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Inge Johansson (chess player)

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Inge Johansson
CountrySweden
Born(1916-10-08)8 October 1916
Malmö, Sweden
Died20 September 1966(1966-09-20) (aged 49)

John Inge Valfrid Johansson (8 October 1916 – 20 September 1966) was a Swedish chess player, Swedish Chess Championship winner (1958).

Biography

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In the 1950s Inge Johansson was one of Sweden's leading chess players. During 1940-1958 he was 13 times (or 15, depending on which events to count) champion of Malmö. In Swedish Chess Championships Inge Johansson has won gold (1958) medal.

Inge Johansson played for Sweden in the Chess Olympiads:[1]

Inge Johansson suffered from a stroke on 16 September 1966, and died four days later.

References

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  1. ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Inge Johansson". www.olimpbase.org.
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