Eric Hansen
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About
Chess grandmaster who began representing Canada in the Chess Olympiad since 2012. He is popular on Twitch, where he plays virtual chess games and analyzes the results for 310,000 followers on the chessbrah channel.
Before Fame
He spent the majority of his childhood in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He briefly attended the University of Texas at Dallas on a chess scholarship.
Trivia
He has taken first-place finishes at tournaments like the 2012 Canadian Open Chess Championship and the 2013 Cappelle-la-Grande Open.
Family Life
He has one brother and one sister.
Associated With
He played against Nigel Short at the 2013 Canadian Open.
