Eric Alfons Arnlind (14 March 1922 – 22 December 1998) was a

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player. He was a

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medalist in 1961 and received the

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in 1968.

Biography

From 1957 to 1961, Arnlind five time participated in

finals. His best result was

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in 1961. In this same year Eric Arnlind won Swedish Chess Team Championship with Stockholm team. In 1963, he participated in Stockholm International Chess Tournament. He played for Sweden in the

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: * In 1958, at first reserve board in the

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(+4, =6, -2). Arnlind played for Sweden in the

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preliminaries: * In 1961, at eight board in the 2nd European Team Chess Championship preliminaries (+3, =1, -0). He achieved particular success in the

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. He participated in the 2nd World Correspondence Chess Championship (1956-1959) and ranked in 6th place. In the 8th World Correspondence Chess Championship (1975-1980), Eric Arnlind shared 6th-10th place. In 1959, he received the International Correspondence Master title but in 1968, he was awarded the International Correspondence Grandmaster title. Arnlind worked as an engineer at the Swedish Road Research Bureau.

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* * * 1922 births 1998 deaths People from Eurajoki Chess Olympiad competitors 20th-century Swedish chess players 20th-century Swedish sportsmen Correspondence chess grandmasters Swedish chess players {{Sweden-chess-bio-stub