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Swedish Chess Champions

A list of Swedish Chess Championship winners, with a short history of the title from early match play to the modern Schack-SM championship group.

Last reviewed: June 4, 2026.

Current Champion

Jung Min Seo

Current champion after winning the 2025 Swedish Championship playoff in Uppsala.

Most Listed Wins

Erik Lundin and Axel Ornstein, 7 each

First Championship

Official title matches from 1917; tournament-only championship line from 1939

Listed Champions

49

99 listed title wins across 99 chronological entries.

Championship History

Sweden's title history began with match play in 1917, before the annual championship tournament became the standard title route. The early period includes names such as Gustaf Nyholm, Allan Nilsson, and Gideon Ståhlberg.

From 1939 the official championship was decided by tournament results. Erik Lundin and Axel Ornstein became the most frequent listed winners, while later champions include Evgeny Agrest, Hans Tikkanen, and Nils Grandelius.

The 2025 Schack-SM in Uppsala ended with Jung Min Seo taking his second Swedish title after a playoff against Erik Blomqvist.

Sweden Champion List

Champions are shown chronologically from oldest to newest. Shared titles and tied first places are represented by the same year appearing for more than one player.

YearChampion
1917Otto Löwenborg
1917Gustaf Nyholm
1917Gustaf Nyholm
1919Gustaf Nyholm
1919Gustaf Nyholm
1921Gustaf Nyholm
1921Gustaf Nyholm
1921Anton Olson
1924Allan Nilsson
1927Allan Nilsson
1929Gideon Ståhlberg
1931Gideon Ståhlberg
1939Gideon Ståhlberg
1940Nils Bergkvist
1941Erik Lundin
1942Erik Lundin
1943Bengt Ekenberg
1944Stig Lundholm
1945Erik Lundin
1946Erik Lundin
1947Folke Ekström
1948Folke Ekström
1949Kristian Sköld
1950Kristian Sköld
1951Gösta Stoltz
1952Gösta Stoltz
1953Gösta Stoltz
1954Bengt-Eric Hörberg
1955Gösta Danielsson
1956Åke Stenborg
1957Zandor Nilsson
1958Inge Johansson
1959Kristian Sköld
1960Erik Lundin
1961Erik Lundin
1962Bengt Ekenberg
1963Kristian Sköld
1964Erik Lundin
1965Zandor Nilsson
1966Martin Johansson
1967Rolf Martens
1968Börje Jansson
1969Ulf Andersson
1970Börje Jansson
1971Sven Malmgren
1972Axel Ornstein
1973Axel Ornstein
1974Magnus Wahlbom
1975Axel Ornstein
1976Harry Schüssler
1977Axel Ornstein
1978Harry Schüssler
1978Nils-Gustav Renman
1979Lars-Åke Schneider
1980Nils-Gustav Renman
1981Dan Cramling
1982Lars-Åke Schneider
1983Lars-Åke Schneider
1984Axel Ornstein
1985Ralf Åkesson
1986Lars-Åke Schneider
1987Axel Ornstein
1988Axel Ornstein
1989Jan Johansson
1990Michael Wiedenkeller
1991Stellan Brynell
1992Lars Karlsson
1993Thomas Ernst
1994Richard Wessman
1995Lars Degerman
1996Robert Åström
1997Lars Degerman
1998Evgeny Agrest
1999Ralf Åkesson
2000Tom Wedberg
2001Evgeny Agrest
2002Jonny Hector
2003Evgeny Agrest
2004Evgeny Agrest
2005Stellan Brynell
2006Johan Hellsten
2007Tiger Hillarp Persson
2008Tiger Hillarp Persson
2009Emanuel Berg
2010Emanuel Berg
2011Hans Tikkanen
2012Hans Tikkanen
2013Hans Tikkanen
2014Daniel Semcesen
2015Nils Grandelius
2016Erik Blomqvist
2017Hans Tikkanen
2018Hans Tikkanen
2019Erik Blomqvist
2021Jung Min Seo
2022Jonny Hector
2023Vitaly Sivuk
2024Vitaly Sivuk
2025Jung Min Seo

Sources

Current-champion details were checked against official federation, organizer, or FIDE reports where available. Historical winner lists were cross-checked against maintained championship tables.