About Stig Lundholm
Lived 1917 – 2009 (aged 91). Stig Lundholm was a Swedish chess player and correspondence chess player.
Stig Gustav Lundholm (14 November 1917 – 19 May 2009) was a Swedish chess master.
Lundholm was born in Luleå, Sweden. He won at Stockholm 1942, tied with Folke Ekström, ahead of both Gösta Stoltz and Erik Lundin, took second place behind Ekström at Stockholm 1943/44, and won at Lidköping 1944 (Swedish Chess Championship) ahead of Paul Keres. He was the Swedish correspondence chess champion in 1948 and received the chess title of International Master of Correspondence Chess in 1983.
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Who was Stig Lundholm?
Swedish chess master (1917–2009)
When was Stig Lundholm born?
Stig Lundholm was born on 14 November 1917 in Luleå.
When did Stig Lundholm die?
Stig Lundholm died on 19 May 2009.
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Stig Lundholm was a chess player and correspondence chess player.
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Stig Lundholm was Swedish.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Stig Lundholm. https://biography.guide/stig-lundholm/
MLA: "Stig Lundholm." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/stig-lundholm/.
Chicago: "Stig Lundholm." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/stig-lundholm/.
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