910. A masterclass was first introduced in 1915. But it is only from 1922 that the title of Danish chess champion was introduced, this was the first year also players from Copenhagen joined.

## History

In 1949 Poul Hage and Bjørn Nielsen were equal, but Nielsen died before the play-off. In 1950 Hage finished equal with Jens Enevoldsen, but this time the winner was decided by toss up.
The 1997 Championship was a ten-player single round-robin tournament held in Esbjerg from 22 to 30 March. The field included six Grandmasters, and the tournament average Elo rating was 2487 making it FIDE category 10. Lars Bo Hansen won with 6.0/9, and was the only player to not lose a game. Tied for second at 5.5 were Curt Hansen, Bent Larsen, and Peter Heine Nielsen. The four top finishers were all GMs.
The 1999 Championship was a ten-player single round-robin tournament held in Aarhus starting on 27 March. Peter Heine Nielsen and Sune Berg Hansen tied at 6.5/9, with Nielsen winning the championship on tie-break.
The 2000 Championship began as a ten-player single round-robin tournament, but 65-year-old former champion Bent Larsen was forced to withdraw due to ill health, and his completed games were not counted in the tournament results. The 15–24 April championship in Aalborg was won by Curt Hansen 6.0/8 a half point ahead of Peter Heine Nielsen. Both completed the tournament without a loss, but Hansen had one more win.
The 2001 Championship was a ten-player single round-robin tournament held in Nyborg from 7–16 April. Tournament favorite Peter Heine Nielsen won 7.0/9.
The 2002 Championship was a ten-player single round-robin tournament held in Greve from 23 to 31 March. Sune Berg Hansen won 6.5/9.
The 2003 Championship was a ten-player single round-robin tournament held in Horsens from 12 to 20 April. Tournament favorite Peter Heine Nielsen won 7.0/9, a half point ahead of Palo Davor in second place.
The 2004 Championship was a 16-player single-elimination tournament held in Køge, 4–12 April. Steffen Pedersen defeated Henrik El Kher in the final to win the championship.
The 2005 Championship was a 16-player single-elimination tournament held in Køge, 20–28 March. Sune Berg Hansen defeated Curt Hansen 2.5–1.5 in the final to win the championship.
The 2006 Championship, held 8–17 April in Aalborg, was organized as a ten-player single round-robin Gladiator Chess event in which only games won would count. In order to reduce the number of draws, any drawn games were replayed at with colors reversed at rapid time controls of 25 minutes + 10 seconds per move. A series of draws would be replayed with colors reversed each time at blitz speed, 10 minutes + 5 seconds per move until a decisive result was achieved. The use of the gladiator scoring did not affect the top two finishes in the championship. Sune Berg Hansen placed first and Nicolai Vesterbaek Pedersen second in a field of ten.
The 2007 Championship was a 24-player, 9-round Swiss system tournament held in Aalborg, 31 March–8 April. Sune Berg Hansen defended his title winning for the third consecutive time (four championships overall), 6.5/9. As part of a four-way tie for second with 6 points, FM Allan Stig Rasmussen missed earning his second grandmaster norm by only a half point.
The 2008 Championship was a 20-player, 9-round Swiss held in Silkeborg, 15–23 March. Peter Heine Nielsen won scoring 7 points in the first championship he had entered in five years. Lars Schandorff was second with 6 points. Defending champion Sune Berg Hansen shared third with 5½.

