Christian Poulsen (chess player)
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Christian Poulsen was a Danish chess
master.
He won twice in Danish Chess Championship
(1945, 1952), and thrice shared 1st but lost playoff matches for the title in 1939, 1940, and 1951.
Poulsen represented Denmark in 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad
at Munich 1936, and five times in official Chess Olympiads (1937, 1939, 1950, 1952, 1956). He also played in several friendly matches; Scandinavia vs. Germany (Bremen 1938), Denmark vs. Norway (Oslo 1947, Oslo 1952), and Denmark vs. Sweden (Saltsjöbaden 1948, Copenhagen 1949).
He tied for 5-6th at Beverwijk 1951 (the Hoogovens tournament
, Herman Pilnik
won), and tied for 4-5th at Vibork Jubilee 1957 (Ludwig Rellstab
won).
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
master.
He won twice in Danish Chess Championship
Danish Chess Championship
The Danish Chess Championship was organised by the Danish Chess Union and first held in 1910. A masterclass was first introduced in 1915. But it is only from 1922 that the title of Danish chess champion was introduced, this was the first year also players from Copenhagen joined.-History:In 1949...
(1945, 1952), and thrice shared 1st but lost playoff matches for the title in 1939, 1940, and 1951.
Poulsen represented Denmark in 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad
3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad
The 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad was held by German Chess Federation as a counterpart of the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin with reference to 1924 and 1928 events....
at Munich 1936, and five times in official Chess Olympiads (1937, 1939, 1950, 1952, 1956). He also played in several friendly matches; Scandinavia vs. Germany (Bremen 1938), Denmark vs. Norway (Oslo 1947, Oslo 1952), and Denmark vs. Sweden (Saltsjöbaden 1948, Copenhagen 1949).
He tied for 5-6th at Beverwijk 1951 (the Hoogovens tournament
Corus chess tournament
The Tata Steel Chess Tournament formerly called the Corus chess tournament takes place every year, usually in January, in a small town called Wijk aan Zee, part of the larger Beverwijk in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands...
, Herman Pilnik
Herman Pilnik
Herman Pilnik was an Argentine chess Grandmaster.-Career:...
won), and tied for 4-5th at Vibork Jubilee 1957 (Ludwig Rellstab
Ludwig Rellstab (chess player)
Ludwig Rellstab was a German chess master.He was German Champion, winning at Bad Oeynhausen 1942. He took 8th in the European Championship at Munich 1942 . In 1943, he took 6th in Salzburg...
won).