Bjørn (Björn, Bjorn) Nielsen (4 October 1907 – 21 May 1949) was a
Danish
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chess
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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 Olympiad in Warsaw (+3 –5 =6);
* In 1936, at third 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 ...
in Munich (+10 –2 =3).
He won individual gold medal at Munich 1936.
In 1933, he tied for 6-7th in Copenhagen (''Politiken'',
Aron Nimzowitsch won), In 1941, he tied for 5-6th in Munich (''Europaturnier'',
Gösta Stoltz
Gösta Stoltz (May 9, 1904 – July 25, 1963) was a Swedish chess grandmaster.
Biography
Stoltz played a few matches with strong chess masters. In 1926, he lost to Mikhail Botvinnik (+0 –1 =1) at a team match Stockholm – Leningrad in S ...
won).
Munich 1941 crosstable
He was Danish Champion in 1941, 1942, 1944, and 1946. In 1947 he shared 1st, but lost the play-off to Jens Enevoldsen, 0.5 point against 3.5 points. He also shared 1st in 1949 but died in Herning before the play-off against Poul Hage could take place.
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1907 births
1949 deaths
Danish chess players
Chess Olympiad competitors
20th-century chess players
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