Ralf Åkesson
| Ralf Åkesson | |
|---|---|
 Ralf Åkesson, Stockholm 2009 | |
| Country |  Sweden |
| Born | 8 February 1961 Oxelösund, Sweden |
| Title | Grandmaster (1985) |
| Peak rating | 2535 (July 1999) |
Ralf Åkesson (born 8 February 1961[1] in Oxelösund) is a Swedish chess grandmaster.
He was awarded by FIDE the titles of International Master (IM) in 1981 and Grandmaster (GM) in 1995.
Åkesson won the 1980/1981 European Junior Chess Championship (U20) in Groningen.[2] In 1985 and 1999 he won the Swedish Chess Championship.[3] Tournament victories include the Grandmaster Group in Gausdal in 2001, 2003/04 Rilton Cup in Stockholm, GM B Group of the Gausdal Classics tournament[4] and the Open of the Marx György Memorial in Paks[5] in 2005. He tied for first place in the 18th Vienna Open in 2013 with Stanislav Novikov, Batuhan Dastan, Hagen Poetsch, Jonathan Hawkins and Kacper Drozdowski.[6] In 2015 Åkesson won the Malmö Open, which consists of four rounds of rapid chess and three of standard chess, with a score of 6.5/7.[7]
He took part in three Chess Olympiads for the Swedish national team (1996, 1998 and 2000) with altogether 15 points in 28 games (+9, =12, −7).[8] He achieved his highest rating, 2535, in July 1999.[9]
In Sweden he plays for the club Västerås SK[10] and for the club Södra SS, in Belgium for Leuven Centraal.[11]
References
- ^ Rating data for player Åkesson, Ralf, (SWE)
- ^ ECU handbook, pages 122 and 123
- ^ "Sveriges Schackförbund" (in Swedish). Swedish Chess federation. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ FIDE Online. Archive - Tournament report July 2005
- ^ "FIDE Online. Archive - Tournament report October 2005". FIDE. 14 June 2005. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ "Seven players share first place in Vienna Chess Open". Chessdom. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ "GM Ralf Åkesson wins Malmo Chess Open 2015". Chessdom. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ Wojciech Bartelski. "Men's Chess Olympiads - Ralf Åkesson". OlimpBase. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ Mark Crowther: The Week in Chess 249 - 16 August 1999.
- ^ "Ranking List of the Västerås SK". Vasterasschack.se. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ Members of Leuven Centraal: Onze leden.
External links
- Ralf Akesson rating card at FIDE
- Ralf Akesson chess games at 365Chess.com
- Ralf Akesson player profile and games at Chessgames.com
