Erik Malmberg (23 April 1892 – 13 August 1934) was a Finnish

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player.

Biography

From 1912 to 1915, Eric Malmberg studied medicine at

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. At first

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he underwent military training at the cadet school. During

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, Eric Malmberg fought on the side of ''

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''. He was a communications officer, communications commander of the Karelian army, later served to the General Staff of the Finnish Army. After the Civil War, Eric Malmberg was on the Honorary Council of the General Staff of the Finnish Army (1925—1932). He resigned as

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. On May 15, 1926, as the former head of the second department of the statistical bureau of the General Staff of the Finnish Army, he was awarded the Latvian

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IV degree. Eric Malmberg was also known as one of the leading Finnish chess players. In 1924, in

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he represented Finland in

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.OlimpBase :: unofficial Chess Olympiads :: Erik Malmberg
/ref> From 1924 until the end of his life Eric Malmberg worked as a chess columnist in various Finnish periodicals.

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Erik Malmberg
chess games at 365chess.com 1892 births 1934 deaths Sportspeople from Helsinki Finnish chess players Chess Olympiad competitors 20th-century chess players {{Finland-chess-bio-stub