Bengt Ekenberg

Bengt August Edvard Ekenberg (27 June 1912 – 17 August 1986) was a Swedish chess master.

He twice won the Swedish Chess Championship at Malmö 1943 and Örnsköldsvik 1962.[1] In other tournaments, he tied for 7–8th at Örebro 1935 (Alexander Alekhine won),[2] took 2nd, behind Ernst Larsson, at Borås 1936,[3] took 2nd, behind Gösta Stoltz, at Stockholm 1938,[4] tied for 5–6th at Stockholm 1943/44 (Folke Ekström won),[5] took 3rd, behind Stig Lundholm and Paul Keres, at Linköping 1944 (SWE-ch).[6]

He represented Sweden in 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad at Munich 1936 [7] and the 8th Chess Olympiad at Buenos Aires 1939.[8] He also played in friendly matches: Sweden vs. Denmark (1948, 1949, 1953), Finland (1948), Norway (1948), Yugoslavia (1950), and Poland (1967).[9]

He twice won the Swedish Senior Chess Championship in 1978 and 1979.

References

  1. ^ SVERIGEMÄSTARE
  2. ^ Roger Paige Chess Site - 1935
  3. ^ Roger Paige Chess Site - 1936
  4. ^ Roger Paige Chess Site - 1938
  5. ^ Roger Paige Chess Site - 1943
  6. ^ Roger Paige Chess Site - 1944
  7. ^ OlimpBase 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad, Munich 1936
  8. ^ OlimpBase 8th Chess Olympiad, Buenos Aires 1939
  9. ^ OlimpBase :: Friendly matches

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