Bjørn Tiller (born 16 January 1959) is a
Norwegian chess International Master (IM) (1982),
Norwegian Chess Championship
The Norwegian Chess Championship (NM i sjakk) is an annual tournament held in Norway during the month of July, in order to determine the national chess champion. The tournament is held at different venues each year as part of the ''Landsturnering' ...
winner (1983),
Chess Olympiad individual gold medal winner (
1980
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).
Biography
In 1974, Bjørn Tiller won Norwegian Junior Chess Championship. In 1982, in
Lillehammer
Lillehammer () is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. Some of the more notable villages in the municip ...
he shared first place with
Simen Agdestein in
Norwegian Chess Championship
The Norwegian Chess Championship (NM i sjakk) is an annual tournament held in Norway during the month of July, in order to determine the national chess champion. The tournament is held at different venues each year as part of the ''Landsturnering' ...
but lost additional match for champions title. In 1983, in
Trondheim Bjørn Tiller won Norwegian Chess Championship.
Bjørn Tiller played for Norway in the
Chess Olympiads:
* In 1976, at second reserve board in the
22nd Chess Olympiad
The 22nd Chess Olympiad ( he, אולימפיאדת השחמט ה-22, ''Olimpiada ha-shachmat ha-22''), organized by Fédération Internationale des Échecs, FIDE, took place between October 26 and November 10, 1976, in Haifa, Israel. For the firs ...
in
Haifa (+1, =4, -2),
* In 1980, at first reserve board in the
24th Chess Olympiad
The 24th Chess Olympiad ( mt, L-24 Olimpijadi taċ-Ċess), organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female players. and a women's tournament, as well as ...
in
La Valletta
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(+4, =4, -0) and won individual gold medal.
Bjørn Tiller played for Norway in the World Youth U26 Team Chess Championship:
* In 1981, at first board in the 3rd World Youth U26 Team Chess Championship in
Graz
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(+3, =3, -4).
In 1982, Bjørn Tiller was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title. He played for
Oslo chess club ''Schakselskap''. Since 2011, Bjørn Tiller has rarely participated in chess tournaments.
References
External links
*
Bjørn Tillerchess games at 365chess.com
1959 births
Living people
Chess International Masters
Norwegian chess players
Chess Olympiad competitors
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