Hansjürg Kaenel
Hansjürg Kaenel is a Swiss chess player, International Master, and three time Swiss Chess Championship winner.
Chess career
In 1972 in Arosa Hansjürg Kaenel won the international chess tournament for juniors up to 20 years old. In the following years, he repeatedly took part in the individual finals of the Swiss Chess Championships, winning gold medals three times.Hansjürg Kaenel achieved several successes in international chess tournaments, including: 3rd place in Zweisimmen, 1st place in Bern, shared 1st place in Zürich, shared 2nd place in Lugano and shared 1st place in Lenzerheide.
Hansjürg Kaenel played for Switzerland and Switzerland-2 in the Chess Olympiads:
- In 1982, at first reserve board in the 25th Chess Olympiad in Lucerne,
- In 1986, at second reserve board in the 27th Chess Olympiad in Dubai,
- In 1996, at second reserve board in the 32nd Chess Olympiad in Yerevan.
- In 1977, at second board in the 22nd Clare Benedict Chess Cup in Copenhagen.
Hansjürg Kaenel achieved the highest rating in his career on July 1, 2000, with a score of 2452 points. He was 9th among Swiss chess players at that time.