Carsten Hansen (chess player)

Carsten Hansen (born 1971) is a Danish chess player and writer. FIDE, the World Chess Federation, has awarded him the title of FIDE Master. As of February 2009, his rating is 2307. Hansen is the author of the books The Gambit Guide to the English Opening 1...e5 (1999), The Symmetrical English (2001), The Nimzo-Indian: 4. e3 (2003), and Improve Your Positional Chess (2005). He has also written book reviews for ChessCafe.com.