Alfred Christensen (chess player) explained

Alfred Christensen
Full Name:	Alfred August Christensen
Birth Date:	16 August 1905

Alfred August Christensen (August 16, 1905 – 1974) was a Danish chess player.

Biography

He participated in Danish Chess Championship in 1935, 1936, 1939, and 1942.

Alfred Christensen played for Denmark in Chess Olympiads:

• In 1936, at seventh board in 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad in Munich (+11 –4 =4) and won individual silver medal;^[1]
• In 1939, at third board in 8th Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires (+5 –9 =5).^[2]

Christensen was a chess writer. In 1943 he published the book "I Caissas Tjeneste" where he annotated his games played between 1934 and 1942.^[3] He also co-authored with Bjørn Nielsen the chess textbook "Alt om Skak" (Odense, 1943).^[4]

Notes and References

1. https://www.olimpbase.org/playersx/okgmo6gj.html OlimpBase :: unofficial Chess Olympiads :: Alfred Christensen
2. https://www.olimpbase.org/players/okgmo6gj.html OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Alfred Christensen
3. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7458447 I Caissas Tjeneste
4. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/463282616 Alt om Skak