Eigil Pedersen (23 May 1917 – 2 August 1994), was a

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player, 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 (1951, 1953, 1961).

Biography

In the 1950s and 1960s Eigil Pedersen was one of the strongest Danish chess players. Nine times he won medals at the Danish Chess Championships: three gold (1951, 1953, 1961), three silver (1957, 1960, 1964) and three bronze (1949, 1954, 1956). In 1952, Eigil Pedersen won a small match against the future chess grandmaster Bent Larsen. Eigil Pedersen played for Denmark in the Chess Olympiads: * In 1950, at third board in the 9th Chess Olympiad in

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(+5, =4, -4), * In 1952, at fourth board in the

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(+5, =3, -6), * In 1956, at third board in the

12th Chess Olympiad The 12th Chess Olympiad (, ''12-ya Shakhmatnaya olimpiada''), organized by the FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female players. team tournament, as well as se ...

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(+3, =4, -4), * In 1958, at fourth board in the

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(+3, =4, -5), * In 1966, at second reserve board in the

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(+1, =0, -4). Eigil Pedersen played for Denmark in the

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: * In 1970, at eight board in the 4th European Team Chess Championship in

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(+1, =0, -3).

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Eigil Pedersen
chess games at 365chess.com 1917 births 1994 deaths Sportspeople from Aarhus Danish chess players Chess Olympiad competitors 20th-century chess players {{Denmark-chess-bio-stub