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Birger Axel Rasmusson (19 June 1901 – 3 May 1964) was a Finnish chess player, Finnish Chess Championship winner (1933).

Birger Axel Rasmusson
Country	Finland
Born	(1901-06-19)19 June 1901
Died	3 May 1964(1964-05-03) (aged 62)

Biography

From the late 1920s to the late 1930s, Birger Axel Rasmusson was one of Finland's leading chess players. In 1933, he won the title of Finnish Chess Champion in a match against Ragnar Krogius – 6½ : 3½ , but lost that title a year later in a match against Eero Böök – 3½ : 5½.

Birger Axel Rasmusson known for his victory over Paul Keres at the 1935 Chess Olympiad (in the same year, Keres took revenge at the tournament in Helsinki).[1][2]

Birger Axel Rasmusson played for Finland in the Chess Olympiads:[3]

• In 1927, at second board in the 1st Chess Olympiad in London (+2, =10, -3),
• In 1930, at first board in the 3rd Chess Olympiad in Hamburg (+2, =4, -7),
• In 1935, at second board in the 6th Chess Olympiad in Warsaw (+4, =4, -9).

References

External links

• Birger Axel Rasmusson player profile and games at Chessgames.com
• Birger Axel Rasmusson chess games at 365chess.com

На других языках

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- [en] Birger Axel Rasmusson

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[ru] Расмуссон, Биргер Аксель

Биргер Аксель Расмуссон (фин. Birger Axel Rasmusson, 19 июня 1901 — 3 мая 1964) — финский шахматист, национальный мастер (1932). Чемпион Финляндии 1933 г. В составе сборной Финляндии участник трех шахматных олимпиад. Известен своей победой над П. П. Кересом на олимпиаде 1935 г. (в том же году Керес взял реванш на турнире в Хельсинки).

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