Jacob Aagaard

Jacob Aagaard (born 31 July 1973) is a Danish and Scottish chess grandmaster, the 2007 British Chess Champion, and chess author.

Jacob Aagaard
Aagaard in 2008
Country	Denmark (before 2006; 2009–2017; since 2023)[1] Scotland (2006–2009; 2017–2023)[2]
Born	(1973-07-31) 31 July 1973 (age 52) Hørsholm, Denmark
Title	Grandmaster (2007)
FIDE rating	2436 (August 2025)
Peak rating	2542 (May 2010)

Biography

In 2004, Aagaard took second place in the Scottish Chess Championship. In 2005, he took first place in the Scottish Championship but was not a British citizen, so the title went to Craig Pritchett. In 2012, he won the title; the first time he played and was eligible to win it. He is also a chess author and co-owner of Quality Chess, a chess publishing house.^[3]

Awards

In 2011, Aagaard was awarded the title of FIDE Senior Trainer.

In 2012, Aagaard won the Scottish Chess Championships with a score of 7/9.^[4]

According to Quality Chess, as of 2013, Aagaard is the chess writer who has won the most awards:^[5] ChessCafe.com (2002),^[6] English Chess Federation (2010),^[7] Guardian (2010),^[8] the Boleslavsky Medal from FIDE's trainer committee (2011)^[9] and the Association of Chess Professionals (2013)^[10]

Bibliography

• Jacob Aagaard (1998). Easy Guide to the Panov-Botvinnik Attack. Everyman Chess. ISBN 978-1-85744-563-3.
• Jacob Aagaard (2000). Easy Guide to the Sveshnikov Sicilian. Everyman Chess. ISBN 978-1-85744-280-9.
• Jacob Aagaard (2001). Dutch Stonewall. Everyman Chess. ISBN 978-1-85744-252-6.
• Jacob Aagaard (2001). Excelling at Chess. Everyman Chess. ISBN 978-1-85744-273-1.
• Jacob Aagaard (2002). Queen's Indian Defence. Everyman Chess. ISBN 978-1-85744-300-4.
• Jacob Aagaard and Esben Land (2002). Meeting 1.d4. Everyman Chess. ISBN 978-1-85744-224-3.
• Jacob Aagaard (2003). Excelling at Positional Chess. Everyman Chess. ISBN 978-1-85744-325-7.
• Jacob Aagaard (2004). Excelling at Chess Calculation. Everyman Chess. ISBN 978-1-85744-360-8.
• Jacob Aagaard (2004). Excelling at Combinational Play. Everyman Chess. ISBN 978-1-85744-345-5.
• Jacob Aagaard (2004). Excelling at Technical Chess. Everyman Chess. ISBN 978-1-85744-364-6.
• Jacob Aagaard (2004). Starting Out: The Grunfeld. Everyman Chess. ISBN 978-1-85744-350-9.
• Jacob Aagaard (2004). Inside the Chess Mind. Everyman Chess. ISBN 978-1857443578.
• Jacob Aagaard (2006). Practical Chess Defence. Quality Chess. ISBN 978-91-975244-4-5.
• Jacob Aagaard (2008). The Attacking Manual: Basic Principles. Quality Chess. ISBN 978-91-976004-0-8.
• Jacob Aagaard (2008). The Attacking Manual 2: Technique and Praxis. Quality Chess. ISBN 978-91-976004-1-5.
• Jacob Aagaard (2012). Grandmaster Preparation – Calculation. Quality Chess. ISBN 978-1-907982-31-6.
• Jacob Aagaard (2012). Grandmaster Preparation – Positional Play. Quality Chess. ISBN 978-1-907982-27-9.
• Jacob Aagaard and Nikolaos Ntirlis (2013). Playing the French. Quality Chess. ISBN 978-1-907082-36-1.
• Jacob Aagaard (2013). Grandmaster Preparation – Strategic Play. Quality Chess. ISBN 978-1-907982-29-3.
• Jacob Aagaard (2013). Grandmaster Preparation – Attack & Defence. Quality Chess. ISBN 978-1-907982-70-5.
• Jacob Aagaard (2014). Grandmaster Preparation – Endgame Play. Quality Chess. ISBN 978-1-907982-32-3.
• Jacob Aagaard (2017). Grandmaster Preparation – Thinking Inside the Box. Quality Chess. ISBN 978-1-907982-35-4.
• Jacob Aagaard (2022). A Matter of Endgame Technique (Grandmaster Knowledge). Quality Chess. ISBN 978-1-784831-62-2.

Notable games

Aagaard vs. Rasmussen, Brøndby 1996

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Final position

• Jacob Aagaard vs Per Arnt Rasmussen, 1996, King's Gambit: Accepted, Kieseritzky Gambit Kolisch Defense (C39), 1-0