Paul Svedenborg
Encyclopedia
Paul Svedenborg is a Norwegian chess player
who won the Norwegian Chess Championship
twice, in 1966 and 1967, representing the chess club in Narvik
. He represented the Norwegian national team in the Chess Olympiads of 1964 in Tel Aviv
, and 1968 in Lugano
.
Svedenborg's style is marked by active play, where he played for development and space, even at the cost of pawn weaknesses.
In chess opening
theory, Svedenborg has a variation named after him in the Latvian Gambit
. After 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Bc4
fxe4 4.Nxe5, Svedenborg demonstrated the viability of the central thrust 4...d5, which now bears his name. Although the move was known previously, it was Svedenborg who showed that Black's position remains playable after 5.Qh5+ g6 6.Nxg6 hxg6 7.Qxg6+ Kd7 (instead of the old Ke7).
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
who won the Norwegian Chess Championship
Norwegian Chess Championship
The Norwegian Chess Championship is an annual tournament held in Norway during the month of July, in order to determine the national chess champion. The tournament is held at different venues each year as part of the Landsturnering...
twice, in 1966 and 1967, representing the chess club in Narvik
Narvik
is the third largest city and municipality in Nordland county, Norway by population. Narvik is located on the shores of the Narvik Fjord . The municipality is part of the Ofoten traditional region of North Norway, inside the arctic circle...
. He represented the Norwegian national team in the Chess Olympiads of 1964 in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
, and 1968 in Lugano
Lugano
Lugano is a city of inhabitants in the city proper and a total of over 145,000 people in the agglomeration/city region, in the south of Switzerland, in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, which borders Italy...
.
Svedenborg's style is marked by active play, where he played for development and space, even at the cost of pawn weaknesses.
In chess opening
Chess opening
A chess opening is the group of initial moves of a chess game. Recognized sequences of opening moves are referred to as openings as initiated by White or defenses, as created in reply by Black. There are many dozens of different openings, and hundreds of named variants. The Oxford Companion to...
theory, Svedenborg has a variation named after him in the Latvian Gambit
Latvian Gambit
The Latvian Gambit is an aggressive but dubious chess opening, which often leads to wild and tricky positions. This opening is uncommon at the top level of over-the-board play, but some correspondence chess players are devoted to it...
. After 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Bc4
fxe4 4.Nxe5, Svedenborg demonstrated the viability of the central thrust 4...d5, which now bears his name. Although the move was known previously, it was Svedenborg who showed that Black's position remains playable after 5.Qh5+ g6 6.Nxg6 hxg6 7.Qxg6+ Kd7 (instead of the old Ke7).
External links and references
- Fide rating card for Paul Svedenborg
- Feature of Paul Svedenborg Hosted by Tromsø's chess club, written by Gunnar Berg Hanssen