Bjørn Nielsen
Bjørn Nielsen was a Danish chess master.
He played for Denmark in Chess Olympiads:
- In 1933, at fourth board in 5th Olympiad in Folkestone ;
- In 1935, at second board in 6th Olympiad in Warsaw ;
- In 1936, at third board in 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad in Munich.
In 1933, he tied for 6-7th in Copenhagen, In 1941, he tied for 5-6th in Munich.
He was Danish Champion in 1941, 1942, 1944, and 1946. In 1947 he shared 1st, but lost the play-off to Jens Enevoldsen, 0.5 point against 3.5 points. He also shared 1st in 1949 but died in Herning before the play-off against Poul Hage could take place.