Introduction
Hans Christian Tikkanen (born 6 February 1985 in Karlstad) is a Swedish chess Grandmaster (2010). In 2011 he won the Swedish championship.
Chess career
He won the Swedish Junior Chess Championship in 2002. In 2010 he won the Lithuanian University of Agriculture Cup in Kaunas and tied for 3rd–6th with Sarunas Sulskis, Tiger Hillarp Persson and Kaido Kulaots at Borup. In January 2012 he came second in the Group C of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament in Wijk aan Zee. He played for Sweden in the European Team Chess Championships of 2005 (in team 3), 2011 and 2013
In the January 2012 FIDE list, he has an Elo rating of 2549, making him Sweden's seventh highest ranked player.
Football career
Tikkanen played besides his chess career, active football in the swedish Division 5 Sydvästra B club Hallands Nations FF.