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Jesper Søndergaard Thybo (born 10 January 1999) is a Danish chess Grand Master (2020).
Biography
Jesper Søndergaard Thybo repeatedly represented Denmark at the European Youth Chess Championships and World Youth Chess Championships in different age groups, where he won gold medal in 2017, at the European Youth Chess Championship in the U18 age group. In 2016, he won the Nordic Youth Chess Championship. In 2017, in Jūrmala Thybo won a tournament with International Master norm. In 2017 he won third place in the Danish Chess Championship. He two times played for Denmark in World Youth U16 Chess Olympiads (2012, 2014). In 2019, Thybo won the Aarhus Chess House GM with 7/9 points.
Thybo played for Denmark in the European Team Chess Championship:
- In 2017, at second board in the 21st European Team Chess Championship in Crete (+1, =6, -1).
In 2017, Thybo was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title.
Thybo is ranked 2nd best chess player in Denmark.