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🏆 Nordic Congress, Helsinki (1936)

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Eero Book, Gosta Stoltz, Erik Lundin, Birger Rasmusson, Ragnar Krogius, Ilmari Solin, Andreas Gulbrandsen

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Nordic Congress, Helsinki (1936)

Helsinki, Finland (6-13 June 1936)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 —————————————————————————————————— 1 Lundin • ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 6 2 Böök ½ • 0 1 1 1 1 1 5½ 3 Stoltz ½ 1 • ½ 0 1 1 1 5 =4 Andersen 0 0 ½ • ½ ½ 1 + 3½ =4 Rasmusson 0 0 1 ½ • ½ ½ + 3½ =6 Gulbrandsen 0 0 0 ½ ½ • 0 1 2 =6 Krogius 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 • ½ 2 8 Solin 0 0 0 - - 0 ½ • ½ ——————————————————————————————————

Seven rounds in 8 days, starting on Saturday 6 June. Rest day 9 June. Solin had to withdraw after Round 5 (26 games).

The Masters tournament was won by Nils Bergkvist, ahead of Bengt Ekenberg, Osmo Kaila and Kaarle Ojanen (=2nd). Bergkvist was awarded the title Nordic Master.

Andersen was still Nordic Champion. Lundin again had the right to challenge him, and this time he did.

Sources

Wikipedia article: Nordic Chess Championship
Suomen Shakki, 5/1936, pp. 3-12 (https://digi.kansalliskirjasto.fi/a...)
Norsk Sjakkblad, 6-7/1936, p. 61 (https://dnkjuhc6if10z.cloudfront.ne...)
Skakbladet, 8/1936, pp. 117-118, 123-124 (https://danbase.skak.dk/skakbladet/...)
Tidskrift för Schack, 6-7/1936, pp. 143-145, 152-154 (https://tfsarkiv.schack.se/pdf/1936...)
Finnish newspapers (with dates), available at https://digi.kansalliskirjasto.fi/s...

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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. E Lundin vs G Stoltz  ½-½291936Nordic Congress, HelsinkiD69 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Classical, 13.de

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