About Axel Jørgen Nielsen
Lived 1914 – 2004 (aged 90). Axel Jørgen Nielsen was a Danish chess player.
Axel Kristian Nielsen (9 January 1914 – 16 September 2004), was a Danish chess player, and six-times Danish Chess Championship medalist (1944, 1946, 1948, 1954, 1955, 1959).
Biography From the end to 1940s to the early 1960s Axel Nielsen was one of the strongest Danish chess players. In Danish Chess Championships he won 3 silver (1946, 1954, 1955) and 3 bronze (1944, 1948, 1959) medals.
Axel Nielsen played for Denmark in the Chess Olympiads: In 1954, at second board in the 11th Chess Olympiad in Amsterdam (+4, =5, -5), In 1956, at first reserve board in the 12th Chess Olympiad in Moscow (+2, =1, -4), In 1960, at first board in the 14th Chess Olympiad in Leipzig (+4, =4, -6).
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Who was Axel Jørgen Nielsen?
Danish chess player (1914-2004)
When was Axel Jørgen Nielsen born?
Axel Jørgen Nielsen was born on 9 January 1914.
When did Axel Jørgen Nielsen die?
Axel Jørgen Nielsen died on 16 September 2004.
What was Axel Jørgen Nielsen's occupation?
Axel Jørgen Nielsen was a chess player.
What nationality was Axel Jørgen Nielsen?
Axel Jørgen Nielsen was Danish.
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