Tom Wedberg
{{short description|Swedish chess grandmaster (born 1953)}}
{{Infobox chess player
|name = Tom Wedberg
|image = Tom Wedberg 1984.jpg
|caption = Tom Wedberg, Amsterdam 1984
|country = Sweden
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1953|11|26|df=y}}
|birth_place = Stockholm, Sweden
|death_date =
|death_place =
|title = Grandmaster (1990)
|peakrating = 2540 (July 2002)
|peakranking = No. 81 (January 1983)
|FideID = 1700073
}}
Tom Wedberg (born 26 November 1953) is a Swedish chess grandmaster. He is the son of Swedish philosopher Anders Wedberg.
Chess career
In 2000, he won the Swedish Chess Championship.{{cite web|url=http://www.schack.se/info/mastare.html|title=Sverigemästare|publisher=Swedish Chess Federation|accessdate=2009-06-29|language=sv}} In 1981 tied for 1st with Petar Velikov and Shaun Taulbut in the Politiken Cup in Copenhagen, but was clear first in 1982.{{cite web|url=http://www.ksu.dk/copenhagenopen.aspx|title=Copenhagen Open / Politiken Cup|publisher=Københavns Skak Union|accessdate=2009-06-29|language=da|archive-date=2017-09-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922052203/http://www.ksu.dk/copenhagenopen.aspx|url-status=dead}} In 1999 he won the Scandic Hotels Chess Cup in Stockholm.{{cite web|url=https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic248.html#7|title=Scandic Hotels Chess Cup, Stockholm|last=Crowther|first=Mark|date=1999-08-09|publisher=London Chess Center|accessdate=2009-06-29}} He tied for 2nd–4th (with Artur Yusupov and Tomi Nybäck) in the 32nd Rilton Cup in Stockholm 2003.{{cite web|url=https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic426.html#7|title=32nd Rilton Cup|last=Crowther|first=Mark|date=2003-01-06|publisher=London Chess Center|accessdate=2009-06-29}}
Wedberg played for Sweden in the Chess Olympiads of 1978, 1980, 1982, 1988, 1990, 1992{{cite web|url=http://www.olimpbase.org/players/4ge6uqec.html|title=Men's Chess Olympiads: Tom Wedberg|last=Bartelski|first=Wojciech|publisher=OlimpBase|accessdate=2009-06-29}} and in the European Team Chess Championships of 1980, 1989 and 2001.{{cite web|url=http://www.olimpbase.org/playerse/4ge6uqec.html|title=European Men's Team Chess Championship: Tom Wedberg|last=Bartelski|first=Wojciech|publisher=OlimpBase|accessdate=28 November 2009}}
According to Chessmetrics, at his peak in September 1984 Wedberg's play was equivalent to a rating of 2630, and he was ranked No. 77 in the world. His best single performance was at Amsterdam (OHRA), 1984, where he scored 4½/8 (56%) against 2665-rated opposition, for a performance rating of 2663.{{cite web|url=http://chessmetrics.com/cm/CM2/SingleEvent.asp?Params=199510SSSSS3S141217000000121100708700033110100|title=Event Details: Amsterdam (OHRA), 1984|last=Sonas|first=Jeff|publisher=ChessMetrics|accessdate=2009-06-29}}
In the July 2010 FIDE list, he had an Elo rating of 2503, making him the No. 9 ranked Swedish player.
Notable games
- [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1017286 Tom Wedberg vs. Lev Alburt, Lucerne 1982, Alekhine Defense: Alburt Variation (B04), 1−0]
- [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1097592 Tom Wedberg vs. Anthony Miles, Oslo 1984, Nimzowitsch Defense: Williams Variation (B00), 1−0]
- [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1041697 Eugenio Torre vs. Tom Wedberg, It (open) 1988, Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo (C50), 0−1]
- [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1083224 Tom Wedberg vs. Viktor Korchnoi, Haninge 1988, French Defense: Steinitz Variation (C14), 1−0]
- [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1126962 Tom Wedberg vs. Vasily Smyslov, Haninge 1989, Modern Defense: Pseudo-Austrian Attack (B06), 1−0]
References
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External links
- {{chessgames player|id=14340}}
- [http://www.365chess.com/players/Tom_Wedberg Tom Wedberg at 365Chess.com]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070903175402/http://chess.vrsac.com/search/player_e.asp?FC=1700073 Rating data for Tom Wedberg]
- [http://chessmetrics.com/cm/CM2/PlayerProfile.asp?Params=199510SSSSS3S141217000000111000000000033110100 Chessmetrics Player Profile: Tom Wedberg]
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Category:Swedish chess players