Ragnar Hoen
| Ragnar Hoen | |
|---|---|
 Ragnar Hoen in 2007 | |
| Country | Norway |
| Born | 5 October 1940 Oslo, Norway |
| Died | 6 July 2019 (aged 78) |
| Title | FIDE Master (FM) |
| Peak rating | 2395 (January 1979) |
Ragnar Hoen (5 October 1940 – 6 July 2019) was a Norwegian chess FIDE Master (FM), three-time Norwegian Chess Championship winner (1963, 1978, 1981), and Nordic Chess Championship winner (1967).
Biography
[edit]Hoen represented the club Oslo Schakselskap.[1] From the early 1960s to the mid-1980s, Ragnar Hoen was one of the leading Norwegian chess players. He won Norwegian Chess Championships three times: 1963, 1978, and 1981.[2] In the championship in 1981, Ragnar Hoen shared first place with three other players but was the only one who accepted a rematch and thus won the championship. He also won the Nordic Chess Championship in 1967.[1] Ragnar Hoen won the Norwegian Blitz Chess Championship twice in a row (1980, 1981). He also won the Norwegian Senior Chess Championship (S60) six consecutive times in from 2002 to 2007.
Ragnar Hoen played for Norway in the Chess Olympiads:[3]
- in 1960, at the fourth board in the 14th Chess Olympiad in Leipzig (+7, =7, -4),
- in 1962, at the third board in the 15th Chess Olympiad in Varna (+8, =4, -4),
- in 1964, at the third board in the 16th Chess Olympiad in Tel Aviv (+3, =8, -5),
- in 1966, at the third board in the 17th Chess Olympiad in Havana (+6, =5, -5),
- in 1968, at the second board in the 18th Chess Olympiad in Lugano (+3, =3, -4),
- in 1970, at the second board in the 19th Chess Olympiad in Siegen (+5, =4, -6),
- in 1972, at the fourth board in the 20th Chess Olympiad in Skopje (+6, =3, -2),
- in 1974, at the fourth board in the 21st Chess Olympiad in Nice (+3, =7, -6),
- in 1976, at the second board in the 22nd Chess Olympiad in Haifa (+4, =6, -1),
- in 1978, at the fourth board in the 23rd Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires (+3, =7, -2),
- in 1980, at the third board in the 24th Chess Olympiad in La Valletta (+2, =6, -2),
- in 1982, at the second reserve board in the 25th Chess Olympiad in Lucerne (+1, =4, -3).
Ragnar Hoen played for Norway in the European Team Chess Championship:[4]
- in 1989, at the first reserve board in the 9th European Team Chess Championship in Haifa (+2, =2, -1).
Ragnar Hoen also played for Norway in the Nordic Chess Cup five times (1970, 1972, 1977, 1985, 1987) and won gold (1987) and bronze (1970) medals in team competition.[5]
Ragnar Hoen was also known as a chess journalist. He edited a column in the newspaper Vårt Land and a bulletin of the Norwegian Chess Federation. Ragnar Hoen served on the board of Tidemanns Tobakk.
His nephew was Steinar Hoen, a Norwegian high jumper and European Champion in 1994.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Ragnar Hoen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Tidligere-vinnere av NM". www.sjakk.net.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Ragnar Hoen". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship :: Ragnar Hoen". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: Nordic Chess Cup :: Ragnar Hoen". www.olimpbase.org.
External links
[edit]- Ragnar Hoen player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Ragnar Hoen chess games at 365chess.com
- Ragnar Hoen at FIDE
- Ragnar Hoen at Chessgames.com
- Ragnar Hoen at 365Chess.com
- Ragnar Hoen at Chesstempo.com
- Ragnar Hoen Chess Olympiad record at OlimpBase.org
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