Ralf Åkesson
| Ralf Åkesson | |
|---|---|
 Ralf Åkesson, Stockholm 2009 | |
| Full name | Ralf Åkesson |
| Country |
 Sweden |
| Born |
8 February 1961 Oxelösund, Sweden |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating | 2435 (February 2014) |
| Peak rating | 2535 |
Ralf Åkesson (born 8 February 1961,[1] Oxelösund, Sweden) is a Swedish chess grandmaster.[2]
Åkesson was awarded the International Master title in 1981[3] and the grandmaster title in 1995.
In 1980/1981 he won the European Junior Chess Championship U20 in Groningen.[4] In 1985 and 1999 he won the Swedish Chess Championship.[5] In April 2001 he won the Grandmaster Group in Gausdal. In December 2003 he won the Rilton Cup in Stockholm. In April 2005 he won the GM-B-Group of the Gausdal-Classics-Tournament.[6] In June 2005 he won the Marx György Memorial in Paks.[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)
- ↑ Åkesson, Ralf FIDE Online Chess Personal card
- ↑ "The chess games of Ralf Akesson". Chessgames.com. Retrieved 2012-01-06.
- ↑ http://www.schachbund.de/downloads/ecu/ecu-handbuch_2007_p122-123.jpg
- ↑ "Sveriges Schackförbund". Schack.se. Retrieved 2012-01-06.
- ↑ FIDE Online. Archive - Tournament report July 2005
- ↑ "FIDE Online. Archive - Tournament report October 2005". Ratings.fide.com. 2005-06-14. Retrieved 2012-01-06.
- ↑ Wojciech Bartelski. "Men's Chess Olympiads - Ralf Åkesson". OlimpBase. Retrieved 2012-01-06.
- ↑ Mark Crowther: The Week in Chess 249 - 16 August 1999.
- ↑ "Ranking List of the Västerås SK". Vasterasschack.se. Retrieved 2012-01-06.
- ↑ Schaakclub Leuven Centraal: Onze leden.
External links
- Ralf Åkesson player profile and games at Chessgames.com