About Eric Jonsson
Lived 1903 – 1974 (aged 70–71). Eric Jonsson was a Swedish chess player.
Eric Jonsson (1 October 1903 – 1974) was a Swedish chess player.
Biography Eric Jonsson was one of Sweden’s strongest chess players in the 1920s and 1930s. He was six-time Gothenburg chess champion (1925, 1926, 1928, 1935, 1936 and 1942). In 1937, Eric Jonsson played a small demonstration match with Reuben Fine (as part of the tour of the American chess grandmaster in Sweden) - ½: 1½. In 1948, with the Swedish national team, he participated in a number of international chess matches with the teams of Denmark and Norway.
Eric Jonsson has played for Sweden in the Chess Olympiads: In 1928, at reserve board in the 2nd Chess Olympiad in The Hague (+2, =7, -5), In 1937, at reserve board in the 7th Chess Olympiad in Stockholm (+2, =5, -4).
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Who was Eric Jonsson?
Swedish chess player
When was Eric Jonsson born?
Eric Jonsson was born on 1 October 1903.
When did Eric Jonsson die?
Eric Jonsson died in 1974.
What was Eric Jonsson's occupation?
Eric Jonsson was a chess player.
What nationality was Eric Jonsson?
Eric Jonsson was Swedish.
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