Bengt-Eric Hörberg (9 February 1922 – 2 November 2003) was a Swedish chess player, Swedish Chess Championship winner (1954).

Bengt-Eric Hörberg
CountrySweden
Born(1922-02-09)9 February 1922
Karlskrona, Sweden
Died2 November 2003(2003-11-02) (aged 81)
Täby, Sweden

Biography

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From the early 1950s to the late 1960s, Bengt-Eric Hörberg was one of Sweden's leading chess players. In Swedish Chess Championships he has won gold (1954 - after winning additional match against Royal Goode - 2:1) and silver (1966) medals. Bengt-Eric Hörberg regularly participated in the International Chess tournaments in Stockholm.

Bengt-Eric Hörberg played for Sweden in the Chess Olympiads:[1]

Bengt-Eric Hörberg played for Sweden in the European Team Chess Championship preliminaries:[2]

  • In 1961, at third board (+2, =1, -1),
  • In 1961, at fifth board (+1, =0, -4).

References

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  1. ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Bengt-Eric Hörberg". www.olimpbase.org.
  2. ^ "OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship (preliminaries) :: Bengt-Eric Hörberg". www.olimpbase.org.
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