Baard Dahl


Baard Viggo Dahl is a Norwegian poker and chess player.

Poker career

In October 2004, he finished in 4th place at the EPT London European Poker Classics, which was the second leg of the European Poker Tour season 1 results.
In October 2014, he played in the PokerStars Isle of Man tournament, which combined poker and chess. At the start of the event, Jennifer Shahade held a simultaneous "chess & poker" event where she took on three opponents in both games; Dahl was the only player who defeated her in their poker game.

Chess career

In 2017, he won the Manx Chess Championship.
In October 2018, he was one of two players out of a field of 20 who managed to draw against super-grandmaster Wesley So, who held a simultaneous exhibition in the Isle of Man.
In October 2019, he played in the FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2019, where he was the lowest-rated player but managed to defeat Dietmar Kolbus and hold draws against Vera Nebolsina and Keith Allen.