Eric Hansen (chess player)

Who is Eric Hansen (chess player)?

Eric Hansen is a Canadian-American chess grandmaster. In September 2012, he clinched his final Grandmaster norm at the 2012 Chess Olympiad in Istanbul, Turkey. He was officially recognized with the title of GM on January 19–20, 2013 by the first FIDE presidential board that assembled in Tsakhkadzor, Armenia. Hansen previously achieved the International Master title after the 3rd quarter FIDE PB meeting that convened July 24–25, 2010 in Tromso, Norway, and the FIDE Master title two years prior in 2008.