Bertil Sundberg (July 7, 1907,

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– July 20, 1979, Stockholm) was a Swedish

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player.

Biography

In 1938 Bertil Sundberg won the first Swedish

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Championship. He repeated this success two more times (1943, 1947). He represented Sweden and won an individual bronze medal at second reserve board (+10 −4 =1) in the

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held at

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sundberg, Bertil 1907 births 1979 deaths Chess players from Stockholm Chess Olympiad competitors 20th-century Swedish chess players 20th-century Swedish sportsmen