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

Year City Winner 1910 Randers Johannes Kruse 1911 Odense Gyde Jørgensen 1912 Lemvig M. Weye 1913 Slagelse Age Kier 1914 Aarhus Axel Salskov 1915 Horsens Johannes Giersing 1916 Copenhagen J. Juhl 1917 Grenaa Egil Jacobsen 1918 Nykøbing Liss Olof Karlsson 1919 Middelfart Frederik Immanuel Weilbach 1920 Aalborg Johannes Petersen Hans Denver 1921 Roskilde F. Thomsen 1922 Copenhagen Egil Jacobsen 1923 Copenhagen Erik Andersen 1924 Randers Age Kier 1925 Aarhus Erik Andersen 1926 Sønderborg Erik Andersen 1927 Vordingborg Erik Andersen 1928 Horsens Jacob Erhard Wihjelm Gemzøe 1929 Copenhagen Erik Andersen 1930 Svendborg Erik Andersen 1931 Frederikshavn Erik Andersen 1932 Esbjerg Erik Andersen 1933 Nakskov Erik Andersen 1934 Vejle Erik Andersen 1935 Copenhagen Erik Andersen 1936 Herning Erik Andersen 1937 Odense Poul Hage 1938 Aalborg Poul Hage 1939 Naestved Holger Norman-Hansen 1940 Randers Jens Enevoldsen 1941 Copenhagen Bjørn Nielsen 1942 Nørresundby Bjørn Nielsen 1943 Helsingør Jens Enevoldsen 1944 Odense Bjørn Nielsen 1945 Odense Christian Poulsen 1946 Nykøbing Bjørn Nielsen 1947 Esbjerg Jens Enevoldsen 1948 Aarhus Jens Enevoldsen 1949 Copenhagen Poul Hage 1950 Aalborg Poul Hage 1951 Odense Eigil Pedersen 1952 Herning Christian Poulsen 1953 Horsens Eigil Pedersen 1954 Aarhus Bent Larsen 1955 Aalborg Bent Larsen 1956 Copenhagen Bent Larsen 1957 Odense Palle Ravn 1958 Herning Børge Andersen 1959 Aarhus Bent Larsen 1960 Aalborg Jens Enevoldsen 1961 Nykøbing Eigil Pedersen 1962 Copenhagen Bent Kølvig 1963 Odense Bent Larsen 1964 Holstebro Bent Larsen 1965 Aalborg Sejer Holm 1966 Aarhus Bjørn Brinck-Claussen 1967 Vejle Børge Andersen 1968 Copenhagen Børge Andersen 1969 Odense Ole Jakobsen 1970 Flensborg Bjørn Brinck-Claussen 1971 Hjørring Ole Jakobsen 1972 Esbjerg Svend Hamann 1973 Copenhagen Børge Andersen 1974 Vejle Ulrik Rath 1975 Odense Gert Iskov 1976 Aarhus Bo Jacobsen 1977 Copenhagen Bjørn Brinck-Claussen 1978 Horsens Carsten Høi 1979 Aalborg Jens Kristiansen 1980 Odense Ole Jakobsen 1981 Aarhus Erling Mortensen 1982 Vejle Jens Kristiansen 1983 Copenhagen Curt Hansen 1984 Aalborg Curt Hansen 1985 Naestved Curt Hansen 1986 Esbjerg Carsten Høi 1987 Holstebro Erling Mortensen 1988 Odense Lars Schandorff 1989 Aalborg Erling Mortensen 1990 Randers Erik Pedersen 1991 Lyngby Erling Mortensen 1992 Aarhus Carsten Høi 1993 Tønder Lars Bo Hansen 1994 Aalborg Curt Hansen 1995 Ringsted Jens Kristiansen 1996 Randers Peter Heine Nielsen 1997 Esbjerg Lars Bo Hansen 1998 Taastrup Curt Hansen 1999 Aarhus Peter Heine Nielsen 2000 Aalborg Curt Hansen 2001 Nyborg Peter Heine Nielsen 2002 Greve Sune Berg Hansen 2003 Horsens Peter Heine Nielsen 2004 Køge Steffen Pedersen 2005 Køge Sune Berg Hansen 2006 Aalborg Sune Berg Hansen 2007 Aalborg Sune Berg Hansen 2008 Silkeborg Peter Heine Nielsen 2009 Silkeborg Sune Berg Hansen 2010 Hillerød Allan Stig Rasmussen 2011 Odense Allan Stig Rasmussen 2012 Helsingør Sune Berg Hansen 2013 Helsingør Davor Palo 2014 Skørping Allan Stig Rasmussen 2015 Svendborg Sune Berg Hansen 2016 Svendborg Mads Andersen 2017 Skørping Mads Andersen 2018 Svendborg Bjørn Møller Ochsner 2019 Svendborg Allan Stig Rasmussen 2020 Svendborg Mads Andersen 2021 Svendborg Allan Stig Rasmussen 2022 Svendborg Martin Haubro[dk] 2023 Svendborg Boris Chatalbashev 2024 Svendborg Boris Chatalbashev 2025 Svendborg Jesper Søndergaard Thybo

Notes

  • 2007-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
  • 2007-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
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  • Jerzy Gizycki (1965), Den Store skakbog. Skakkens kulturhistorie.
  • Whyld, Ken (1986), Chess: The Records, Guinness Books, pp. 97–98, ISBN 0-85112-455-0 (results through 1985)
  • 2006-10-12 at the Wayback Machine at chess.gr