Axel Nielsen (chess player)
| Axel Nielsen | |
|---|---|
 11th Chess Olympiad, 1954. Back row probably Axel Nielsen vs. Otto Birger Morcken | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Born | 9 January 1914 |
| Died | 16 September 2004 (aged 90) |
Axel Jørgen Nielsen (9 January 1914 – 16 September 2004), was a Danish chess player, and six-times Danish Chess Championship medalist (1944, 1946, 1948, 1954, 1955, 1959).
Biography
[edit]From the end to 1940s to the early 1960s Axel Nielsen was one of the strongest Danish chess players. In Danish Chess Championships he won 3 silver (1946, 1954, 1955) and 3 bronze (1944, 1948, 1959) medals.
Axel Nielsen played for Denmark in the Chess Olympiads:[1]
- In 1954, at second board in the 11th Chess Olympiad in Amsterdam (+4, =5, -5),
- In 1956, at first reserve board in the 12th Chess Olympiad in Moscow (+2, =1, -4),
- In 1960, at first board in the 14th Chess Olympiad in Leipzig (+4, =4, -6).
References
[edit]- ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Axel Nielsen". www.olimpbase.org.
External links
[edit]- Axel Nielsen player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Axel Nielsen chess games at 365chess.com
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