{{Short description|Swedish chess player}} '''Ernst Larsson''' (1897–1963) was a Swedish chess master.
==Career== He won in the Swedish Chess Championship at Borås 1936. He also won against José Raúl Capablanca in a simultaneous game at Stockholm 1928,<ref>[http://www.365chess.com/players/Ernst_Larsson 365Chess.com :: Ernst Larsson]</ref> tied for 3rd-4th at Falun 1934, took 2nd, behind Gösta Danielsson, at Göteborg 1935 (''Quadrangular''), took 3rd at Härnösand 1935, tied for 3rd-4th at Kalmar 1938 (Erik Lundin won), and tied for 8-9th at Örebro 1938 (Gideon Ståhlberg won).<ref>[http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/ Roger Paige Chess Site]</ref> In September 1935, he played in a match Sweden vs Germany (Scheveningen system) in Zoppot (Sopot), and took 5-6th individual result (3.5/8).<ref>[http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/tables6.htm Roger Paige Chess Site :: 1935] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927215828/http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/tables6.htm |date=2007-09-27 }}</ref> In June 1938, playing in a match Germany vs. Scandinavia in Bremen, he lost to Carl Ahues (0.5–1.5).<ref>[http://www.olimpbase.org/index.html?http%3A%2F%2Fwww.olimpbase.org%2Fother%2Ffriendlies.html OlimpBase :: Friendly matches]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=127882|title = The chess games of Ernst Larsson}}</ref>
==Olympics== He represented Sweden in the 6th Chess Olympiad at Warsaw 1935 (the reserve board),<ref>[http://www.olimpbase.org/players/6es8ywme.html OlimpBase :: Men’s Chess Olympiads :: Ernst Larsson]</ref> and in 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad at Munich 1936 (the seventh board).<ref>[http://www.olimpbase.org/playersx/6es8ywme.html OlimpBase :: unofficial Chess Olympiads :: Ernst Larsson]</ref>
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