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Ragnar Krogius

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Ragnar Krogius
CountryFinland
Born(1903-03-17)17 March 1903
Jääski, Russia
Died31 December 1980(1980-12-31) (aged 77)
Stockholm, Sweden

Ragnar Krogius (17 March 1903 – 31 December 1980) was a Finnish chess player, Finnish Chess Championship winner (1932).

Biography

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From the begin of 1930s to the late 1940s, Ragnar Krogius was one of Finland's leading chess players. In 1932, he won the title of Finnish Chess Champion in a match against Eero Böök – 7 : 3, but lost that title a year later in a match against Birger Axel Rasmusson – 3½ : 6½.

Ragnar Krogius played for Finland in the Chess Olympiads:[1]

Ragnar Krogius played for Finland in the unofficial Chess Olympiad:[2]

References

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  1. ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Ragnar Krogius". www.olimpbase.org.
  2. ^ "OlimpBase :: unofficial Chess Olympiads :: Ragnar Krogius". www.olimpbase.org.
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