About Olof Sterner
Lived 1914 – 1968 (aged 53–54). Olof Sterner was a Swedish chess player.
Olof Sterner (1914 – 30 September 1968) was a Swedish chess player, Nordic Chess Championship winner.
Biography Olof Sterner was one of the strongest chess players in Sweden in the 1950s. His main sporting achievement is the victory in the Nordic Chess Championship in 1957, which took place in the Helsinki. In 1963, he participated in Stockholm International Chess Tournament. Participant of major International Chess Tournaments in Dresden (1956) and Hastings (1957/1958).
Olof Sterner played for Sweden in the Chess Olympiad: In 1958, at third board in the 13th Chess Olympiad in Munich (+4, =6, -4).
Olof Sterner played for Sweden in the European Team Chess Championship preliminaries: In 1961, at sixth board in the 2nd European Team Chess Championship preliminaries (+0, =2, -1).
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Who was Olof Sterner?
Swedish chess player
When was Olof Sterner born?
Olof Sterner was born in 1914 in Norrköping.
When did Olof Sterner die?
Olof Sterner died on 30 September 1968 in Stockholm.
What was Olof Sterner's occupation?
Olof Sterner was a chess player.
What nationality was Olof Sterner?
Olof Sterner was Swedish.
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