Eigil Pedersen

Eigil Pedersen
CountryDenmark
Born(1917-05-23)23 May 1917
Aarhus, Denmark
Died2 August 1994(1994-08-02) (aged 77)

Eigil Pedersen (23 May 1917 – 2 August 1994), was a Danish chess player, three-times Danish Chess Championship winner (1951, 1953, 1961).

Biography

In the 1950s and 1960s Eigil Pedersen was one of the strongest Danish chess players. Nine times he won medals at the Danish Chess Championships: three gold (1951, 1953, 1961), three silver (1957, 1960, 1964) and three bronze (1949, 1954, 1956). In 1952, Eigil Pedersen won a small match against the future chess grandmaster Bent Larsen.

Eigil Pedersen played for Denmark in the Chess Olympiads:[1]

Eigil Pedersen played for Denmark in the European Team Chess Championship:[2]

  • In 1970, at eight board in the 4th European Team Chess Championship in Kapfenberg (+1, =0, -3).

References

  1. ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Eigil Pedersen". www.olimpbase.org.
  2. ^ "OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship :: Eigil Pedersen". www.olimpbase.org.