Sigfred From (12 December 1925 – April 1998), was a

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player.

Biography

From the begin of 1960s to the begin of 1970s Sigfred From was one of Danish leading chess players. He regularly played in

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 ...

s. Her best result was the shared of 5th – 6th places in 1961 and 1962. In 1963, Sigfred From played for Denmark in the

Nordic Chess Championship The Nordic Chess Championship (''Nordiska Schackkongressen'') is a biennal chess tournament which determines the champion of the Nordic countries. The first edition took place in Stockholm in 1897. History The winners in the Nordic Championship in ...

. Sigfred From played for Denmark in the

Chess Olympiad 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 ...

s: * In 1960, at second reserve board in the 14th Chess Olympiad in

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(+0, =3, -6), * In 1962, at third board in the 15th Chess Olympiad in

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(+4, =3, -7), * In 1964, at second reserve board in the 16th Chess Olympiad in

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

(+5, =2, -3). Sigfred From played for Denmark in the

European Team Chess Championship The European Team Championship (often abbreviated in texts and games databases as ''ETC'') is an international team chess event, eligible for the participation of European nations whose chess federations are located in zones 1.1 to 1.9. This more ...

: * In 1970, at ninth board in the 4th European Team Chess Championship in Kapfenberg (+0, =1, -5). Sigfred From played for Denmark in the

preliminaries: * In 1970, at fifth board in the 4th European Team Chess Championship preliminaries (+3, =0, -1). Sigfred From played for Denmark in the Nordic Chess Cup: * In 1971, at third board in the 2nd Nordic Chess Cup in

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(+2, =1, -2) and won team silver medal.

References

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Sigfred From
chess games at 365chess.com 1925 births 1998 deaths Danish chess players Chess Olympiad competitors 20th-century chess players {{Denmark-bio-stub