Allsvenskan (chess) 1950/51
The Allsvenskan 1950/51 was the first Swedish team championship in chess ( Allsvenskan ).
mode
The participating teams were divided geographically into the three preliminary rounds nordsvensk (north), mellansvensk (center) and sydsvensk (south). The preliminary rounds were played in the knockout system , the winners of the preliminary rounds played a simple round-robin tournament.
Attendees
Each district was allowed to provide a team (either a district selection or a club team). A total of 18 teams took part (15 district selections and 3 clubs), which were distributed over the preliminary rounds as follows:
Preliminary round
Nordsvenska series
Overview
| Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | ||||||||
| October 29 - Sundsvall | ||||||||||
| Medelpads SF | 3½ | |||||||||
| November 19 - Sollefteå | ||||||||||
| Södra Ångermanlands SF | 6½ | |||||||||
| Södra Ångermanlands SF | 4½ | |||||||||
| Jämtlands SF | 5½ | |||||||||
| Jämtlands SF | ||||||||||
| February 18 - Ostersund | ||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||
| Jämtlands SF | 4th | |||||||||
| October 29th - Sollefteå | ||||||||||
| Norrbottens SF | 6th | |||||||||
| Norra Västerbottens SF | 2½ | |||||||||
| November 19 - Luleå | ||||||||||
| Norrbottens SF | 7½ | |||||||||
| Norrbottens SF | 6½ | |||||||||
| October 29th - Örnsköldsvik | ||||||||||
| Södra Västerbottens SF | 3½ | |||||||||
| Norra Ångermanlands SF | 4th | |||||||||
| Södra Västerbottens SF | 6th | |||||||||
decisions
| qualified for the finals: Norrbottens SF |
1 round
In the first round, the teams from Norrbotten against Norra Västerbotten and from Södra Ångermanland against Medelpad landed clear victories, while Södra Västerbotten only narrowly prevailed against Norra Ångermanland. As the fourth team, the Jämtland selection reached the 2nd round with a bye.
2nd round
In the second round Norrbotten managed the next clear win against Södra Västerbotten, while Jämtland's victory against Södra Ångermanland was narrow.
3rd round
The competition between Jämtland and Norrbotten was hard fought and in the end saw the guests victorious.
Mellansvenska series
Overview
| Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | ||||||||
| Gästriklands SF | ||||||||||
| November 19 - Sandviken | ||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||
| Gästriklands SF | 3½ | |||||||||
| October 29th / December 10th - Avesta | ||||||||||
| Dalarna's SF | 6½ | |||||||||
| Dalarna's SF | 5 / 5½ | |||||||||
| February 18 - Hedemora | ||||||||||
| Wasa SK | 5 / 4½ | |||||||||
| Dalarna's SF | 5½ | |||||||||
| October 29 - Kristinehamn | ||||||||||
| Gotlands SF | 3½ | |||||||||
| Värmlands SF | 4½ | |||||||||
| November 19 - by phone | ||||||||||
| Örebro Schacksällskap | 5½ | |||||||||
| Örebro SS | 4th | |||||||||
| Gotlands SF | 6th | |||||||||
| Gotlands SF | ||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||
decisions
| qualified for the finals: Dalarnas SF |
1 round
In the first round, the teams from Gotland and Gästrikland had byes, while the two competitions played were hard fought. The Örebro Schacksällskap narrowly won against Värmland selection, while the competition between the selection of Dalarna and the Wasa SK no winner found. In the replay the Wasa SK renounced his home rights and traveled again to Avesta, and this time Dalarna could just prevail.
2nd round
Although Dalarna still had to play the replay from the 1st round against Wasa SK, they already competed against Gästrikland in the 2nd round and won clearly. In the telephone competition between Örebro SS and Gotland, five games had to be abandoned. Before the demolition, Örebro was leading 3-2, but the assessment of the games saw Gotland as the winner.
3rd round
The competition between Dalarna and Gotland was fierce, and in the end the hosts won. A game was canceled, its outcome was no longer important.
Sydsvenska series
Overview
| Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | ||||||||
| SK Kamraterna Gothenburg | ||||||||||
| November 19 - Gothenburg | ||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||
| SK Kamraterna Gothenburg | 4th | |||||||||
| Västergötlands SF | 6th | |||||||||
| Västergötlands SF | ||||||||||
| February 18 - Borås | ||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||
| Västergötlands SF | 4½ | |||||||||
| Skånes SF | 5½ | |||||||||
| Skånes SF | ||||||||||
| November 19 - Malmo | ||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||
| Skånes SF | 5½ | |||||||||
| October 29th - Huskvarna | ||||||||||
| Smålands SF | 4½ | |||||||||
| Smålands SF | 6th | |||||||||
| Nordskånes SF | 3 | |||||||||
decisions
| qualified for the finals: Skånes SF |
1 round
In the first round only one competition was played in which the selection from Småland against Nordskåne clearly prevailed. A game was canceled, this was irrelevant for the outcome of the competition. By byes the SK Kamraterna Göteborg reached both the national teams Västergötlands and Skånes the next round.
2nd round
In the second round, both competitions were hard fought, in the end Västergötland won against SK Kamraterna Göteborg and Skåne against Småland.
3rd round
In the third round, when the score was 5: 4 for Skåne, the game on the top board was canceled. The game was considered a draw by Allan Werle, so Skåne reached the finals.
Finals
place and date
The final round took place in Stockholm from May 1st to 3rd .
Tournament course
In the first round the competition between Skåne and Dalarna ended with 5: 5. Then defeated first Dalarna and then Skåne the selection from Norrbotten; as Dalarna won higher, they were Swedish team champions.
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp | G | U | V | MP | Board P. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dalarna's SF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3: 1 | 11.5: 8.5 |
| 2. | Skånes SF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3: 1 | 10.5: 9.5 |
| 3. | Norrbottens SF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0: 4 | 8.0: 12.0 |
decisions
| Swedish team champion: Dalarnas SF |
Crosstab
| Results | 1. | 2. | 3. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dalarna's SF | 5 | 6½ | |
| 2. | Skånes SF | 5 | 5½ | |
| 3. | Norrbottens SF | 3½ | 4½ | |
The championship team
| 1. | Dalarna's SF |
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Sven Buskenström , Martin Johansson , Berndt Willborg, Johan Axel Åkerblom , R. Jansson, Gustaf Granlund, Holger Nordström, Emil Eriksson, Gustaf Westin, Erik Forsgren, Sven Olsson. |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Report on the Congress of the Swedish Chess Federation in Tidskrift för Schack 7/1950, p. 178 (Swedish, PDF file; 5.5 MB)
- ↑ Report on the repeat game in Tidskrift för Schack 12/1950, p. 294 (Swedish, PDF file; 5.6 MB)
- ↑ Estimation result in Tidskrift för Schack 3-4 / 1951, p. 71 (Swedish, PDF file; 7.7 MB)
Web links
- Results of the 1st round in Tidskrift för Schack 10-11 / 1950, p. 244f. (Swedish, PDF file; 5.6 MB)
- Results of the 2nd round in Tidskrift för Schack 1/1951, p. 3 (Swedish, PDF file; 6.2 MB)
- Results of the 3rd round in Tidskrift för Schack 2/1951, p. 34 (Swedish, PDF file; 5.3 MB)
- Results of the final round in Tidskrift för Schack 5/1951, p. 116 (Swedish, PDF file; 5.8 MB)