Stig Lundholm

Stig Gustav Lundholm (14 November 1917 – 19 May 2009)[1] was a Swedish chess master.

Lundholm was born in Luleå, Sweden. He won at Stockholm 1942, tied with Folke Ekström, ahead of both Gösta Stoltz and Erik Lundin,[2] took second place behind Ekström at Stockholm 1943/44,[3] and won at Lidköping 1944 (Swedish Chess Championship) ahead of Paul Keres.[4] He was the Swedish correspondence chess champion in 1948 and received the chess title of International Master of Correspondence Chess in 1983.[5]

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  2. ^ "1942". rogerpaige.me.uk. Archived from the original on 7 August 2007. Retrieved 13 March 2008.
  3. ^ "1943". rogerpaige.me.uk. Archived from the original on 22 February 2007. Retrieved 17 February 2008.
  4. ^ "SVERIGEMÄSTARE page 11/52" (PDF). schack.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 15 October 2008.
  5. ^ "Stig Gustav Lundholm". chessgames.com. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2008.