Sigfred From (12 December 1925 – April 1998), was a
Danish chess
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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 Championships. 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.
Sigfred From played for Denmark in the
Chess Olympiad
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s:
* In 1960, at second reserve board in the
14th Chess Olympiad in
Leipzig
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(+0, =3, -6),
* In 1962, at third board in the
15th Chess Olympiad in
Varna (+4, =3, -7),
* In 1964, at second reserve board in the
16th Chess Olympiad in
Tel Aviv
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(+5, =2, -3).
Sigfred From played for Denmark in the
European Team Chess Championship:
* In 1970, at ninth board in the 4th European Team Chess Championship in
Kapfenberg (+0, =1, -5).
Sigfred From played for Denmark in the
European Team Chess Championship 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
Großenbrode (+2, =1, -2) and won team silver medal.
References
External links
*
Sigfred Fromchess games at 365chess.com
1925 births
1998 deaths
Chess Olympiad competitors
20th-century Danish chess players
Date of death missing
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