Otto Birger Morcken Explained

Otto Birger Morcken
Country:	Norway
Birth Date:	11 October 1910
Birth Place:	Bergen, Norway

Otto Birger Morcken (11 October 1910 – 17 January 2009) was a Norwegian chess player, Norwegian Chess Championship winner (1956).

Biography

In the 1950s, Otto Birger Morcken was one of the leading Norwegian chess players. In 1956, he won Norwegian Chess Championship.^[1]

Otto Birger Morcken played for Norway in the Chess Olympiads:^[2]

• In 1950, at third board in the 9th Chess Olympiad in Dubrovnik (+1, =6, -6),
• In 1952, at third board in the 10th Chess Olympiad in Helsinki (+1, =2, -5),
• In 1954, at first board in the 11th Chess Olympiad in Amsterdam (+2, =5, -6),
• In 1956, at second board in the 12th Chess Olympiad in Moscow (+3, =5, -5).

External links

• • Otto Birger Morcken chess games at 365chess.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tidligere-vinnere av NM. www.sjakk.net.
2. Web site: OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Otto Birger Morcken. www.olimpbase.org.