Jacob Aagaard
Jacob Aagaard | |
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| Born | July 31, 1973 Hørsholm Municipality, Denmark |
| Occupation(s) | Chess grandmaster, author, chess trainer |
| Known for | British Chess Champion (2007), prolific chess author, co-founder of Quality Chess |
Jacob Aagaard (born 31 July 1973) is a chess grandmaster holding both Danish and Scottish nationalities. He claimed the title of British Chess Champion in 2007 and is also recognized as a prolific chess author.
Biography
In 2004, Aagaard secured second place in the Scottish Chess Championship. Although he won the Scottish Championship in 2005, he was not eligible to officially receive the title due to citizenship restrictions; consequently, the championship was awarded to Craig Pritchett. He officially earned the Scottish Championship title in 2012 as a qualified participant. Additionally, Aagaard is a co-founder and co-owner of Quality Chess, a publisher specializing in chess literature.
Awards
Aagaard was designated a FIDE Senior Trainer in 2011. The following year, he triumphed in the Scottish Chess Championships with an impressive score of 7 out of 9.
According to Quality Chess, by 2013 Aagaard had become the most decorated author in chess literature, having received accolades from ChessCafe.com (2002), the English Chess Federation (2010), The Guardian (2010), FIDE’s trainer committee with the Boleslavsky Medal (2011), and the Association of Chess Professionals (2013).
Bibliography
- Jacob Aagaard, Easy Guide to the Panov-Botvinnik Attack, Everyman Chess, 1998, ISBN 978-1-85744-563-3
- Jacob Aagaard, Easy Guide to the Sveshnikov Sicilian, Everyman Chess, 2000, ISBN 978-1-85744-280-9
- Jacob Aagaard, Dutch Stonewall, Everyman Chess, 2001, ISBN 978-1-85744-252-6
- Jacob Aagaard, Excelling at Chess, Everyman Chess, 2001, ISBN 978-1-85744-273-1
- Jacob Aagaard, Queen's Indian Defence, Everyman Chess, 2002, ISBN 978-1-85744-300-4
- Jacob Aagaard and Esben Land, Meeting 1.d4, Everyman Chess, 2002, ISBN 978-1-85744-224-3
- Jacob Aagaard, Excelling at Positional Chess, Everyman Chess, 2003, ISBN 978-1-85744-325-7
- Jacob Aagaard, Excelling at Chess Calculation, Everyman Chess, 2004, ISBN 978-1-85744-360-8
- Jacob Aagaard, Excelling at Combinational Play, Everyman Chess, 2004, ISBN 978-1-85744-345-5
- Jacob Aagaard, Excelling at Technical Chess, Everyman Chess, 2004, ISBN 978-1-85744-364-6
- Jacob Aagaard, Starting Out: The Grunfeld, Everyman Chess, 2004, ISBN 978-1-85744-350-9
- Jacob Aagaard, Inside the Chess Mind, Everyman Chess, 2004, ISBN 978-1857443578
- Jacob Aagaard, Practical Chess Defence, Quality Chess, 2006, ISBN 978-91-975244-4-5
- Jacob Aagaard, The Attacking Manual: Basic Principles, Quality Chess, 2008, ISBN 978-91-976004-0-8
- Jacob Aagaard, The Attacking Manual 2: Technique and Praxis, Quality Chess, 2008, ISBN 978-91-976004-1-5
- Jacob Aagaard, Grandmaster Preparation – Calculation, Quality Chess, 2012, ISBN 978-1-907982-31-6
- Jacob Aagaard, Grandmaster Preparation – Positional Play, Quality Chess, 2012, ISBN 978-1-907982-27-9
- Jacob Aagaard and Nikolaos Ntirlis, Playing the French, Quality Chess, 2013, ISBN 978-1-907082-36-1
- Jacob Aagaard, Grandmaster Preparation – Strategic Play, Quality Chess, 2013, ISBN 978-1-907982-29-3
- Jacob Aagaard, Grandmaster Preparation – Attack & Defence, Quality Chess, 2013, ISBN 978-1-907982-70-5
- Jacob Aagaard, Grandmaster Preparation – Endgame Play, Quality Chess, 2014, ISBN 978-1-907982-32-3
- Jacob Aagaard, Grandmaster Preparation – Thinking Inside the Box, Quality Chess, 2017, ISBN 978-1-907982-35-4
- Jacob Aagaard, A Matter of Endgame Technique (Grandmaster Knowledge), Quality Chess, 2022, ISBN 978-1-784831-62-2