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Zandor Nilsson

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Zandor Nilsson
Country Sweden
Born(1913-07-02)July 2, 1913
Stockholm, Sweden
DiedJuly 1, 1973(1973-07-01) (aged 59)
Stockholm, Sweden
TitleInternational Correspondence Chess Master (1961)

Zandor Nilsson (July 2, 1913, Stockholm – July 1, 1973, Stockholm) was a Swedish chess player, who two times won Swedish Chess Championship.

Biography

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In 1957 Zandor Nilsson won Swedish Chess Championship in Stockholm. In 1965 he repeated this success in Falköping.[1]

Nilsson played for Sweden in seven Chess Olympiads and won individual bronze medal in 1958:[2]

In 1962 Nilsson played for Sweden in World Student Team Chess Championship.[3] In 1970 he played for Sweden in Nordic Chess Cup. He won team silver medal and individual gold medal.[4]

Nilsson was also a successful correspondence chess player. He was awarded the ICCF International Correspondence Chess Master (IMC) title in 1961.[5]

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