Arne Desler

Arne Desler (1894 — 1979), was a Danish chess player.

Arne Desler
CountryDenmark
Born1894
Died1979

Biography

From the 1920s to the 1940s, Arne Desler was one of Danish leading chess players. From 1925 to 1943 he participated many times in the finals of Danish Chess Championships. In 1928, in simultaneous exhibition he defeated the ex-world Chess Champion José Raúl Capablanca.[1]

Arne Desler played for Denmark in the Chess Olympiad:[2]

References
  1. "Desler, Arne vs Capablanca, Jose Raul (1928) Copenhagen simul". www.365chess.com.
  2. "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Arno Desler". www.olimpbase.org.


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