Nordic Champions 1897-1997

1897 Stockholm Sven Otto Svensson, Sweden
1899 København Jørgen Møller, Denmark
1901 Göteborg Jørgen Møller, Denmark
1903 Kristiania Johs. Giersing, Denmark
1905 Stockholm A. H. Pettersson, Sweden
1907 København Paul S. Leonhardt, Tyskland
1909 Göteborg Milan Vidmar, Graz
1912 Stockholm Alexander Aljechin, Russland
1916 København Paul F. Johner, Sveits
1917 Kristiania Gustaf Nyholm, Sweden
1919 Göteborg Rudolf Spielmann, Østerrike and Anton Olson, Sweden
1924 København Aron Nimzowitsch, Denmark
1928 Oslo Karl Berndtsson, Sweden
1929 Göteborg Gideon Ståhlberg, Sweden
1930 Stockholm Erik Andersen, Denmark
1934 København Aron Nimzowitsch, Denmark*
1934 København Erik Andersen, Denmark
1936 Helsinki Erik Lundin, Sweden*
1937 København Erik Lundin, Sweden
1938 Örebro Gideon Ståhlberg, Sweden
1939 Oslo Gideon Ståhlberg, Sweden and Erik Lundin, Sweden
1946 København Osmo Kaila, Finland
1947 Helsinki Eero Böök, Finland
1948 Örebro Baldur Möller, Iceland
1950 Reykjavik Baldur Möller, Iceland
1953 Esbjerg Fridrik Olafsson, Iceland
1955 Oslo Bent Larsen, Denmark
1957 Helsinki Olof Sterner, Sweden
1959 Örebro Svein Johannessen, Norge
1961 Reykjavik Ingi R. Johannsson, Iceland
1963 Odense Bjørn Brinck-Claussen, Denmark, and Manne Joffe, Sweden
1965 Oslo Freysteinn Thorbergsson, Iceland
1967 Hangö Ragnar Hoen, Norge
1969 Lidköping Ole Jakobsen, Denmark
1971 Reykjavik Fridrik Olafsson, Iceland
1973 Grenå Bent Larsen, Denmark
1975 Sandefjord Sejer Holm, Sweden (Denmark)
1977 Kiljava Lars-Erik Pettersson, Sweden
1979 Sundsvall Christer Niklasson, Sweden
1981 Reykjavik Knut Jøran Helmers, Norge
1983 Esbjerg Curt Hansen, Denmark
1985 Gjøvik Simen Agdestein, Norge
1987 Tórshavn Margeir Pétursson, Iceland
1989 Espoo Simen Agdestein, Norge
1992 Östersund Simen Agdestein, Norge
1995 Reykjavik Curt Hansen, Denmark
1997 Reykjavik Johann Hjartarson, Iceland

* The winners in The Nordic Championship in 1934 and 36, Nimzowitsch and Lundin, got the titlel "Nordiske kongresmestre", as the champion 1930, Erik Andersen, defended his title with 2½-2½ against Gideon Ståhlberg in 1934 and lost it by 2½-3½ against Erik Lundin in 1937.