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Magnus Wahlbom (born 15 May 1945) is a Swedish chess player, Swedish Chess Championship winner (1974), Chess Olympiad individual bronze medal winner (1976).

Magnus Wahlbom
Country	Sweden
Born	(1945-05-15) 15 May 1945 (age 77)

Biography

In the 1970s, Magnus Wahlbom was one of the leading Swedish chess players. He won two medals in Swedish Chess Championship: gold (1974) and bronze (1976).

Magnus Wahlbom played for Sweden in the Chess Olympiad:[1]

• In 1976, at first reserve board in the 22nd Chess Olympiad in Haifa (+6, =1, -2) and won individual bronze medal.

Magnus Wahlbom played for Sweden in the World Student Team Chess Championships:[2]

• In 1965, at first reserve board in the 12th World Student Team Chess Championship in Sinaia (+2, =1, -2),
• In 1969, at second board in the 16th World Student Team Chess Championship in Dresden (+5, =2, -4),
• In 1970, at first board in the 17th World Student Team Chess Championship in Haifa (+3, =5, -2).

Magnus Wahlbom played for Sweden in the Clare Benedict Cup:[3]

• In 1977, at second board in the 22nd Clare Benedict Chess Cup in Copenhagen (+1, =4, -2) and won team bronze medal.

Magnus Wahlbom played for Sweden in the Nordic Chess Cup:[4]

• In 1976, at third board in the 7th Nordic Chess Cup in Bremen (+1, =3, -1).

Magnus Wahlbom with Swedish chess club Lund ASK twice participated in European Chess Club Cup (1976, 1979) and in 1976 his club played in this tournament semifinal.[5]

In the 2010s, Magnus Wahlbom began to actively participate in senior chess tournaments. In 2012, he participated in European Senior Chess Championship, and in 2014 – in the World Senior Chess Championship.

References

External links

• Magnus Wahlbom rating card at FIDE
• Magnus Wahlbom player profile and games at Chessgames.com
• Magnus Wahlbom chess games at 365chess.com

На других языках

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- [en] Magnus Wahlbom

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[ru] Вальбум, Магнус

Магнус Вальбум (швед. Magnus Wahlbom, 15 мая 1945) — шведский шахматист, мастер. Чемпион Швеции 1974 г. (после дополнительного матча с К. Никлассоном). Бронзовый призер чемпионата Швеции 1976 г. В составе сборной Швеции участник шахматной олимпиады 1976 г., трех командных первенств мира среди студентов, других международных командных соревнований. В 2010-х гг. стал активно выступать в соревнованиях ветеранов, в частности, в 2012 г. принимал участие в ветеранском чемпионате Европы, а в 2014 г. — в ветеранском чемпионате мира.

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