1. Rasmus Svane was born on 21 May 1997 and is a Danish-German chess grandmaster living in Lubeck, Germany.
11 Facts About Rasmus Svane
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Rasmus Svane has represented Germany at the European Team Chess Championship and Chess Olympiad.
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Rasmus Svane is a son of the Danish cellist Troels Svane, and Danish is his first language.
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Rasmus Svane received his Abitur in 2016, and when asked in 2017 what he plans to do if a career as a professional chess player does not work out he stated he can return to his studies.
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Rasmus Svane learned to play chess at the age of 4 after discovering a chess CD in a cereal packet.
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Rasmus Svane finished second at the German U12 Chess Championship in 2009, and won the German U14 Chess Championship in 2010.
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Rasmus Svane was named the 2010 U14 Player of the Year by the German Chess Federation in recognition of the latter achievement.
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Rasmus Svane earned his second and third IM norms in 2012.
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Rasmus Svane was officially awarded the title by FIDE in May 2013.
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Rasmus Svane was awarded his GM title in September 2016, at age 19.
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From 23 January to 1 February 2018, Rasmus Svane competed in the Tradewise Gibraltar Masters.