Børge Andersen | |
Country: | Denmark |
Birth Date: | 19 March 1934 |
International Master (1964) |
Børge Andersen (19 March 1934 — 8 February 1993) was a Danish chess International Master (IM) (1964), four-times Danish Chess Championship winner (1958, 1967, 1968, 1973).
From the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s, Børge Andersen was one of the leading Danish chess players. He participated many times in the finals of Danish Chess Championships, four times (1958, 1967, 1968, 1973) winning gold and six times (1959, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1975) - silver medals.
Børge Andersen played for Denmark in the Chess Olympiads:[1]
Børge Andersen played for Denmark in the European Team Chess Championship preliminaries:[2]
Børge Andersen played for Denmark in the World Student Team Chess Championship:[3]
Børge Andersen played for Denmark in the Clare Benedict Chess Cups:[4]
Børge Andersen participated in several international tournaments, including in Dresden (1956), Copenhagen (1960, memorial of Aron Nimzowitsch, and 1965), Krems an der Donau (1967), Büsum (1968), Nordic Chess Championship (1973) and Gstaad (1973), but not achieving significant successes. In 1964, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title. In 1975, Børge Andersen finished his chess career.