Bjørn Brinck-Claussen (29 January 1942 – 16 November 2022) was a Danish chess International Master (IM) (1986), three-times

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 ...

winner (1966, 1970, 1977),

Chess Olympiad The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams representing nations of the world compete. FIDE organises the tournament and selects the host nation. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, FIDE held an Online Chess Olympiad in 2020 an ...

individual silver medal winner (

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Biography

In the 1960s and 1970s, Bjørn Brinck-Claussen was one of the strongest Danish chess players after chess grandmaster

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. Three times he won

s: 1966, 1970, and 1977. In 1962/63, he won

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''B'' tournament. In 1963, he won

Nordic Chess Championship The Nordic Chess Championship (''Nordiska Schackkongressen'') is a biennal chess tournament which determines the champion of the Nordic countries. The first edition took place in Stockholm in 1897. History The winners in the Nordic Championship in ...

. In 1986, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title. In 1996, he shared first place in Copenhagen City Chess Championship. Bjørn Brinck-Claussen played for Denmark in the

s: * In 1962, at second reserve board in the

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(+8, =2, -2) and won individual silver medal, * In 1964, at third board in the 16th Chess Olympiad in

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(+7, =5, -2), * In 1966, at second board in the 17th Chess Olympiad in

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(+5, =4, -8), * In 1968, at second board in the

18th Chess Olympiad The 18th Chess Olympiad ( it, Le 18º Olimpiadi degli scacchi), organized by Fédération Internationale des Échecs, FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female ...

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(+4, =6, -4), * In 1984, at first reserve board in the

26th Chess Olympiad The 26th Chess Olympiad ( el, Η 26η Σκακιστική Ολυμπιάδα, ''I 26i Skakistikí Olympiáda''), organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and ...

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(+3, =5, -3), * In 1990, at second reserve board in the

29th Chess Olympiad The 29th Chess Olympiad ( sr, 29. Шаховска олимпијада, ''29. Šahovska olimpijada''), organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female p ...

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(+1, =3, -2). Brinck-Claussen played for Denmark in the

European Team Chess Championship The European Team Championship (often abbreviated in texts and games databases as ''ETC'') is an international team chess event, eligible for the participation of European nations whose chess federations are located in zones 1.1 to 1.9. This more ...

: * In 1983, at first reserve board in the 8th European Team Chess Championship in Plovdiv (+1, =1, -2). Brinck-Claussen also played six times for Denmark in the World Student Team Chess Championships (1961-1962, 1964, 1966–1968) and won bronze medal in team competition (1966). Brinck-Claussen died on 16 November 2022, at the age of 80.

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