SK Rockaden

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SK Rockaden is a chess club in Stockholm, Sweden, founded in 1921.[1]

They currently play in the Swedish national premier league, Elitserien, and have won Elitserien and its predecessor Lag-SM (National Team Championship) 20 times: 1957-1959, 1980, 1982, 1984-1986, 1992-1998, 2001-2002 and 2004-2005.[2]

In common with many leading chess teams Rockaden played top professional chess players for vital matches. For example, when the club won the 2001 championship they fielded GM Jaan Ehlvest[3] and then for the 2004 championship they included Super GM Vassily Ivanchuk, GM Peter Heine Nielsen and GM Ulf Andersson[4]. When they represented Sweden in the European Club Cup in 2005 their team consisted of GM Lars Karlsson, five IMs, and a FM.[5]

[edit] Notable games

M Sjoberg v A Chernin, SK Rockaden-Burevesnik, 1983

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 d5 8. Ne5 c6 9. Bc3 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. e4 b5 13. c5 b4 14. Bxb4 Rb8 15. a3 e5 16. exd5 exd4 17. dxc6 Ne5 18. Nc4 Nxc4 19. bxc4 Bxc4 20. Rc1 Bb5 21. f4 Re8 22. Kf2 d3 23. Re1 Qd4+ 24. Re3 Bf6 25. Bd2 Ba6 26. c7 Rb2 27. Qe1 Rxe3 28. Qxe3 Rxd2+ 29. Kf3 Qxe3+ 30. Kxe3 Rxg2 0-1[6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "SK Rockaden", FIDE (world governing body) official site
  2. ^ Elitserien 2005-06, Schacknytt
  3. ^ "Rockaden win Swedish league", Mind Sports Worldwide, 25 March 2001
  4. ^ "Swedish Teams", The Week in Chess 489
  5. ^ "21st European Club Cup 2005 St. Vincent, Aosta / Italy", Wiener Zeitung, 24 September 2005
  6. ^ Opening Encyclopaedia 2004, ChessBase


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