The 2022 Swedish Chess Championships (Championship, Masters Elite, Masters, Seniors 50+, Seniors 65+ and Juniors) kicked off yesterday in Uppsala, Sweden. The events are played from 1-10 July, with Championship and Masters Elite groups being played as 10-player round-robin events, while the Masters, Seniors 50+, Seniors 65+ and Juniors events are played in 9 rounds, swiss system. Players receive 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes to the end of the game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one.
The top seeds of the Championship category are: GM Erik Blomqvist, GM Tiger Hillarp Persson, and GM Jonathan Westerberg. Among the players of the main Championship is Swedish chess legend Pia Cramling, aiming to become the first woman to win gold in the Swedish Open Championship. (scroll down for starting rank list).
Starting rank list of players – Swedish Chess Championship 2022:
| Rk | Title | Name | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GM | Pia Cramling | 2459 |
| 2 | GM | Jonny Hector | 2441 |
| 3 | IM | Linus Johansson | 2468 |
| 4 | IM | Ludvig Carlsson | 2399 |
| 5 | IM | Jung Min Seo | 2492 |
| 6 | GM | Erik Blomqvist | 2521 |
| 7 | GM | Axel Smith | 2417 |
| 8 | GM | Jonathan Westerberg | 2476 |
| 9 | FM | Martin Jogstad | 2384 |
| 10 | GM | Tiger Hillarp | 2516 |
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Swedish Chess Championship 2022 – Masters Elite:
| Rk | Title | Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GM | Thomas Ernst | 2289 |
| 2 | FM | Carl Cederstam | 2332 |
| 3 | FM | Eric Thörn | 2366 |
| 4 | IM | Oskar Von Bahr | 2386 |
| 5 | IM | Tommy Andersson | 2384 |
| 6 | IM | Thomas Engqvist | 2330 |
| 7 | IM | Michael Wiedenkeller | 2437 |
| 8 | IM | Johan Furhoff | 2348 |
| 9 | IM | Jan Johansson | 2306 |
| 10 | FM | Edvin Trost | 2345 |
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Swedish Chess Championship 2022 – Masters:
| Rk | Title | Name | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Johnson | 2191 | |
| 2 | Dan Eriksson | 2246 | |
| 3 | FM | Erik Malmstig | 2204 |
| 4 | Alexander Ström-Engdahl | 2077 | |
| 5 | CM | Daniel Jogstad | 2057 |
| 6 | Niklas Carlström | 2125 | |
| 7 | Jan-Olov Lind | 2173 | |
| 8 | CM | Leo Crevatin | 2259 |
| 9 | Filip Björkman | 2066 | |
| 10 | Jörgen Eriksson | 2200 | |
| 11 | Ulf Hammarström | 2233 | |
| 12 | Jimmy Mårdell | 2161 | |
| 13 | Jacob Jönsson | 1947 | |
| 14 | FM | Andreas Landgren | 2224 |
| 15 | Lars Persson | 1978 | |
| 16 | Emanuel Sundin | 2160 | |
| 17 | Tobias Pettersson | 2027 | |
| 18 | David Lundberg | 2219 | |
| 19 | Josef Styf | 2048 | |
| 20 | Thomas Johansson | 2231 | |
| 21 | Erik Dingertz | 2021 | |
| 22 | Svante Olsson | 2156 | |
| 23 | Axel Tiger-Norqvist | 2239 |
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Swedish Chess Championship 2022 – Seniors 50+:
| Rk | Title | Name | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jukka Hautajärvi | 2044 | |
| 2 | Björn Andersson | 1803 | |
| 3 | Ola Westerlund | 1880 | |
| 4 | Jan Peter Palmblad | 1982 | |
| 5 | Kristian Eriksson | 2089 | |
| 6 | Håkan Svensson | 2035 | |
| 7 | Håkan Winfridsson | 1960 | |
| 8 | CM | Mikael Helin | 1732 |
| 9 | Anders Moborn | 2013 | |
| 10 | Håkan Warston | 1634 |
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Swedish Chess Championship 2022 – Seniors 65+:
| Rk | Title | Name | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GM | Juan Bellon Lopez | 2330 |
| 2 | Sören Svensson | 1890 | |
| 3 | Krister Lagerborg | 2138 | |
| 4 | Kurt Ekelund | 1939 | |
| 5 | FM | Rolf Bergström | 2202 |
| 6 | Åke Westin | 1994 | |
| 7 | Sture Lindberg | 1687 | |
| 8 | CM | Per Söderberg | 2111 |
| 9 | Thomas Franzén Högberg | 1997 | |
| 10 | Thomas Marttala | 2164 | |
| 11 | Björn Gillefalk | 2047 | |
| 12 | Erik Alquist | 1968 | |
| 13 | Peter Bytar | 1856 | |
| 14 | Henryk Dolata | 2055 | |
| 15 | Gunnar Hedin | 2051 | |
| 16 | FM | Nils-Åke Malmdin | 2124 |
| 17 | Claes-Göran Westerberg | 1879 | |
| 18 | Arnold Söderlind | 1754 | |
| 19 | FM | Bengt Hammar | 2092 |
| 20 | Lennart Gunnarsson | 1731 | |
| 21 | Jörgen Alfvén | 1763 | |
| 22 | Ove Hartzell | 1903 | |
| 23 | Olle Ålgars | 1870 | |
| 24 | Ingvar Carlsson | 2030 | |
| 25 | Jockum Wahlberg | 1582 | |
| 26 | Lars-Åke Pettersson | 1682 | |
| 27 | Mats Jonsson | 1629 | |
| 28 | FM | Börje Jansson | 2230 |
| 29 | Josip Vrabec | 1897 | |
| 30 | Per-Olov Larsson | 1955 | |
| 31 | Seved Nylund | 1909 | |
| 32 | Lars Blomström | 2136 |
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