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Ã…ke Stenborg
Åke Stenborg (27 February 1926 – 4 April 2010) was a Swedish chess player, Swedish Chess Championship winner (1956). Biography Åke Stenborg was born in the town of Torshälla, but he lived most of his life in Eskilstuna. He was a multiple champion of the city chess club. In Swedish Chess Championships Åke Stenborg has won gold (1956) medal. Despite serious sporting achievements, Stenborg was an amateur chess player and acted in competitions in his free time. Åke Stenborg received an engineering education and worked first in the company ''ASEA'', and then in the company ''Bahco''. For some time he represented the interests of Bahco in Santa Fe (Argentina). Åke Stenborg played for Sweden in the Chess Olympiads: * In 1950, at second reserve board in the 9th Chess Olympiad in Dubrovnik (+3, =0, -3), * In 1956, at second board in the 12th Chess Olympiad in Moscow (+2, =9, -3). Åke Stenborg played for Sweden in the European Team Chess Championship The European Team Champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country by both area and population, and is the List of European countries by area, fifth-largest country in Europe. Its capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a population of 10.6 million, and a low population density of ; 88% of Swedes reside in urban areas. They are mostly in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden's urban areas together cover 1.5% of its land area. Sweden has a diverse Climate of Sweden, climate owing to the length of the country, which ranges from 55th parallel north, 55°N to 69th parallel north, 69°N. Sweden has been inhabited since Prehistoric Sweden, prehistoric times around 12,000 BC. The inhabitants emerged as the Geats () and Swedes (tribe), Swedes (), who formed part of the sea-faring peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |