Larry M. Christiansen (b. June 27, 1956) is a chessgrandmaster and was U.S. champion in 1980, 1983, and 2002. He describes his playing style as "aggressive, tactical" and lists his favorite opening as Sämisch King's Indian. June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 187 days remaining. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Many countries claim to have invented the chess game in some incipient form. ... Grandmaster and/or Grand Master could mean: In chess, an International Grandmaster. ... See also: U.S. Womens Chess Championship Winner list: 2005 Hikaru Nakamura 2004 Alexander Shabalov 2003 Alexander Shabalov 2002 Larry Christiansen 2000 Joel Benjamin / Alexander Shabalov / Yasser Seirawan 1999 Boris Gulko 1998 Nick de Firmian 1997 Joel Benjamin 1996 Alex Yermolinsky 1995 Nick de Firmian / Patrick Wolff / Alexander Ivanov... The Kings Indian Defence is a chess opening that begins 1. ...
Christiansen showed excellent playing strength from an early age. In 1971, he became the first junior high school player to win the National High School Championship in the U.S., going on to win the invitational U.S. Junior Championship three times in 1973, 1974, and 1975. In 1977 at the age of 21 he became an International Grandmaster without ever having been an International Master, an accomplishment shared by only a handful of other players in chess history. The five original grandmasters of chess, from left to right: Lasker (seated), Alekhine, Capablanca, Marshall, Tarrasch (seated) The title International Grandmaster is awarded to world-class chess masters by the world chess organization FIDE. Apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain. ... The title International Master is awarded to outstanding chess players by the world chess organization FIDE. The title is open to both men and women. ...
He is the author of two popular chess books that showcase his aggressive style: Storming the Barricades (2000) and Rocking the Ramparts (2004).
Together with his brother Jim, Larry spent countless hours playing checkers and chess which led to a love of the game that paid off when he became a grandmaster by winning the Malaga tournament in Spain in 1977.
Larry later promoted chess for Church's Fried Chicken by touring the U.S. from coast to coast giving exhibitions before moving to Germany in the 1980's to play the European circuit and participate in the German club league, or Bundesliga, in which he was a regular all-star.
Christiansen was U.S. co-Champion in 1980 and 1983 and has represented the United States eight times in the bi-annual chess Olympiad events as a player.
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