Bjørn Tiller (born 16 January 1959) is a Norwegian chess International Master (IM) (1982), Norwegian Chess Championship winner (1983), Chess Olympiad individual gold medal winner (1980).

Bjørn Tiller
Bjørn Tiller in 2008
CountryNorway
Born (1959-01-16) 16 January 1959 (age 65)
TitleInternational Master (1982)
Peak rating2435 (January 1983)

Biography

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In 1974, Bjørn Tiller won Norwegian Junior Chess Championship. In 1982, in Lillehammer he shared first place with Simen Agdestein in Norwegian Chess Championship but lost additional match for champions title. In 1983, in Trondheim Bjørn Tiller won Norwegian Chess Championship.

Bjørn Tiller played for Norway in the Chess Olympiads:[1]

Bjørn Tiller played for Norway in the World Youth U26 Team Chess Championship:[2]

  • In 1981, at first board in the 3rd World Youth U26 Team Chess Championship in Graz (+3, =3, -4).

In 1982, Bjørn Tiller was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title. He played for Oslo chess club Schakselskap. Since 2011, Bjørn Tiller has rarely participated in chess tournaments.

References

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  1. ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Bjørn Tiller". www.olimpbase.org.
  2. ^ "OlimpBase :: World Youth U26 Team Chess Championship :: Bjørn Tiller". www.olimpbase.org.
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