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Gösta Stoltz

Gösta Stoltz was one of Sweden's leading chess players from the 1930s to the 1950s. He played nine Chess Olympiads for Sweden, won an individual gold medal in 1931, and was on the teams that took bronze in 1933 and silver in 1935. In 1954 he became a grandmaster.

Gösta Stoltz
Photo: Fotopersbureau De Boer, Noord-Hollands Archief, 1946. Free to use (CC0 1.0). Cropped and toned.
  • BornMay 9, 1904
  • DiedJuly 25, 1963
  • CountrySweden
  • TitleGrandmaster 1954
  • Highest ratingNo FIDE rating
    FIDE's official lists began in July 1971

The breakthrough

Stoltz made his name in Sweden in 1927, when he drew a match for the Swedish championship against Allan Nilsson, 2½–2½. His international breakthrough came at Bled in 1931, where he shared fourth to seventh place behind the world champion, Alexander Alekhine.

Main results

Stoltz's own results. At the Chess Olympiad, medals go both to the teams and to the best player on each board.
YearEventResultWhere
1931Chess OlympiadGold on board 2
13½ of 18 points		Prague
1933Chess OlympiadTeam bronzeFolkestone, England
1935Chess OlympiadTeam silver, bronze on board 2
12 of 19 points		Warsaw

At the Olympiads

Stoltz played nine Chess Olympiads for Sweden between 1927 and 1954. In Prague in 1931 he won the gold medal for the best result on second board, with 13½ points out of 18. He was on the teams that took bronze in Folkestone in 1933 and silver in Warsaw in 1935, together with Gideon Ståhlberg and Erik Lundin.

Swedish champion

Stoltz won the Swedish championship three years running, in 1951, 1952, and 1953. In 1954 he received the grandmaster title.

Sources

  • Wikipedia (Swedish): Gösta Stoltz
  • Wikipedia: Gösta Stoltz
  • OlimpBase: Stoltz's Chess Olympiads

The facts on this page come from the sources above, checked against each other. Where the sources disagree, only what they agree on is given.

Updated November 8, 2026