In the 1950s Knut Bøckman was one of the leading Norwegian chess players. Latest he was chairman of Oslo chess club Oslo Schakselskap for 19 years.
Knut Bøckman played for Norway in the Chess Olympiad:[1]
Knut Bøckman played for Norway in the World Student Team Chess Championships:[2]
- In 1954, at fourth board in the 1st World Student Team Chess Championship in Oslo (+1, =5, -4),
- In 1956, at third board in the 3rd World Student Team Chess Championship in Uppsala (+2, =1, -4).
Knut Bøckman was a journalist by profession. He was political editor of Norwegian weekly newspaper Morgenbladet.[3]
