Johan-Sebastian Christiansen Explained

Johan-Sebastian Christiansen (born 10 June 1998) is a Norwegian chess grandmaster. He was awarded the titles International Master, in 2015, and Grandmaster, in 2018, by FIDE.

Personal life

Christiansen was born on 10 June 1998.

Chess career

Christiansen first played for the Sandefjord based chess club Caissa, and later for Vålerenga and Offerspill.

He achieved the norms required for the title of Grandmaster in the 2017 European Team Chess Championship in Hersonissos, in Pardubice in July 2018 and in Gothenburg in August 2018.^[1]

In 2022, Christiansen won the 1st Colonia de Sant Jordi Chess Festival on a tie-break with Brandon Clarke, with a score of 7.5/9^[2]

External links

• • Johan-Sebastian Christiansen team chess record at Olimpbase.org

https://chess24.com/en/read/news/carlsen-karjakin-as-new-in-chess-classic-starts-saturday

Notes and References

1. Web site: Title Applications. 89th FIDE Congress 2018, 26 Sep - 6 Oct, Batumi, Georgia . FIDE . 31 October 2018.
2. Web site: The Week in Chess 1440 . 2022-06-28 . theweekinchess.com.