Erik Blomqvist (chess player)
Erik Blomqvist (born 19 October 1990) is a Swedish chess grandmaster. He is a two-time Swedish Chess Champion.
| Erik Blomqvist | |
|---|---|
 Blomqvist in 2016 | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Born | 19 October 1990 (age 30) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Title | Grandmaster (2013) |
| FIDE rating | 2535 (February 2021) |
| Peak rating | 2574 (January 2017) |
Chess career
Born in 1990, Blomqvist earned his international master title in 2008 and his grandmaster title in 2013.[1]
In 2011, he shared 3rd-8th place in the Västerås Open with Jonathan Westerberg, Ralf Åkesson, Stellan Brynell, Kim Nygren, Christopher Krantz.[2] In 2015, he tied 2nd-5th place with Drazen Dragicevic, Yuri Solodovnichenko, and Ralf Åkesson in the Elite Hotels Open.[3]
He won the Swedish Chess Championship in 2016 with a score of 7½/9 (+6–0=3), two points ahead of runner-up Nils Grandelius.[4] He is the No. 6 ranked Swedish player as of July 2020.[5] He won the Swedish Championship again in 2019.[6]
References
- 84th FIDE Congress, Tallinn, EST, 30 September - 10 October 2013 FIDE
- "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Västerås Open 2011". chess-results.com. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Elite Hotels Open 2015". chess-results.com. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- Erik Blomqvist: Swedish Champion 2016 ChessBase
- Staff writer(s) (July 2018). "Federations Ranking – Sweden". FIDE.
- Erik Blomqvist vann SM i Eskilstuna Swedish Chess Federation
External links
- Erik Blomqvist player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Erik Blomqvist rating card at FIDE
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