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Swedish Chess Federation

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The Swedish Chess Federation (Swedish: Sveriges Schackförbund - SSF) is the national organization for chess in Sweden. It was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Stockholm. The organization has a 9-member board of directors led by a chairman; Carl Fredrik Johansson has been chairman since 2013.

The Swedish Chess Federation also organizes a Swedish Chess Championship.

Chairmen

  • 1917–1939 Ludvig Collijn, Stockholm
  • 1940–1947 Erik Olson, Göteborg
  • 1947–1964 Folke Rogard, Stockholm
  • 1964–1965 Nils Grenander, Göteborg
  • 1965–1969 Nils Kellgren, Stockholm
  • 1969–1977 Birger Öhman, Stockholm
  • 1977–1999 Christer Wänéus, Norrköping
  • 2000–2007 Ingvar Carlsson, Linköping
  • 2007–2010 Ari Ziegler, Göteborg
  • 2010–2013 Anil Surender, Malmö
  • 2013– Carl Fredrik Johansson, Uppsala

    • References

    Swedish Chess Federation Wikipedia
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