About Palle Nielsen
Lived 1929 – 1987 (aged 57–58). Palle Nielsen was a Danish chess player.
Palle Møller Nielsen (4 May 1929 – 1987), was a Danish chess player, and two-times Danish Chess Championship medalist (1952, 1954). Chess Olympiad individual bronze medal winner.
Biography From the 1950s to the 1960s Palle Nielsen was one of the strongest Danish chess players. In 1952, in Danish Chess Championships he won silver medal. In 1954, in Danish Chess Championships he won bronze medal. In 1960, in Copenhagen Palle Nielsen participated in Aron Nimzowitsch memorial chess tournament.
Palle Nielsen played for Denmark in the Chess Olympiads: In 1952, at third board in the 10th Chess Olympiad in Helsinki (+5, =6, -2), In 1954, at third board in the 11th Chess Olympiad in Amsterdam (+10, =3, -3) and won individual bronze medal.
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Who was Palle Nielsen?
Danish chess player
When was Palle Nielsen born?
Palle Nielsen was born on 4 May 1929.
When did Palle Nielsen die?
Palle Nielsen died in 1987.
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Palle Nielsen was a chess player.
What nationality was Palle Nielsen?
Palle Nielsen was Danish.
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· DBpedia: Palle Nielsen (chess player)
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