Ernst Sørensen (unknown — unknown) was a

Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ance ...

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 dist ...

player,

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 ye ...

medalist (1940).

Biography

In the 1930s and 1940s, Ernst Sørensen was one of the leading Danish chess players. From 1934 to 1948 he participated in the

s, which he achieved his better result in 1940 when he won a bronze medal. Ernst Sørensen 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 1935, at reserve 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 ...

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(+4, =4, -5), * In 1937, at second board in the

7th Chess Olympiad The 7th Chess Olympiad ( sv, Den 7:e Schackolympiad), organized by the FIDE and comprising an open and (unofficial) women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between July 31 and August 14, 1937, ...

in Stockholm (+0, =7, -10), * In 1939, at fourth board in the 8th Chess Olympiad in

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(+5, =7, -7). Ernst Sørensen played for Denmark in the unofficial Chess Olympiad: * In 1936, at sixth 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 ...

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(+5, =5, -8).

References

External links

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Ernst Sørensen
chess games at 365chess.com Year of birth missing Year of death missing Danish chess players Chess Olympiad competitors {{Denmark-chess-bio-stub