Karl Berndtsson Explained

Country:Sweden
Birth Date:16 March 1892
Birth Place:Gothenburg, Sweden
Death Place:Gothenburg, Sweden

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

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]

Notes and References

  1. http://storiascacchi.altervista.org/storiascacchi/tornei/1900-49/1916kopen1.htm La grande storia degli scacchi :: Kopenhagen 1916, Campionato nordico 1 classe
  2. http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/1900-49/1920goteborgb.htm Goteborg B, 1920 crosstable
  3. http://dsu9604.dsu.dk/nmny/100gb/gb-nm100.htm Nordic Champions 1897-1997
  4. http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/tables6.htm Orebro 1935 crosstable
  5. Web site: Men's Chess Olympiads: Karl Berndtsson-Kullberg. OlimpBase. 27 May 2011.