Baard Dahl
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 11, 1970 |
| Chess career | |
| Country | England (until 2025) Malta (since 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2160 (February 2018) |
Baard Viggo Dahl is a Norwegian poker and chess player.
Poker career
In October 2004, he finished in 4th place at the EPT London European Poker Classics, which was the second leg of the European Poker Tour season 1 results.[1]
In October 2014, he played in the PokerStars Isle of Man tournament, which combined poker and chess. At the start of the event, Jennifer Shahade held a simultaneous "chess & poker" event where she took on three opponents in both games; Dahl was the only player who defeated her in their poker game.[2]
Chess career
In 2017, he won the Manx Chess Championship.[3]
In October 2018, he was one of two players out of a field of 20 who managed to draw against super-grandmaster Wesley So, who held a simultaneous exhibition in the Isle of Man.[4]
In October 2019, he played in the FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2019, where he was the lowest-rated player but managed to defeat Dietmar Kolbus and hold draws against Vera Nebolsina and Keith Allen.[5][6]
References
- ^ "£3,000 No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event".
- ^ Silver, Albert (October 7, 2014). "PokerStars Isle of Man combines chess and poker".
- ^ "Manx Champions".
- ^ "Chess: twenty against one - who wins?". October 23, 2018.
- ^ "Joint winners at chess tournament". October 28, 2019.
- ^ FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss 2019 Results, chess-results.com
External links
- Baard Dahl rating card at FIDE