Eigil Pedersen (23 May 1917 – 2 August 1994), was a Danish chess player, three-times Danish Chess Championship winner (1951, 1953, 1961).

Eigil Pedersen
CountryDenmark
Born(1917-05-23)23 May 1917
Aarhus, Denmark
Died2 August 1994(1994-08-02) (aged 77)

Biography

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In the 1950s and 1960s Eigil Pedersen was one of the strongest Danish chess players. Nine times he won medals at the Danish Chess Championships: three gold (1951, 1953, 1961), three silver (1957, 1960, 1964) and three bronze (1949, 1954, 1956). In 1952, Eigil Pedersen won a small match against the future chess grandmaster Bent Larsen.

Eigil Pedersen played for Denmark in the Chess Olympiads:[1]

Eigil Pedersen played for Denmark in the European Team Chess Championship:[2]

  • In 1970, at eight board in the 4th European Team Chess Championship in Kapfenberg (+1, =0, -3).

References

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  1. ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Eigil Pedersen". www.olimpbase.org.
  2. ^ "OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship :: Eigil Pedersen". www.olimpbase.org.
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