Larry Christiansen
Christiansen at the 2002 U.S. Chess Championships in Seattle, Washington | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Larry Mark Christiansen June 27, 1956 Riverside, California, U.S. |
| Chess career | |
| Country | United States |
| Title | Grandmaster (1977) |
| FIDE rating | 2563 (March 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2625 (July 1992) |
| Peak ranking | No. 21 (July 1992) |
Larry Mark Christiansen (born June 27, 1956) is an American chess player of Danish ancestry. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 1977. Christiansen was the U.S. champion in 1980, 1983, and 2002. He competed in the FIDE World Championship in 1998 and 2002, and in the FIDE World Cup in 2013.