Bjørn (Björn, Bjorn) Nielsen (4 October 1907 – 21 May 1949) was a
Danish chess
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master.
He played for Denmark in
Chess Olympiad
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s:
* In 1933, at fourth board in
5th Olympiad in Folkestone (+4 –2 =7);
* In 1935, at second board in
6th Olympiad in Warsaw (+3 –5 =6);
* In 1936, at third board in
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in Munich (+10 –2 =3).
He won individual gold medal at Munich 1936.
In 1933, he tied for 6-7th in Copenhagen (''Politiken'',
Aron Nimzowitsch
Aron Nimzowitsch (; , ''Aron Isayevich Nimtsovich''; 7 November 1886 – 16 March 1935) was a Latvian-born Danish chess player and writer. In the late 1920s, Nimzowitsch was one of the best chess players in the world. He was the foremost f ...
won), In 1941, he tied for 5-6th in Munich (''Europaturnier'',
Gösta Stoltz
Gösta Stoltz (May 9, 1904 – July 25, 1963) was a Swedish chess Grandmaster (chess), grandmaster. Stoltz won the Swedish championships at Halmstad 1951, Hålland 1952, and Örebro 1953. He was awarded the International Master title in 1950, and t ...
won).
Munich 1941 crosstable
He was Danish Champion in 1941, 1942, 1944, and 1946. In 1947 he shared 1st, but lost the play-off to Jens Enevoldsen, 0.5 point against 3.5 points. He also shared 1st in 1949 but died in Herning before the play-off against Poul Hage could take place.
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1907 births
1949 deaths
Chess Olympiad competitors
20th-century Danish chess players
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