Otto Birger Morcken

Otto Birger Morcken (11 October 1910 – 17 January 2009) was a Norwegian chess player, Norwegian Chess Championship winner.

Biography In the 1950s, Otto Birger Morcken was one of the leading Norwegian chess players. In 1956, he won Norwegian Chess Championship.

Otto Birger Morcken played for Norway in the Chess Olympiads: In 1950, at third board in the 9th Chess Olympiad in Dubrovnik (+1, =6, -6), In 1952, at third board in the 10th Chess Olympiad in Helsinki (+1, =2, -5), In 1954, at first board in the 11th Chess Olympiad in Amsterdam (+2, =5, -6), In 1956, at second board in the 12th Chess Olympiad in Moscow (+3, =5, -5).