Holger Norman-Hansen (2 January 1899 – 26 March 1984) was a Danish
chess
Chess is a board game for two players, called White and Black, each controlling an army of chess pieces in their color, with the objective to checkmate the opponent's king. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to disti ...
master.
Norman-Hansen played for Denmark in
Chess Olympiads
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 and ...
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* In the
1st Chess Olympiad
The 1st Chess Olympiad, 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. and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promo ...
at London 1927 (+11 -2 =2);
* In the
2nd Chess Olympiad
The 2nd Chess Olympiad ( nl, De 2e Schaakolympiade), organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between ...
at The Hague 1928 (+4 -7 =5);
* In the
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 ...
at Munich 1936 (+8 -6 =5).
He won individual gold medal and team silver medal in 1927.
He was
Danish Champion in 1939 after a play-off. He also finished 1st= in 1936 but lost the play-off.
Chess Games Database
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References
1899 births
1984 deaths
Danish chess players
Chess Olympiad competitors
20th-century chess players
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