Bjørn Brinck-Claussen

Bjørn Brinck-Claussen (29 January 1942 – 16 November 2022) was a Danish chess International Master (IM) (1986), three-times Danish Chess Championship winner (1966, 1970, 1977), Chess Olympiad individual silver medal winner (1962).

Bjørn Brinck-Claussen
CountryDenmark
Born(1942-01-29)29 January 1942
Copenhagen, Denmark
Died16 November 2022(2022-11-16) (aged 80)
TitleInternational Master (1986)
Peak rating2425 (July 1971)

Biography

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In the 1960s and 1970s, Bjørn Brinck-Claussen was one of the strongest Danish chess players after chess grandmaster Bent Larsen. Three times he won Danish Chess Championships: 1966, 1970, and 1977. In 1962/63, he won Hastings International Chess Congress B tournament. In 1963, he won Nordic Chess Championship. In 1986, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title. In 1996, he shared first place in Copenhagen City Chess Championship.

Bjørn Brinck-Claussen played for Denmark in the Chess Olympiads:[1]

Brinck-Claussen played for Denmark in the European Team Chess Championship:[2]

  • In 1983, at first reserve board in the 8th European Team Chess Championship in Plovdiv (+1, =1, -2).

Brinck-Claussen also played six times for Denmark in the World Student Team Chess Championships (1961-1962, 1964, 1966–1968) and won bronze medal in team competition (1966).[3]

Brinck-Claussen died on 16 November 2022, at the age of 80.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Bjørn Brinck-Claussen". www.olimpbase.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017.
  2. ^ "OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship :: Bjørn Brinck-Claussen". www.olimpbase.org. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012.
  3. ^ "OlimpBase :: World Student Team Chess Championship :: Bjørn Brinck-Claussen". www.olimpbase.org. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Bjørn Brinck-Claussen er død". Dansk Skak Union. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
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