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Storm Herseth

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Storm Herseth
CountryNorway
Born(1897-09-04)4 September 1897
Fredrikstad[1]
Died24 August 1985(1985-08-24) (aged 87)

Storm Herseth (4 September 1897 – 24 August 1985) was a Norwegian chess player.

Biography

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In 1920, Storm Herseth firstly attracted attention by defeating chess grandmaster Richard Réti in Simultaneous exhibition.[2] He has been the strongest player in the Oslo Chess Club Oslo Schackselskab. In the 1930s Storm Herseth was one of the leading Norwegian chess players. He won medals in Norwegian Chess Championships.

Storm Herseth played for Norway in the Chess Olympiads:[3]

Storm Herseth played for Norway in the unofficial Chess Olympiad:[4]

Storm Herseth was doctor by profession.

References

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  1. ^ 1910 Census
  2. ^ "H. Storm chess games - 365Chess.com". www.365chess.com.
  3. ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Storm Herseth". www.olimpbase.org.
  4. ^ "OlimpBase :: unofficial Chess Olympiads :: Storm Herseth". www.olimpbase.org.
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