Allsvenskan (chess) 1951/52
The Allsvenskan 1951/52 was the second Swedish team championship in chess ( Allsvenskan ).
mode
The participating teams were divided geographically into the four zones norra (north), östra (east), södra (south) and västra (west). The tournament was played in the knockout system, with the winners of the four zones being determined first.
Attendees
Each district was allowed to provide a team (either a district selection or a club team), the three largest districts ( Stockholm , Gothenburg and Mälardalen ) were entitled to report two clubs, which they made use of. A total of 20 teams took part (14 district selections and 6 clubs), which were distributed to the zones as follows:
Preliminary round
Norra
Overview
| Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | ||||||||
| Södra Västerbottens SF | ||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||
| Södra Västerbottens SF | ||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||
| November 25th - Umeå | ||||||||||
| Södra Västerbottens SF | 2½ | |||||||||
| Norrbottens SF | 6½ | |||||||||
| Norrbottens SF | ||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||
| Norrbottens SF | ||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||
decisions
| qualified for the finals: Norrbottens SF |
3rd round
With the selection teams from Södra Västerbotten and Norrbotten, only two teams were assigned to the northern zone , so that their comparison decided directly on the entry into the final round. Norrbotten landed a clear victory and, like last year, reached the final round. One game of the competition was abandoned, but its outcome was no longer important.
Östra
Overview
| Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | ||||||||
| October 21 - Härnösand | ||||||||||
| Södra Ångermanlands SF | 4th | |||||||||
| November 11th - Örnsköldsvik | ||||||||||
| Norra Ångermanlands SF | 6th | |||||||||
| Norra Ångermanlands SF | 4th | |||||||||
| October 21 - Söderhamn | ||||||||||
| Hälsinglands SF | 6th | |||||||||
| Hälsinglands SF | 5½ | |||||||||
| December 2nd - Söderhamn | ||||||||||
| Medelpads SF | 4½ | |||||||||
| Hälsingslands SF | 3 | |||||||||
| October 21 - by phone | ||||||||||
| Wasa SK | 7th | |||||||||
| Wasa SK | 6½ | |||||||||
| November 11th - Stockholm | ||||||||||
| Gotlands SF | 3½ | |||||||||
| Wasa SK | 8th | |||||||||
| October 21 - Gävle | ||||||||||
| Gästriklands SF | 2 | |||||||||
| Gästriklands SF | 6½ | |||||||||
| Västerås ASK | 3½ | |||||||||
decisions
| qualified for the final round: Wasa SK |
1 round
In the first round, Wasa SK won the match played by telephone against Gotland's selection as well as Gästrikland's selection against Västerås ASK. In the comparison of the teams from Ångermanland , the north won, while Hälsingland's selection against Medelpad's selection, which had been clearly defeated in the spring of 1951, only narrowly won.
2nd round
While Wasa SK gave the guests from Gästrikland no chance, only the last two games ended in the competition between Ångermanland and Hälsingland.
3rd round
With another clear win against Hälsingland the Wasa SK reached the finals.
Västra
Overview
| Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | ||||||||
| October 21 - Örebro | ||||||||||
| Örebro SS | 5 | |||||||||
| November 11th - Gothenburg | ||||||||||
| SK Kamraterna Gothenburg | 5 | |||||||||
| SK Kamraterna Gothenburg | 5 | |||||||||
| October 21 - Stockholm | ||||||||||
| Stockholm's Södra SS | 5 | |||||||||
| Stockholm's Södra SS | 7th | |||||||||
| December 2nd - Stockholm | ||||||||||
| Värmlands SF | 3 | |||||||||
| Stockholm's Södra SS | 4th | |||||||||
| Dalarna's SF | 6th | |||||||||
| Dalarna's SF | ||||||||||
| November 11th - Borlänge | ||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||
| Dalarna's SF | 5½ | |||||||||
| Örebro SS | 4½ | |||||||||
decisions
| qualified for the finals: Dalarnas SF |
1 round
In the first round, Stockholm's Södra SS achieved a clear victory against Värmland's selection, while the competition between Örebro SS and SK Kamraterna Göteborg ended in a draw, which enables both teams to advance to the second round. The defending champion, the selection from Dalarna , reached the second round with a bye.
