Ulf Andersson (born 27 June 1951) is a leading Swedish chess player. FIDE awarded him the International Master title in 1970 and the Grandmaster title in 1972.[1]
Ulf Andersson
Andersson in 2008
Country
Sweden
Born
(1951-06-27) 27 June 1951 (age 72) Västerås, Sweden
At his peak, Andersson reached number four on the FIDE rating list. Tournaments which he has won or shared first include the 1969 Swedish Chess Championship, Göteborg 1971, Dortmund 1973, Camagüez 1974, Cienfuegos 1975, Belgrade 1977, Buenos Aires 1978, Hastings 1978–79, Phillips & Drew 1980, Johannesburg 1981, Phillips & Drew 1982, Turin 1982, Wijk aan Zee 1983, Reggio Emilia 1985, Rome 1985, and Rome 1986. Andersson drew a six-game match against former world championMikhail Tal in 1983, and played top board in the second USSR versus The Rest of The World Match in 1984. He led the Swedish Chess Olympiad Team during the 1970s and 1980s, and reached his best personal result in the 23rd Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires 1978, where he finished in third place on first board, after Viktor Korchnoi and Orestes Rodríguez Vargas.[2] Now in his seventies, Andersson still participates in tournaments from time to time.
Playing styleedit
Andersson is a very solid positional player. He draws a high percentage of his games against fellow grandmasters (Kaufeld & Kern 2011:12). He is renowned as a great player of endgames, especially rook endgames, and is famous for winning seemingly "unwinnable" endgames, often in very long games (Kaufeld & Kern 2011:167). Jacob Aagaard wrote about Andersson in his book Excelling at Chess, stating: "He is a very prophylactic player, seeing all kinds of tactics well in advance and avoiding pitfalls with great skill." Chess writer Dennis Monokroussos once remarked of Andersson's style,
For most of us, if we're playing a peer and major exchanges occur, a quick draw is the likely result ... for Andersson ... exchanges [are] often not the prelude to a quick draw but the signal that it [is] time for his opponent to start suffering.[3]
Correspondence playedit
In 1995,[4] Andersson began playing correspondence chess, this year[5] becoming a grandmaster in that form of chess as well. In 2002, he reached the top of the correspondence chess rating list (Kaufeld & Kern 2011:11). His correspondence games tend to be very tactical, which contrasts sharply with his style of play over the board. Very few players in history have been as successful as Andersson at both forms of chess.
^. ChessVista.com. Archived from the original on 12 November 2007. Retrieved 17 April 2008.
Bibliography
Kaufeld, Jurgen; Kern, Guido (2011), Grandmaster Chess Strategy: What amateurs can learn from Ulf Andersson's positional masterpieces, New in Chess, ISBN978-90-5691-346-5
External linksedit
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Ulf Andersson Chess Olympiad record at OlimpBase.org
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Ulf Andersson born 27 June 1951 is a leading Swedish chess player FIDE awarded him the International Master title in 1970 and the Grandmaster title in 1972 1 Ulf AnderssonAndersson in 2008CountrySwedenBorn 1951 06 27 27 June 1951 age 72 Vasteras SwedenTitleGrandmaster 1972 ICCF Grandmaster 1995 FIDE rating2518 December 2023 Peak rating2655 January 1997 Peak rankingNo 4 January 1983 ICCF rating2737 April 2004 ICCF peak rating2821 July 1998 Contents 1 Chess career 2 Playing style 3 Correspondence play 4 Notable games 5 References 6 External linksChess career editAt his peak Andersson reached number four on the FIDE rating list Tournaments which he has won or shared first include the 1969 Swedish Chess Championship Goteborg 1971 Dortmund 1973 Camaguez 1974 Cienfuegos 1975 Belgrade 1977 Buenos Aires 1978 Hastings 1978 79 Phillips amp Drew 1980 Johannesburg 1981 Phillips amp Drew 1982 Turin 1982 Wijk aan Zee 1983 Reggio Emilia 1985 Rome 1985 and Rome 1986 Andersson drew a six game match against former world champion Mikhail Tal in 