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
External links
- Official website (Swedish)
Categories:
- Articles containing Swedish-language text
- Official website not in Wikidata
- Articles with Swedish-language external links
- National members of the European Chess Union
- Chess in Sweden
- Sports governing bodies in Sweden
- 1917 establishments in Sweden
- Sports organisations established in 1917
- Chess organizations
- 1917 in chess