2nd round
Both competitions were fierce. The match between SK Kamraterna Göteborg and Stockholms Södra SS ended in a draw, and as the Gothenburg team had already drawn in the first round, they had to be eliminated.
3rd round
The decisive competition to reach the finals was also close, but in the end saw the defending champion victorious.
Södra
Overview
| Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | ||||||||
| Skånes SF | ||||||||||
| November 11th - Malmo | ||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||
| Skånes SF | 3 | |||||||||
| October 21 | ||||||||||
| SS Manhem | 7th | |||||||||
| Västergötlands SF | 3 | |||||||||
| December 2nd - Gothenburg | ||||||||||
| Schacksällskapet Manhem | 7th | |||||||||
| SS Manhem | 9½ | |||||||||
| October 21 - Kristianstad | ||||||||||
| Blekinge SF | ½ | |||||||||
| Nordskånes SF | 3½ | |||||||||
| Blekinge SF | 4½ | |||||||||
| Blekinge SF | ||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||
decisions
| qualified for the finals: Schacksällskapet Manhem |
1 round
In the first round the SS Manhem clearly prevailed in Västergötland , while the competition between the national teams from Nordskåne and Blekinge was fierce and two games were even canceled. As the third team, the selection from Skåne reached the next round by a bye.
2nd round
Manhem managed the next big win against Skåne, while Blekinge advanced with a bye.
3rd round
Against the selection from Blekinge, the SS Manhem gave only a single draw and thus reached the finals.
Finals
Overview
| Semifinals | final | |||||
| January 20 - Gothenburg | ||||||
| Schacksällskapet Manhem | 3½ | |||||
| Wasa SK | 6½ | |||||
| March 23rd - Stockholm | ||||||
| Wasa SK | 6th | |||||
| Dalarna's SF | 4th | |||||
| January 20th - Luleå | ||||||
| Norrbottens SF | 4th | |||||
| Dalarna's SF | 6th | |||||
decisions
| Swedish team champion: Wasa SK |
Semifinals
Both club teams and the two district selections met in both semi-final pairings. In both competitions, the away teams prevailed with Wasa SK and the defending champion from Dalarna.
final
Although the Wasa SK lost on the first two boards, they won 6: 4 and became Swedish team champions.
The championship team
| 1. | Wasa SK |
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Erik Lundin , Bertil Sundberg, Leonard Lindberg, John Collett, Björn Hult, Ragnar Krogius , A. Sjöstam, G. Ericsson, F. Malmgren, S. Elgstrand, KA Ström, T. Bjarre, E. Streijffert. |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Congress report in Tidskrift för Schack 8/1951, p. 187 (Swedish, PDF file; 6.4 MB)
- ↑ Report on the first round in Tidskrift för Schack 10/1951, p. 251 (Swedish, PDF file; 4.2 MB)
- ↑ Report on the 2nd round in Tidskrift för Schack 11/1951, p. 273 (Swedish, PDF file; 3.9 MB)
Web links
- Results of the 1st round in Tidskrift för Schack 10/1951, p. 250f. (Swedish, PDF file; 4.2 MB)
- Results of the 2nd round in Tidskrift för Schack 11/1951, p. 273ff. (Swedish, PDF file; 5.3 MB)
- Results of the 3rd round in Tidskrift för Schack 12/1951, p. 298f. (Swedish, PDF file; 6.2 MB)
- Results of the semi-finals in Tidskrift för Schack 1/1952, p. 1f. (Swedish, PDF file; 5.9 MB)
- Results of the final in Tidskrift för Schack 3/1952, p. 65 (Swedish, PDF file; 5.5 MB)