Olaf Barda
Olaf Barda (born Olaf Martinius Olsen , born August 17, 1909 in Kristiania , † May 2, 1971 in Oslo ) was a Norwegian chess player .
Barda won the Norwegian championship in 1930, 1947, 1948, 1952, 1953 and 1957 and was the first Norwegian to receive the title of International Master from FIDE in 1952 . He also represented Norway at the 1930 Chess Olympiad in Hamburg . His son Yngvar Barda (1935-1999) played for Norway at the 1956 Chess Olympiad in Moscow , but was only used as a substitute in 7 games.
Olaf Barda also made a name for himself as a correspondence chess player . He was Norwegian correspondence chess master in 1946 and 1949/1950 and was fourth at the 4th World Correspondence Chess Championship (1950-1953). In 1953 he was appointed correspondence chess grandmaster .
He wrote the book Sjakk! Historikk, teori, strategi (Oslo 1943, 2nd edition 1957).
source
- Arpad Földeak: Chess Olympiads, 1971
Web links
- Replayable chess games by Olaf Barda on chessgames.com (English)
- Olaf Barda at the International Correspondence Chess Federation ICCF (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Øystein Brekke: 100-året for Olaf Bardas fødsel. In: Norsk Sjakkblad. No. 5, 2009, p. 14. (Norwegian)
- ↑ Salo Flohr: Dwenadzat silneischich. In: Ogonjok. No. 38, 1956, p. 25. (Russian)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Barda, Olaf |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Olsen, Olaf Martinius (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian chess player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th August 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kristiania |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 2nd 1971 |
| Place of death | Oslo |