Øjvind Larsen (23 June 1882 – 6 July 1960)
was a
Danish chess
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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 ...
silver medalist (1926).
In the 1920s and 1930s Larsen was one of the leading Danish chess players. Larsen took part in the Danish Chess Championships from 1923 to 1947. He achieved his best result in 1926, sharing 1st–3rd places. After an additional tournament for the champions title, he placed 2nd (
Erik Andersen won).
Larsen played for Denmark in three
Chess Olympiad
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s:
* In 1931, at reserve board in the
4th Chess Olympiad
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in
Prague
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(+2, =1, −8),
* In 1937, at fourth board in the
7th Chess Olympiad
The 7th Chess Olympiad (), 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
Stock ...
in
Stockholm
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(+2, =5, −3),
* In 1939, at reserve board in the
8th Chess Olympiad
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in
Buenos Aires
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(+1, =1, −2).
Larsen died on 6 July 1960 in
Maribo
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, Denmark.
References
External links
*
Øjvind Larsenchess games at 365chess.com
1882 births
1960 deaths
Danish chess players
Chess Olympiad competitors
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