From: DANERUD MARTIN <martin.danerud <at> TELIA <dot> COM>
Date: 22 nov 1999
Subject: Results from Stockholm Open 1999

Dear shogi friends,

This year, Stockholm Open was arranged by the Stockholm Shogi Club. Unfortunately, we lost some participants to 
a chess tournament at the same place, Stockholms Schacksalonger, but at the same time we could enjoy several 
spectators during the Saturday games. Among the spectators some chess grandmasters could be seen, for instance
the Swedish number one chess player for almost thirty years, Ulf Andersson.
The tournament was won by the winner of last year, Carl Johan Nilsson, who was simply the best player this time. He was followed
by three surprises. Robert Soderberg already plays like a dan player in the endgame, and he has developed in each tournament
since he started to play in the beginning of this year. Jonas Sandbom was a bit lucky to score four points, but he is a strong chess
player, chess organizer, junior chess trainer, and chess arbiter, and he will become a dan player if he can spend the time needed
for it. Jan Palmgren won four games and could actually have won two more games in this tournament. Jan is a world class renju
player, and he will certainly become a dan player, but he still needs to analyze every single position, since he does not have the
"chess game feeling" yet. The other eight participants made the tournament possible by participating. And this time that was
well awarded to Mr Ronny Lindkvist, who in his first tournament won one of the fine prizes generously given to us by the Japanese
embassy in Stockholm, in a final lottery including all participants present at the prize giving ceremony.

Results:

1. Carl-Johan Nilsson  1-dan  11+ 7+  3+  2+  6+  5+    6  19   19  21  
2. Robert Soderberg    7-kyu   5+  8+  4+  1-   3+  6+    5  23   17  18  
3. Jonas Sandbom       7-kyu   6+  4+  1-  7+   2-  9+     4  23   12  15  
4. Jan Palmgren            6-kyu  12+ 3-  2-  8+   9+ 10+   4  16    7   12  
5. Asle Olufsen               5-kyu  2-   10+12+ 6-  7+  1-     3  19     5  11  
6. Martin Danerud          1-dan  3-   12+11+ 5+ 1-  2-     3  19     4  12
7. Thore Angqvist           2-kyu  9+   1-  8+  3-   5-   0+    3  18     5  11  
8. Mikael Albertsson      6-kyu  10+ 2-   7-   4-   0+ 12+  3  14     2   9  
9. Per Kristiansson        6-kyu   7-   11- 10+12+ 4-  3-    2  14     2   7 
10.Kaoru Shimada        1-dan  8-    5-   9-    0+ 12+ 4-    2  12     0   5 
11.Jan Molin                   8-kyu   1-   9+   6-   0-   0-    0-    1  11     2   5 
12.Ronny Lindkvist        15-kyu  4-  6-    5-    9-  10- 8-     0  17     0   0

The columns show position, name, rating, the results of the six rounds, points, SOS, SDOS and cum.

The Swedish shogi players now look forward to the second Swedish Championship tournament, which will be played at
the same place as Stockholm Open, April 7-9 next year. The top three players will then be qualified to take part in the Swedish
Championship play-off in Sandviken, June 1-4, together with the ruling Swedish Champion Karl Johan Moberg. 

                                                                    Sincerely yours,

                                                                    Dr. Martin Danerud

                                                                    President of the Swedish Shogi Federation