1983 and played top board in the second USSR versus The Rest of The World Match in 1984 He led the Swedish Chess Olympiad Team during the 1970s and 1980s and reached his best personal result in the 23rd Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires 1978 where he finished in third place on first board after Viktor Korchnoi and Orestes Rodriguez Vargas 2 Now in his seventies Andersson still participates in tournaments from time to time Playing style editAndersson is a very solid positional player He draws a high percentage of his games against fellow grandmasters Kaufeld amp Kern 2011 12 He is renowned as a great player of endgames especially rook endgames and is famous for winning seemingly unwinnable endgames often in very long games Kaufeld amp Kern 2011 167 Jacob Aagaard wrote about Andersson in his book Excelling at Chess stating He is a very prophylactic player seeing all kinds of tactics well in advance and avoiding pitfalls with great skill Chess writer Dennis Monokroussos once remarked of Andersson s style For most of us if we re playing a peer and major exchanges occur a quick draw is the likely result for Andersson exchanges are often not the prelude to a quick draw but the signal that it is time for his opponent to start suffering 3 Correspondence play editIn 1995 4 Andersson began playing correspondence chess this year 5 becoming a grandmaster in that form of chess as well In 2002 he reached the top of the correspondence chess rating list Kaufeld amp Kern 2011 11 His correspondence games tend to be very tactical which contrasts sharply with his style of play over the board Very few players in history have been as successful as Andersson at both forms of chess Notable games editThis section uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves In the following game using the hedgehog formation he in part originated characterized by a half open c file and pawns on a6 b6 d6 and e6 knights on d7 and f6 bishops on b7 and e7 a rook on c8 and kingside castling Andersson inflicts upon Anatoly Karpov the latter s first loss as world champion abcdefgh8 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 877665544332211abcdefghPosition after 24 a3 Karpov vs Andersson Milan 1975 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 e6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nc6 5 Nb5 d6 6 c4 Nf6 7 N1c3 a6 8 Na3 Be7 9 Be2 0 0 10 0 0 b6 11 Be3 Bb7 12 Rc1 Re8 13 Qb3 Nd7 14 Rfd1 Rc8 15 Rd2 Qc7 16 Qd1 Qb8 17 f3 Ba8 18 Qf1 Nce5 19 Nab1 Nf6 20 Kh1 h6 21 Rdd1 Bf8 22 Nd2 Rcd8 23 Qf2 Ned7 24 a3 diagram d5 25 cxd5 exd5 26 exd5 Bd6 27 Nf1 Rxe3 an exchange sacrifice 28 Nxe3 Bxh2 29 Nf1 Bf4 30 Rc2 b5 31 Bd3 Nb6 32 Be4 Nc4 33 a4 Re8 34 axb5 axb5 35 Re2 Be5 36 Qc5 Nd6 37 Na2 Ndxe4 38 fxe4 Bd6 39 Qc2 Re5 40 g3 Qe8 41 Rde1 Bb7 42 Kg1 Nh7 43 Nc1 Ng5 44 Nd2 Bb4 45 Kf2 Bxd2 46 Rxd2 Nxe4 47 Rxe4 Rxe4 48 Ne2 Bc8 49 Nc3 Re1 50 Ne2 Ra1 51 Rd4 Qd8 52 Qc6 Bd7 53 Qd6 Qe8 54 Qf4 Qc8 55 b4 Bh3 56 Qe4 Bf5 57 Qe3 Qc2 58 g4 Bd7 59 Qe4 Qb3 60 Qd3 Qb2 61 Qe4 Ra8 62 Qe3 Ra2 63 d6 Ra8 64 Re4 Bc6 65 Qd4 Qb1 66 Re7 Qh1 67 Qf4 Qg2 68 Ke1 Ra1 69 Kd2 Qd5 70 Qd4 Ra2 71 Kc3 Qf3 72 Re3 Ra3 73 Kd2 Ra2 74 Ke1 Qh1 75 Kf2 Qg2 76 Ke1 Qh1 77 Kf2 Ra1 78 Rc3 Qg2 79 Ke3 Qf3 0 1 6 Kaufeld amp Kern 2011 115 18 7 References edit Kaufeld amp Kern 2011 217 Individual medals OlimpBase org Retrieved 17 April 2008 ChessBase News Technique and psychology with Ulf Andersson NOR NPSF 50 NSPF 50 years Player Details 450018 SWE GM Andersson Ulf Karpov vs Andersson Milan 1975 Chessgames com Happy Birthday Ulf Andersson ChessVista com Archived from the original on 12 November 2007 Retrieved 17 April 2008 Bibliography Kaufeld Jurgen Kern Guido 2011 Grandmaster Chess Strategy What amateurs can learn from Ulf Andersson s positional masterpieces New in Chess ISBN 978 90 5691 346 5External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ulf Andersson Ulf Andersson rating card at FIDE nbsp Ulf Andersson player details at ICCF 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