Division I (chess)
The Division I is a league in the Swedish team chess.
1953 to 1987: top division
1953 to 1967: single-track Division I
After the first events of the Allsvenskan in the knockout system , the Congress of the Swedish Chess Federation decided in 1952 to carry out the Allsvenskan in tournaments with four teams each with Division I as the highest division. The third and fourth were relegated and replaced by the winners of the two seasons of Division II . In addition to pure club championships, selected teams from the districts were also eligible to participate. The teams consisted of 10 players each.
winner
| year | winner |
|---|---|
| 1953 | Stockholm's Södra SS |
| 1954 | SK Kamraterna Gothenburg |
| 1955 | Stockholm's Södra SS |
| 1956 | Wasa SK |
| 1957 | SK Rockaden Stockholm |
| 1958 | SK Rockaden Stockholm |
| 1959 | SK Rockaden Stockholm |
| 1960 | Stockholm SF |
| 1961 | Stockholm SF |
| 1962 | Stockholm SF |
| 1963 | Wasa SK |
| 1964 | Östergötland SF |
| 1965 | Lunds ASK |
| 1966 | Lunds ASK |
| 1967 | Lunds ASK |
1968/69: four-track Division I
At the Congress of the Swedish Chess Federation in 1968 a reform of the Allsvenskan was decided. On the one hand, from the 1968/69 season onwards, district selections were no longer eligible, and the team strength was reduced from 10 to 8, on the other hand, Division I was divided into four parallel relays from a regional point of view, the winners of which played the Swedish team championship in the knockout system . One club per district should be eligible to play, but since only 23 districts reported a representative, Stockholm received a second starting place. Season winners were the SK Rockaden Umeå (I norra), the Wasa SK (II norra), the SS Manhem (I södra) and the Lunds ASK (II södra); Wasa SK became Swedish team champions after defeating Umeå in the semi-finals and Lund in the final. Due to this reform, the title of Swedish team master was not played in 1968, but the Swedish Chess Federation lists the Wasa SK as both master of the year 1968 and master of the year 1969.
1969 to 1987: double-track Division I
At the congress of the Swedish Chess Federation in 1969 a new modification of the Allsvenskan was decided, and so from the 1969/70 season Division I consisted of the Norra (North) and Södra (South) seasons , each of which consisted of eight teams. The seventh and eighth of both seasons relegated and were replaced by the winners of the four seasons of Division II. Until 1974, the two season winners determined the Swedish team champions in the first and second leg, from the 1974/75 season onwards, first and second place winners qualified for the final tournament of the Swedish team championship, which was held as a simple round-robin tournament.
winner
| season | Norra | Södra |
|---|---|---|
| 1969/70 | Schack-27 Kamraterna Stockholm | Lunds ASK |
| 1970/71 | Södra SS Stockholm | Malmö AS |
| 1971/72 | Wasa SK | Lunds ASK |
| 1972/73 | Upsala ASS | Limhamns SK |
| 1973/74 | Wasa SK | Lunds ASK |
| 1974/75 | Solna SS | Lunds ASK |
| 1975/76 | Vällingby Schacksällskap | Lunds ASK |
| 1976/77 | SK Rockaden Stockholm | Lunds ASK |
| 1977/78 | Wasa SK | Lunds ASK |
| 1978/79 | SK Rockaden Stockholm | Jönköpings Schacksällskap |
| 1979/80 | SK Rockaden Stockholm | SK Kamraterna Gothenburg |
| 1980/81 | Upsala ASS | SK Kamraterna Gothenburg |
| 1981/82 | SK Rockaden Stockholm | Lundby Schacksällskap |
| 1982/83 | Vällingby Schacksällskap | Jönköping ASS |
| 1983/84 | SK Rockaden Stockholm | Schacksällskapet Manhem |
| 1984/85 | Wasa SK | SK Kamraterna Gothenburg |
| 1985/86 | SK Rockaden Stockholm | Schacksällskapet Manhem |
| 1986/87 | Upsala ASS | Schacksällskapet Manhem |
Notes :
- The winner of the final tournament is marked in bold.
