Alfred August Christensen (August 16, 1905 – 1974) was a

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player.

Biography

He participated in

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 ...

in 1935, 1936, 1939, and 1942. Alfred Christensen played for Denmark in Chess Olympiads: * In 1936, at seventh board in

3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad The 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad was held by German Chess Federation (''Grossdeutscher Schachbund'') as a counterpart of the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin with reference to 1924 and 1928 events. Many Jewish chess players took part in the event. Si ...

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(+11 –4 =4) and won individual silver medal; * In 1939, at third board in 8th Chess Olympiad in

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(+5 –9 =5). Christensen was a chess writer. In 1943 he published the book "I Caissas Tjeneste" where he annotated his games played between 1934 and 1942. He also co-authored with

Bjørn Nielsen Bjørn (Björn, Bjorn) Nielsen (4 October 1907 – 21 May 1949) was a Danish chess master. He played for Denmark in Chess Olympiads: * In 1933, at fourth board in 5th Olympiad in Folkestone (+4 –2 =7); * In 1935, at second board in 6th Oly ...

the chess textbook "Alt om Skak" ( Odense, 1943).Alt om Skak
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* * 1905 births 1974 deaths Danish chess players Danish chess writers Chess Olympiad competitors 20th-century chess players 20th-century Danish people {{Denmark-chess-bio-stub