Born in 1966, Danielsen earned his
grandmaster title in 1996. In 1993, he finished joint first in the
Politiken Cup with
Igor Khenkin and
John Emms on a score of 7½/10. He has played in six
Chess Olympiads: the first three for Denmark (
1992,
1994 and
1996) and the rest for Iceland (
2006,
2008 and
2012). He is the No. 4 ranked Icelandic player as of September 2020. He regularly plays the
Bird's Opening and has authored a book, entitled
The Complete Polar Bear System (2016), on the opening. ==References==