- The end tables for the 1986/87 season are not known. The season winners are derived from an overview by Bo Plato
1987 to 2007: second highest division
With the introduction of the Elitserien , Division I was only the second highest division from 1987. It initially consisted of two seasons, from the 1991/92 season onwards from the three seasons of Norra , Mellersta (center) and Södra . Up to the 1991/92 season eight teams played in each class, from the 1992/93 season 10 teams. The season winners rose to the Elitserien, the last two from Division II.
winner
| season | Norra | Mellersta | Södra |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987/88 | Södra SASS | Lunds ASK | |
| 1988/89 | Schacksällskap Allians Skanninge | SK Kamraterna Gothenburg | |
| 1989/90 | Solna Schacksällskap | Schacksällskapet Manhem | |
| 1990/91 | Upsala ASS | Malmö Schacksällskap | |
| 1991/92 | SK passers-by | Västerås Schackklubb | Lunds ASK |
| 1992/93 | Schacksällskapet Luleå | Södra SASS | Schacksällskapet Manhem II. Team |
| 1993/94 | Solna Schacksällskap | Eksjö SK | Malmö Schacksällskap |
| 1994/95 | Södra SASS | SK Kamraterna Gothenburg | Limhamns SK |
| 1995/96 | Schacksällskapet Luleå | Linköpings ASS | Åstorps Schacksällskap |
| 1996/97 | Sollentuna SK | Farsta SK | Schacksällskapet Manhem II. Team |
| 1997/98 | SK passers-by | Linköpings ASS | Limhamns SK |
| 1998/99 | Wasa SK | Skara Schacksällskap | Lunds ASK |
| 1999/2000 | Västerås Schackklubb | SK Kamraterna Gothenburg | Kirsebergs SK |
| 2000/01 | Södra SASS | Eskilstuna SK | Schacksällskapet Manhem |
| 2001/02 | SK passers-by | Eksjö SK | Schacksällskapet Manhem II. Team |
| 2002/03 | Sollentuna SK II. Team | Schack 08 Norrkoping | SK Kamraterna Gothenburg |
| 2003/04 | Wasa SK | Eksjö - Aneby -Alliansen | Åstorps Schacksällskap |
| 2004/05 | SK Rockaden Stockholm II team | Linköpings ASS | Schacksällskapet Manhem |
| 2005/06 | SK Rockaden Umeå | Västerås Schackklubb | Schacksällskapet Manhem II. Team |
| 2006/07 | Upsala ASS | Solna Schacksällskap | SK Kamraterna Gothenburg |
Newcomers to the Elitserien
Except in the following cases, the relay winners were promoted:
- 1990: Due to the increase in the Elitserien from 8 to 10 teams, the two runners-up in Division I, the SK Passanten and the Limhamns SK, also rose.
- 1997: Since the second team of the Schacksällskapet Manhem was not eligible for promotion, En Passant Svedala rose from the Södra relay .
- 2002: Since the second team of Schacksällskapet Manhem was not eligible for promotion, Helsingborgs ASK rose from the Södra relay .
- 2003: Since the second team of the Sollentuna SK was not eligible for promotion, the Solna Schacksällskap rose from the Norra relay .
- 2005: Since the second team of SK Rockaden Stockholm was not eligible for promotion, the Schacksällskapet Luleå rose from the Norra relay .
- 2006: Since the second team of the Schacksällskapet Manhem was not eligible for promotion, the Åstorps Schacksällskap rose from the Södra relay .
Since 2007: Third highest division
With the introduction of the Superettan as the second highest division, Division I has only been the third highest division since the 2007/08 season. Since then it has consisted of the four seasons of Norra , Södra , Västra (West) and Östra (East), each with eight teams. Up to the 2011/12 season, the season winners rose to the Superettan, since the 2012/13 season Division I has only two promotion places available, so that the season winners have to play qualifying games for promotion.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Congress report in Tidskrift för Schack 7-8 / 1952, p. 190 (Swedish, PDF file; 5.2 MB)
- ↑ Congress report in Tidskrift för Schack 6/1968, p. 162 (Swedish, PDF file; 6.3 MB)
- ↑ Allsvenskan announcement in Tidskrift för Schack 7/1968, p. 193 (Swedish, PDF file; 6.2 MB)
- ↑ season division in Tidskrift för Schack 9/1968, p 258 (Swedish, PDF file, 5.6 MB)
- ↑ Bo Plato: Den första Allsvenskan in Tidskrift för Schack 1/2001, p. 14f. (Swedish, PDF; 1.5 MB)
- ↑ Congress report in Tidskrift för Schack 6/1969, p. 166 (Swedish, PDF file; 6.3 MB)
- ↑ Allsvensk historisk återblick (PDF; 6.43 MB) in Tidskrift för Schack 3/1987, p. 88 (Swedish)
Web links
- Allsvenskan results archive on the Sveriges Schackförbund website (Swedish)
- Statistics on Division I from 1969 to 1987 (PDF; 6.7 MB) in Tidskrift för Schack 3/1987, p. 88 (Swedish)