Johannes Giersing

Chess Player

1872 – 1954

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Who was Johannes Giersing?

Johannes Hjalmar Giersing was a Danish chess master.

At the beginning of his career, he tied for 4-5th in Copenhagen 1895. Giersing played several times in Nordic Chess Championship, and won at Kristiania 1903. He also took 6th at Copenhagen 1899; tied for 5-6th at Göteborg 1901; took 10th at Stockholm 1906, took 10th at Stockholm 1912, tied for 6-7th at Copenhagen 1916, took 5th at Kristiania 1917, and took 11th at Copenhagen 1924.

Giersing won the Danish Championship at Horsens 1915, won at Copenhagen 1918, and took 3rd at Aarhus 1925.

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Born
Nov 18, 1872
Odense
Died
Nov 11, 1954
Copenhagen

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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