Sigfred From (12 December 1925 – April 1998), was a
Danish chess
Chess is a board game for two players, called White and Black, each controlling an army of chess pieces in their color, with the objective to checkmate the opponent's king. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to dist ...
player.
Biography
From the begin of 1960s to the begin of 1970s Sigfred From was one of Danish leading chess players. He regularly played in
Danish Chess Championships. Her best result was the shared of 5th – 6th places in 1961 and 1962. In 1963, Sigfred From played for Denmark in the
Nordic Chess Championship.
Sigfred From played for Denmark in the
Chess Olympiads:
* In 1960, at second reserve board in the
14th Chess Olympiad
The 14th Chess Olympiad (german: Die 14. Schacholympiade), organized by Fédération Internationale des Échecs, FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female playe ...
in
Leipzig
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(+0, =3, -6),
* In 1962, at third board in the
15th Chess Olympiad
The 15th Chess Olympiad ( bg, 15-ата Шахматна олимпиада, ''15-ata Shahmatna olimpiada''), organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and fe ...
in
Varna (+4, =3, -7),
* In 1964, at second reserve board in the
16th Chess Olympiad
The 16th Chess Olympiad ( he, אולימפיאדת השחמט ה-16, ''Olimpiada ha-shachmat ha-16''), organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and fema ...
in
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...
(+5, =2, -3).
Sigfred From played for Denmark in the
European Team Chess Championship:
* In 1970, at ninth board in the 4th European Team Chess Championship in
Kapfenberg (+0, =1, -5).
Sigfred From played for Denmark in the
European Team Chess Championship preliminaries:
* In 1970, at fifth board in the 4th European Team Chess Championship preliminaries (+3, =0, -1).
Sigfred From played for Denmark in the Nordic Chess Cup:
* In 1971, at third board in the 2nd Nordic Chess Cup in
Großenbrode (+2, =1, -2) and won team silver medal.
References
External links
*
Sigfred Fromchess games at 365chess.com
1925 births
1998 deaths
Danish chess players
Chess Olympiad competitors
20th-century chess players
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