Julius Nielsen (27 December 1901 – 1981) was a

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chess player, a two-time

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medalist (1934, 1943) and a

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(IM, 1967). From the 1930s to the 1940s, Nielsen was one of Danish leading chess players, participated many times in the finals of

s and two times won a medal: bronze in 1934 in Vejle and silver in 1943 in Helsingør. He played for Denmark in two Chess Olympiads: In 1933, at reserve board in the

5th Chess Olympiad The 5th 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 (unofficial) women's tournament, as well as several events desig ...

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(+1, =6, -5) and in 1935, at fourth board in the

6th Chess Olympiad The 6th Chess Olympiad ( pl, 6. Olimpiada szachowa), 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 (unofficial) women's tournament, a ...

in Warsaw (+2, =1, -5). In 1936, he played at fifth board 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 ...

in Munich (+7, =7, -5).: In his youth, Nielsen played

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and won a tournament over a future grandmaster, Paul Keres. He returned to the correspondence game in the postwar years and found success in the 1960s and '70s. He participated in two World Correspondence Chess Championship finals. In 1965—1968 he shared 8th — 9th place in the 5th championship and in 1972—1975 was ranked 16th in the 7th. In 1967, he was titled a Correspondence Chess International Master.

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* * * 1901 births 1981 deaths Danish chess players Chess Olympiad competitors 20th-century chess players {{Denmark-chess-bio-stub