Ekström, Folke
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1926 |
958 |
2094 | (95) | 9 |
| 1927 |
936 |
2106 | (98) | 0 |
| 1928 |
898 |
2119 | (100) | 0 |
| 1929 |
876 |
2131 | (101) | 0 |
| 1930 |
856 |
2143 | (102) | 0 |
| 1931 |
866 |
2155 | (102) | 0 |
| 1932 |
819 |
2168 | (101) | 0 |
| 1933 |
786 |
2180 | (100) | 0 |
| 1934 |
736 |
2192 | (98) | 0 |
| 1935 |
694 |
2204 | (95) | 0 |
| 1936 |
630 |
2217 | (91) | 0 |
| 1937 |
563 |
2229 | (86) | 0 |
| 1938 |
505 |
2241 | (79) | 2 |
| 1939 |
390 |
2273 | (76) | 0 |
| 1940 |
272 |
2304 | (70) | 0 |
| 1941 |
191 |
2335 | (61) | 5 |
| 1942 |
107 |
2375 | (53) | 6 |
| 1943 |
64 |
2417 | (44) | 18 |
| 1944 |
40 |
2454 | (41) | 16 |
| 1945 |
22 |
2486 | (38) | 28 |
| 1946 |
12 |
2538 | (38) | 33 |
| 1947 |
12 |
2531 | (47) | 20 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Ekström, Nils Johan Allan Folke |
| Born: 12 Oct. 1906 |
| Died: 25 Jan. 2000 |
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| Notes: |
| Gaige gives his name as 'Ekström, [Nils Johan Allan] Folke', so I presume he was known as Folke Ekström. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 352 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 339 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1947-1950, page 457 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 105 |
| Holmgren, Stockholms Schackförbund 1911-2011, page 407 |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
Tournament data
| Karlstad 1926 (2) |
10th Swedish Chess Federation Congress - 1st Class, Group 1 |
5.5 | / | 9 |
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| Bremen 1938 |
Germany - Scandinavia Match |
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Ekstrom, N.J.A.F. - Schlage, W. |
0.5 - 1.5 |
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| Linkoping 1941 |
Linköping Tournament |
3.5 | / | 5 |
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| Ostersund 1942 (2) |
26th Swedish Championship - Master Class, Group 1 |
4.5 | / | 6 |
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| Stockholm and Goteborg 1943 |
Stockholm - Goteborg Telephone Match |
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Ekstrom, N.J.A.F. - Ryden, J. |
1 - 0 |
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| Stockholm 1943 (1) |
Stockholm Tournament |
6.5 | / | 9 |
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| Stockholm 1943 (2) |
33rd Stockholm Championship - Group 1 |
4.5 | / | 8 |
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| Stockholm 1944 (1) |
Stockholm Tournament |
7.5 | / | 9 |
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| Stockholm and Goteborg 1944 |
Stockholm - Goteborg Telephone Match |
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Ekstrom, N.J.A.F. - Jonsson, E. |
1 - 0 |
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| Stockholm 1945 (1) |
Stockholm Tournament |
9 | / | 11 |
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| Stockholm and Goteborg 1945 |
Stockholm - Goteborg Telephone Match |
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Ekstrom, N.J.A.F. - Andersson, R. |
0 - 1 |
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| Stockholm 1945 (3) |
Sodra Club Jubilee Tournament |
5 | / | 9 |
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| Stockholm 1945 (4) |
35th Stockholm Championship |
5.5 | / | 7 |
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| Hastings 1946 (1) |
21st Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Tournament |
9 | / | 11 |
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| Stockholm and Goteborg 1946 |
Stockholm - Goteborg Telephone Match |
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Ekstrom, N.J.A.F. - Kinnmark, O. |
1 - 0 |
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| Helsinki 1946 (3) |
Finland - Sweden Match |
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Ekstrom, N.J.A.F. - Book, E.E. |
2 - 0 |
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| Zaandam 1946 (1) |
Zaandam Major Tournament |
8.5 | / | 11 |
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| Stockholm 1946 (2) |
36th Stockholm Championship |
7 | / | 8 |
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| Stockholm 1947 (1) |
Stockholm Tournament |
7 | / | 9 |
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| Stockholm 1947 (2) |
31st Swedish Championship |
7 | / | 9 |
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| Copenhagen 1947 |
Denmark - Sweden Match |
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Ekstrom, N.J.A.F. - Enevoldsen, J.E. |
1.5 - 0.5 |
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| Player information updated: 24 Aug. 2025 |
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