Allan Nilsson

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

Nilsson was born in Gothenburg. 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]

Nilsson died in Gothenburg.

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^ "Stadgar" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 1 March 2008.
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^ foraer Archived 7 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
^ OlimpBase :: the encyclopaedia of team chess

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[1] "Stadgar" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 1 March 2008.

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[3] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2007. Retrieved 10 December 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, 1 September 2004

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[5] OlimpBase :: the encyclopaedia of team chess

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