Rune Djurhuus | |
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 Djurhuus at the Norwegian Chess Championship at Hamar 2007 | |
| Country | Norway |
| Born | 25 January 1970 (age 55) Elverum, Norway |
| Title | Grandmaster (1996), International Correspondence Chess Master (1994) |
| Peak rating | 2530 (January 1997) |
| ICCF rating | 2574 (July 1999) |
| ICCF peak rating | 2584 (July 1996) |
Rune Djurhuus (born 25 January 1970 in Elverum) is a Norwegian chess player, and the fourth Norwegian International Grandmaster. Djurhuus plays for the "Akademisk" chess club, which is tied to the University of Oslo. Djurhuus is also the chess columnist for Aftenposten and Adresseavisen.
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Djurhuus became the Norwegian Junior Champion in 1985. He gained the title of International Master in 1989. In 1991 he became the European Junior Champion, ahead of Vladimir Kramnik among others. His Grandmaster title was gained after scoring a norm at the Chess Olympiad in Manila in 1992, and two norms at Gausdal, in the 1994-1995 tournament, and the 1995-1996 tournament.
Djurhuus' playing style is aggressive and sharp. With Black, Djurhuus regularly employs the King's Indian against 1.d4, and the Sicilian Defence against 1.e4. With White, Djurhuus usually opens with 1.e4.
