Jacob Aagaard Explained
| Jacob Aagaard |
| Country: | (before 2006; 2009–2017;[1] since 2023[2])
(2006–2009;[3] 2017–2023[4]) |
| Birth Date: | 31 July 1973 |
| Birth Place: | Hørsholm, Denmark |
| Grandmaster (2007) |
| Peakrating: | 2542 (May 2010) |
| Fideid: | 1401815 |
Jacob Aagaard (born 31 July 1973) is a Danish-Scottish chess grandmaster and the 2007 British Chess Champion.
Biography
He is Scotland's third-highest rated player as of July 2021, with an Elo rating of 2477. His peak rating was 2542. In 2004, he took second place in the Scottish Chess Championship. In 2005, he took first place in the Scottish Championship but was not a British citizen, so the title went to Craig Pritchett. In 2012 he won the title; the first time he played and was eligible to win it. He is also a chess author and co-owner of Quality Chess, a chess publishing house.[5]
In 2011, Aagaard was awarded the title of FIDE Senior Trainer.
In 2012, Aagaard won the Scottish Chess Championships with a score of 7/9.[6]
Aagaard is the only chess writer in the world to win all four major Book of the Year awards: English Chess Federation (2010), ChessCafe.com (2001), Association of Chess Professionals (2013) and the Boleslavsky Medal from FIDE's trainer committee (2012).
Bibliography
- Book: Jacob Aagaard . Easy Guide to the Panov-Botvinnik Attack . . 1998 . 978-1-85744-563-3.
- Book: Jacob Aagaard . Easy Guide to the Sveshnikov Sicilian . . 2000 . 978-1-85744-280-9.
- Book: Jacob Aagaard . Dutch Stonewall . . 2001 . 978-1-85744-252-6.
- Book: Jacob Aagaard . Excelling at Chess . . 2001 . 978-1-85744-273-1.
- Book: Jacob Aagaard . Queen's Indian Defence . . 2002 . 978-1-85744-300-4.
- Book: Jacob Aagaard and Esben Land . Meeting 1.d4 . . 2002 . 978-1-85744-224-3.
- Book: Jacob Aagaard . Excelling at Positional Chess . . 2003 . 978-1-85744-325-7.
- Book: Jacob Aagaard . Excelling at Chess Calculation . Everyman Chess . 2004 . 978-1-85744-360-8.
- Book: Jacob Aagaard . Excelling at Combinational Play . Everyman Chess . 2004 . 978-1-85744-345-5.
- Book: Jacob Aagaard . Excelling at Technical Chess . Everyman Chess . 2004 . 978-1-85744-364-6.
- Book: Jacob Aagaard . Starting Out: The Grunfeld . Everyman Chess . 2004 . 978-1-85744-350-9.
- Book: Jacob Aagaard . Inside the Chess Mind . Everyman Chess . 2004 . 978-1857443578.
- Book: Jacob Aagaard . Practical Chess Defence . Quality Chess . 2006 . 978-91-975244-4-5.
- Book: Jacob Aagaard . The Attacking Manual: Basic Principles . Quality Chess . 2008 . 978-91-976004-0-8.
- Book: Jacob Aagaard . The Attacking Manual 2: Technique and Praxis . Quality Chess . 2008 . 978-91-976004-1-5.
- Book: Jacob Aagaard . Grandmaster Preparation – Calculation . Quality Chess . 2012 . 978-1-907982-31-6.
- Book: Jacob Aagaard . Grandmaster Preparation – Positional Play . Quality Chess . 2012 . 978-1-907982-27-9.
- Jacob Aagaard and Nikolaos Ntirlis (2013). Playing the French. Quality Chess. ISBN 978-1-907082-36-1.
- Book: Jacob Aagaard . Grandmaster Preparation – Strategic Play . Quality Chess . 2013 . 978-1-907982-29-3.
- Book: Jacob Aagaard . Grandmaster Preparation – Attack & Defence . Quality Chess . 2013 . 978-1-907982-70-5.
- Book: Jacob Aagaard . Grandmaster Preparation – Endgame Play . Quality Chess . 2014 . 978-1-907982-32-3.
- Book: Jacob Aagaard . Grandmaster Preparation – Thinking Inside the Box . Quality Chess . 2017 . 978-1-907982-35-4.
- Book: Jacob Aagaard . A Matter of Endgame Technique (Grandmaster Knowledge) . Quality Chess . 2022 . 978-1-784831-62-2.
Notable games
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: FIDE Transfers in 2009.
- Web site: FIDE Transfers in 2023.
- Web site: FIDE Transfers in 2006.
- Web site: FIDE Transfers in 2017.
- Web site: Speelman, Jon. Speelman on Chess. The Guardian. 19 August 2007. 7 March 2008. Jon Speelman.
- Web site: Chess Scotland . Chess Scotland . 21 January 2014.