## Winners

    YearCityWinner 1910RandersJohannes Kruse 1911OdenseGyde Jørgensen 1912LemvigM. Weye 1913SlagelseAge Kier 1914AarhusAxel Salskov 1915HorsensJohannes Giersing 1916CopenhagenJ. Juhl 1917GrenaaEgil Jacobsen 1918NykøbingLiss Olof Karlsson 1919MiddelfartFrederik Immanuel Weilbach 1920AalborgJohannes Petersen Hans Denver 1921RoskildeF. Thomsen 1922CopenhagenEgil Jacobsen 1923CopenhagenErik Andersen 1924RandersAge Kier 1925AarhusErik Andersen 1926SønderborgErik Andersen 1927VordingborgErik Andersen 1928HorsensJacob Erhard Wihjelm Gemzøe 1929CopenhagenErik Andersen 1930SvendborgErik Andersen 1931FrederikshavnErik Andersen 1932EsbjergErik Andersen 1933NakskovErik Andersen 1934VejleErik Andersen 1935CopenhagenErik Andersen 1936HerningErik Andersen 1937OdensePoul Hage 1938AalborgPoul Hage 1939NaestvedHolger Norman-Hansen 1940RandersJens Enevoldsen 1941CopenhagenBjørn Nielsen 1942NørresundbyBjørn Nielsen 1943HelsingørJens Enevoldsen 1944OdenseBjørn Nielsen 1945OdenseChristian Poulsen 1946NykøbingBjørn Nielsen 1947EsbjergJens Enevoldsen 1948AarhusJens Enevoldsen 1949CopenhagenPoul Hage 1950AalborgPoul Hage 1951OdenseEigil Pedersen 1952HerningChristian Poulsen 1953HorsensEigil Pedersen 1954AarhusBent Larsen 1955AalborgBent Larsen 1956CopenhagenBent Larsen 1957OdensePalle Ravn 1958HerningBørge Andersen 1959AarhusBent Larsen 1960AalborgJens Enevoldsen 1961NykøbingEigil Pedersen 1962CopenhagenBent Kølvig 1963OdenseBent Larsen 1964HolstebroBent Larsen 1965AalborgSejer Holm 1966AarhusBjørn Brinck-Claussen 1967VejleBørge Andersen 1968CopenhagenBørge Andersen 1969OdenseOle Jakobsen 1970FlensborgBjørn Brinck-Claussen 1971HjørringOle Jakobsen 1972EsbjergSvend Hamann 1973CopenhagenBørge Andersen 1974VejleUlrik Rath 1975OdenseGert Iskov 1976AarhusBo Jacobsen 1977CopenhagenBjørn Brinck-Claussen 1978HorsensCarsten Høi 1979AalborgJens Kristiansen 1980OdenseOle Jakobsen 1981AarhusErling Mortensen 1982VejleJens Kristiansen 1983CopenhagenCurt Hansen 1984AalborgCurt Hansen 1985NaestvedCurt Hansen 1986EsbjergCarsten Høi 1987HolstebroErling Mortensen 1988OdenseLars Schandorff 1989AalborgErling Mortensen 1990RandersErik Pedersen 1991LyngbyErling Mortensen 1992AarhusCarsten Høi 1993TønderLars Bo Hansen 1994AalborgCurt Hansen 1995RingstedJens Kristiansen 1996RandersPeter Heine Nielsen 1997EsbjergLars Bo Hansen 1998TaastrupCurt Hansen 1999AarhusPeter Heine Nielsen 2000AalborgCurt Hansen 2001NyborgPeter Heine Nielsen 2002GreveSune Berg Hansen 2003HorsensPeter Heine Nielsen 2004KøgeSteffen Pedersen 2005KøgeSune Berg Hansen 2006AalborgSune Berg Hansen 2007AalborgSune Berg Hansen 2008SilkeborgPeter Heine Nielsen 2009SilkeborgSune Berg Hansen 2010HillerødAllan Stig Rasmussen 2011OdenseAllan Stig Rasmussen 2012HelsingørSune Berg Hansen 2013HelsingørDavor Palo 2014SkørpingAllan Stig Rasmussen 2015SvendborgSune Berg Hansen 2016SvendborgMads Andersen 2017SkørpingMads Andersen 2018SvendborgBjørn Møller Ochsner 2019SvendborgAllan Stig Rasmussen 2020 Svendborg Mads Andersen