About Arne Desler
Lived 1894 – 1979 (aged 84–85). Arne Desler was a Danish chess player.
Arne Desler (1894 — 1979), was a Danish chess player.
Biography From the 1920s to the 1940s, Arne Desler was one of Danish leading chess players. From 1925 to 1943 he participated many times in the finals of Danish Chess Championships. In 1928, in simultaneous exhibition he defeated the ex-world Chess Champion José Raúl Capablanca.
Arne Desler played for Denmark in the Chess Olympiad: In 1930, at third board in the 3rd Chess Olympiad in Hamburg (+2, =8, -6).
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Who was Arne Desler?
Danish chess player
When was Arne Desler born?
Arne Desler was born in 1894.
When did Arne Desler die?
Arne Desler died in 1979.
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Arne Desler was a chess player.
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Arne Desler was Danish.
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