Lars-Åke Schneider (born 10 July 1955) is a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

chess Chess is a board game for two players, called White and Black, each controlling an army of chess pieces in their color, with the objective to checkmate the opponent's king. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to disti ...

International Master (IM) (1976), four time

Swedish Chess Championship The first Swedish Champion was Gustaf Nyholm, who won two matches against winners of national tournaments: Berndtsson in Göteborg and Löwenborg in Stockholm in 1917. Up until 1931 Swedish Chess Championships decided by match play. In the 1930s, Gi ...

winner (1979, 1982, 1983, 1986).

Biography

From the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s, Lars-Åke Schneider belonged among the top Swedish chess players. He four times won

: 1979, 1982, 1983 and 1986. Also Lars-Åke Schneider twice won silver medals in the national championship (1990, 1991) and bronze medals once (1989). Lars-Åke Schneider successes on the International Chess tournaments include, among others: * 1st place (1982) and four times shared 1st place (1978, 1981, 1985, 1987) in ''Rilton Cup'' tournament in Stockholm, * 1st place (1980) and twice shared 1st place (1979, together with Axel Ornstein and 1982, together with Lars Karlsson) in

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, * shared 2nd place in

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(1977, tournament '' The North Sea Cup'', after

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, together with

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), * shared 1st place in

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(1977, together with

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), * shared 1st place in

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(1978, together with

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), * 1st place in

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(1979), * 1st place in

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(1980), * 2nd place in

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(1981), * 3rd place in Esbjerg (1983,

Nordic Chess Championship The Nordic Chess Championship (''Nordiska Schackkongressen'') is a biennal chess tournament which determines the champion of the Nordic countries. The first edition took place in Stockholm in 1897. History The winners in the Nordic Championship in ...

, after Curt Hansen and Tom Wedberg). Lars-Åke Schneider played for Sweden in the

Chess Olympiad The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams representing nations of the world compete. FIDE organises the tournament and selects the host nation. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, FIDE held an Online Chess Olympiad in 2020 and ...

s: * In 1976, at second reserve board in the

22nd Chess Olympiad The 22nd Chess Olympiad ( he, אולימפיאדת השחמט ה-22, ''Olimpiada ha-shachmat ha-22''), organized by Fédération Internationale des Échecs, FIDE, took place between October 26 and November 10, 1976, in Haifa, Israel. For the firs ...

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(+4, =1, -2), * In 1978, at third board in the

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(+3, =5, -3), * In 1980, at third board in the

24th Chess Olympiad The 24th Chess Olympiad ( mt, L-24 Olimpijadi taċ-Ċess), organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female players. and a women's tournament, as well as ...

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(+3, =3, -3), * In 1982, at fourth board in the

25th Chess Olympiad The 25th Chess Olympiad (german: Die 25. Schacholympiade), organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female players. and a women's tournament, as well as ...

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(+3, =2, -3), * In 1984, at second reserve board in the

26th Chess Olympiad The 26th Chess Olympiad ( el, Η 26η Σκακιστική Ολυμπιάδα, ''I 26i Skakistikí Olympiáda''), organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male an ...

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(+1, =3, -2). Lars-Åke Schneider played for Sweden in the

European Team Chess Championship The European Team Championship (often abbreviated in texts and games databases as ''ETC'') is an international team chess event, eligible for the participation of European nations whose chess federations are located in zones 1.1 to 1.9. This more ...

: * In 1980, at third board in the 7th European Team Chess Championship in

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(+1, =4, -2). Lars-Åke Schneider played for Sweden in the Nordic Chess Cup: * In 1975, at third board in the 6th Nordic Chess Cup in

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(+1, =1, -3), * In 1976, at fourth board in the 7th Nordic Chess Cup in

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(+1, =1, -3), * In 1983, at second board in the 9th Nordic Chess Cup in

(+2, =4, -1) and won team bronze medal. In 1976, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title.

References

External links

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