Gotthard Backlund From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Swedish chess player Gotthard BacklundChess careerCountrySweden Gotthard Backlund was a Swedish chess player. Backlund was one of the strongest chess players in Sweden in the 1950s. He played mainly in domestic chess tournaments and Swedish Chess Championships. In 1954, he took part in the international chess match with the USSR national chess team. Backlund played for Sweden in the Chess Olympiad:[1] In 1956, at fourth board in the 12th Chess Olympiad in Moscow (+3, =4, −4). Backlund participated in chess tournaments until the end of the 1970s. References ↑ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Gotthard Backlund". olimpbase.org. External links Gotthard Backlund player profile and games at Chessgames.com Gotthard Backlund chess games at 365chess.com This biographical article relating to a Swedish chess figure is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.vte Related Articles
