Larry Christiansen

Larry Christiansen
Christiansen at the 2002 U.S. Chess Championships in Seattle, Washington
Full nameLarry Mark Christiansen
CountryUnited States
Born (1956-06-27) June 27, 1956 (age 68)
Riverside, California, U.S.
TitleGrandmaster (1977)
FIDE rating2571 (November 2024)
Peak rating2625 (July 1992)
Peak rankingNo. 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.