Tom Wedberg (born 26 November 1953) is a Swedish

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grandmaster. He is the son of Swedish philosopher Anders Wedberg.

Chess career

In 2000, he won the

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. In 1981 tied for 1st with Petar Velikov and Shaun Taulbut in the Politiken Cup in

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, but was clear first in 1982. In 1999 he won the Scandic Hotels Chess Cup in Stockholm. He tied for 2nd–4th (with Artur Yusupov and

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) in the 32nd Rilton Cup in Stockholm 2003. Wedberg played for Sweden in the

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s of 1978, 1980, 1982, 1988, 1990, 1992 and in the

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s of 1980, 1989 and 2001. According to

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, 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

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of 2663. In the July 2010 FIDE list, he had an Elo rating of 2503, making him the No. 9 ranked Swedish player.

Notable games

Tom Wedberg vs. Lev Alburt, Lucerne 1982, Alekhine Defense: Alburt Variation (B04), 1−0Tom Wedberg vs. Anthony Miles, Oslo 1984, Nimzowitsch Defense: Williams Variation (B00), 1−0Eugenio Torre vs. Tom Wedberg, It (open) 1988, Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo (C50), 0−1Tom Wedberg vs. Viktor Korchnoi, Haninge 1988, French Defense: Steinitz Variation (C14), 1−0Tom Wedberg vs. Vasily Smyslov, Haninge 1989, Modern Defense: Pseudo-Austrian Attack (B06), 1−0

References

External links

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Tom Wedberg at 365Chess.comRating data for Tom WedbergChessmetrics Player Profile: Tom Wedberg
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