SK Rockaden

SK Rockaden is the biggest [ [http://www.rockaden.com/rockaden-english.html Rockaden, a chess club for players on all levels] ] chess club in Sweden, founded 1921 in Stockholm.

They currently play in the Swedish national premier league, "Elitserien", and have won Elitserien and its predecessor Lag-SM (National Team Championship) 20 times: 1957–1959, 1980, 1982, 1984–1986, 1992–1998, 2001–2002 and 2004–2005. [ [http://www.schackcentralen.com/elit0304_om_elit.asp Elitserien 2005–06] , Schacknytt sv icon]

In common with many leading chess teams Rockaden played top professional chess players for vital matches. For example, when the club won the 2001 championship they fielded Grandmaster (GM) Jaan Ehlvest [ [http://www.msoworld.com/mindzine/news/chess/chessdaily0401.html "Rockaden win Swedish league"] , Mind Sports Worldwide, 25 March 2001] and then for the 2004 championship they included "Super GM" Vassily Ivanchuk, GM Peter Heine Nielsen and GM Ulf Andersson [ [http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic489.html "Swedish Teams"] , The Week in Chess 489] . When they represented Sweden in the European Club Cup in 2005 their team consisted of GM Lars Karlsson, five International Masters, and a FIDE Master. [ [http://schach.wienerzeitung.at/tnr2617.aspx?art=23&lan=1&turdet=YES&snr=19 "21st European Club Cup 2005 St. Vincent, Aosta / Italy"] , Wiener Zeitung, 24 September 2005]

Notable games

Mats Sjöberg (SK Rockaden, Sweden) – Alexander Chernin (Burevesnik, Hungary), 1983:

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 d5 8. Ne5 c6 9. Bc3 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. e4 b5 13. c5 b4 14. Bxb4 Rb8 15. a3 e5 16. exd5 exd4 17. dxc6 Ne5 18. Nc4 Nxc4 19. bxc4 Bxc4 20. Rc1 Bb5 21. f4 Re8 22. Kf2 d3 23. Re1 Qd4+ 24. Re3 Bf6 25. Bd2 Ba6 26. c7 Rb2 27. Qe1 Rxe3 28. Qxe3 Rxd2+ 29. Kf3 Qxe3+ 30. Kxe3 Rxg2 0–1Opening Encyclopaedia 2004, ChessBase]

References

* [http://www.rockaden.com/ SK Rockaden, Stockholm] – Official homepage en icon sv icon fr icon