Aage Ingerslev (10 October 1933 – 14 January 2003) was a

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player,

Danish Chess Championship The Danish Chess Championship was organised by the Danish Chess Union ( DSU) and first held in 1910. A masterclass was first introduced in 1915. But it is only from 1922 that the title of Danish chess champion was introduced, this was the first year ...

silver medalist (1957).

Biography

In the 1950s Aage Ingerslev was one of the strongest Danish chess players. In 1957, he won silver medal in Danish Chess Championship. Aage Ingerslev played for Denmark in the

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: * In 1956, at fourth board in the 12th Chess Olympiad in

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(+2, =5, -5). Aage Ingerslev played for Denmark in the Nordic Chess Cup: * In 1972, at fourth board in the 3rd Nordic Chess Cup in

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(+1, =3, -0) and won team silver medal. Aage Ingerslev played for Denmark in the Clare Benedict Chess Cup: * In 1973, at reserve board in the 20th Clare Benedict Chess Cup in

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(+1, =4, -0) and won team bronze medal. In later years, Aage Ingerslev active participated in correspondence chess tournaments. In 1994, he was awarded the International Correspondence Chess Master (IM) title.

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* * * 1933 births 2003 deaths Danish chess players Chess Olympiad competitors 20th-century chess players {{Denmark-bio-stub