Åke Olsson (chess player)

Åke Olsson (3 May 1934 – 11 September 2009) was a Swedish chess player, two-times Swedish Chess Championship medalist (1962, 1966, 1969, 1971).

In 1952, Olsson won Swedish Youth Chess Championship.

In 1969, Olsson shared 1st-3nd place with Ulf Andersson and Börje Jansson in Swedish Chess Championship, but lost in additional tournament.

Olsson played for Sweden in the Chess Olympiads:[1] Olsson played for Sweden in the World Student Team Chess Championship:[2] Olsson played for Sweden in the Nordic Chess Cup:[3] Olsson died on 11 September 2009, at the age of 75.

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