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Swedish chess player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Börje Jansson (born 12 March 1942) is a Swedish chess FIDE Master (2005) and two-time Swedish Chess Championship winner (1968, 1970).
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Country | Sweden |
Born | Tierp, Sweden | 12 March 1942
Title | FIDE Master (2005) |
Peak rating | 2420 (January 1980) |
In 1959, Börje Jansson won the Swedish Junior Chess Championship. In the mid-1960s, he was one of the leading Swedish chess players. Börje Jansson participated in the finals of the Swedish Chess Championship many times and won eight medals: 2 gold (1968, 1970), 3 silver (1967, 1969, 1977) and 2 bronze (1965, 1972). In 1969, in Raach am Hochgebirge, he participated in a World Chess Championship Zonal tournament and ranked 10th.
Börje Jansson shared first place three times in the international chess tournaments Rilton Cup in Stockholm: 1973/74, 1975/76 and 1977/78. In the early 1980s, his chess activity decreased. In 2004, Börje Jansson won the Swedish Senior Chess Championship in the S60 age group. In 2006 and 2010, he won two chess tournaments in Uppsala.
Börje Jansson played for Sweden in the Chess Olympiads:[1]
Börje Jansson played for Sweden in the European Team Chess Championship:[2]
Börje Jansson played for Sweden in the Clare Benedict Cup:[3]
Börje Jansson played for Sweden in the Nordic Chess Cup:[4]
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