Allan Nilsson

Allan Nilsson (18 May 1899, Göteborg – 4 September 1949, Göteborg) was a Swedish chess master.

He was Swedish Champion in 1924-1929, and played four matches for the title, all in Gothenburg. He drew a match with Gustaf Nyholm (2.5 : 2.5) in 1921, won against Nyholm (3 : 1) in 1924, drew with Gösta Stoltz (2.5 : 2.5) in 1927, and lost to Gideon Ståhlberg (0 : 3) in 1929.^[1]

He tied for 2nd-3rd, behind Paul Johner, at Göteborg 1920,^[2] shared 1st with Anton Olson at Uppsala 1923,^[3] and took 3rd at Copenhagen 1924 (Nordic Championship, Aron Nimzowitsch won).^[4]

Nilsson represented Sweden in the 1st Chess Olympiad at London 1927, and tied for 9-11th in the Amateur World Championship (Max Euwe won), which took place during the 2nd Chess Olympiad at The Hague 1928.^[5]

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^ "Stadgar" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
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^ foraer Archived February 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ OlimpBase :: the encyclopaedia of team chess

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[3] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2007. Retrieved December 10, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Name Index to Jeremy Gaige's Chess Tournament Crosstables, An Electronic Edition, Anders Thulin, Malmö, 2004-09-01

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