Bengt-Eric Hörberg Explained

Bengt-Eric Hörberg
Country:	Sweden
Birth Date:	9 February 1922
Birth Place:	Karlskrona, Sweden
Death Place:	Täby, Sweden

Bengt-Eric Hörberg (9 February 1922 – 2 November 2003) was a Swedish chess player, Swedish Chess Championship winner (1954).

Biography

From the early 1950s to the late 1960s, Bengt-Eric Hörberg was one of Sweden's leading chess players. In Swedish Chess Championships he has won gold (1954 - after winning additional match against Royal Goode - 2:1) and silver (1966) medals. Bengt-Eric Hörberg regularly participated in the International Chess tournaments in Stockholm.

Bengt-Eric Hörberg played for Sweden in the Chess Olympiads:^[1]

• In 1954, at fourth board in the 11th Chess Olympiad in Amsterdam (+4, =3, -7),
• In 1958, at second reserve board in the 13th Chess Olympiad in Munich (+2, =3, -4).

Bengt-Eric Hörberg played for Sweden in the European Team Chess Championship preliminaries:^[2]

• In 1961, at third board (+2, =1, -1),
• In 1961, at fifth board (+1, =0, -4).

External links

• • Bengt-Eric Hörberg chess games at 365chess.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Bengt-Eric Hörberg. www.olimpbase.org.
2. Web site: OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship (preliminaries) :: Bengt-Eric Hörberg. www.olimpbase.org.