About Alfred Christensen
Lived 1905 – 1974 (aged 68–69). Alfred Christensen was a Danish chess player.
Alfred August Christensen (August 16, 1905 – 1974) was a Danish chess player.
Biography He participated in Danish Chess Championship in 1935, 1936, 1939, and 1942.
Alfred Christensen played for Denmark in Chess Olympiads: In 1936, at seventh board in 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad in Munich (+11 –4 =4) and won individual silver medal; In 1939, at third board in 8th Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires (+5 –9 =5).
Christensen was a chess writer. In 1943 he published the book "I Caissas Tjeneste" where he annotated his games played between 1934 and 1942. He also co-authored with Bjørn Nielsen the chess textbook "Alt om Skak" (Odense, 1943).
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Who was Alfred Christensen?
Danish chess player
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Alfred Christensen was born on 16 August 1905.
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Alfred Christensen died in 1974.
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Alfred Christensen was a chess player.
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Alfred Christensen was Danish.
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