Aage Vestøl
Aage Vestøl (24 December 1922[1][2] – 30 March 2008) was a Norwegian chess player.
| Aage Vestøl | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Aage Vestøl |
| Country |  Norway |
| Born | 24 December 1922 |
| Died | 30 March 2008 |
| Title | Norwegian champion 1949 |
Vestøl won the next to the top class at the Norwegian Championships in 1938, and likewise won the next to the top class at the Nordic Championships in 1939. From the end of the Second World War until 1959 Vestøl was Norway's second strongest player, after Olaf Barda. Vestøl became Norwegian Champion in 1949.[3] He represented Norway in the five Chess Olympiads from 1950 to 1958, on the first and second tables.
Notes
- Gaige, Jeremy (1987). Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography. McFarland. pp. 444, 445. ISBN 0-7864-2353-6. Gaige indicates that the actual day (23?) remains uncertain
- Norsk Sjakkblad, no. 6 - 2002, interview with Aage Vestøl states the 24th as his birthday
- List of Norwegian champions until 2003
References
- Bergen Chess Club homepage (see 03.04.2008 for obituary by Øystein Brekke)
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