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Karl Berndtsson - Wikipedia

Karl Mathias Berndtsson Kullberg (16 March 1892 – 29 September 1943) was a Swedish chess master who was born and died in Göteborg.

Karl Berndtsson
CountrySweden
Born(1892-03-16)March 16, 1892
Gothenburg, Sweden
DiedSeptember 29, 1943(1943-09-29) (aged 51)
Gothenburg, Sweden

He won at Copenhagen 1916,[1] and lost a match for the Swedish Chess Championship to Gustaf Nyholm (1½–3½) in 1917. He was first in the national tournaments in 1918, 1920, 1921 (jointly), and 1926. He took 14th at Göteborg 1920 (Paul Johner won),[2] won Nordic Chess Championship at Oslo 1928,[3] and took 6th at Örebro 1935 (Alexander Alekhine won).[4]

Berndtsson played for Sweden in three Chess Olympiads:

and won team bronze medal in 1933.[5]

References

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  1. ^ La grande storia degli scacchi :: Kopenhagen 1916, Campionato nordico 1 classe
  2. ^ Goteborg B, 1920 crosstable
  3. ^ Nordic Champions 1897-1997 Archived 2012-02-07 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Orebro 1935 crosstable Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Men's Chess Olympiads: Karl Berndtsson-Kullberg". OlimpBase. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
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