Erling Myhre
Erling Godtfred Myhre (11 January 1903 – 12 April 1971) was a Norwegian chess player, three-times Norwegian Chess Championship winner (1946, 1950, 1955).
| Erling Myhre | |
|---|---|
| Country | Norway |
| Born | 11 January 1903 Oslo, Norway |
| Died | 12 April 1971 (aged 68) |
Biography
From the late 1940s to the begin 1960s, Erling Myhre was one of the leading Norwegian chess players. He played for the chess club Oslo Schakselskap. Erling Myhre won Norwegian Chess Championships three times: 1946, 1950 and 1955.[1]
Erling Myhre played for Norway in the Chess Olympiads:[2]
- In 1950, at first board in the 9th Chess Olympiad in Dubrovnik (+2, =2, -10),
- In 1952, at second board in the 10th Chess Olympiad in Helsinki (+1, =4, -7),
- In 1960, at second reserve board in the 14th Chess Olympiad in Leipzig (+0, =1, -2).
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gollark: Though presumably they could *technically* just OCR the details off the card?
gollark: Well, hardware reader systems, I think.
gollark: "We'll make it so that to pay for things at all, you need to give someone this information, and they can withdraw any amount of money if you have that, but it's totally fine because it's illegal to misuse that stuff!"
gollark: How were they not immediately fired?
References
- "Tidligere-vinnere av NM". www.sjakk.net.
- "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Erling Myhre". www.olimpbase.org.
External links
- Erling Myhre player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Erling Myhre chess games at 365chess.com
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