Ulf Andersson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ulf Andersson
Occupation	Chess Player
Date Of Birth	Jun 27, 1951(1951-06-27)
Age	73
Birthplace	Sweden
Country	Sweden
Horoscope	Cancer

Ulf Andersson Biography

Ulf Andersson is one of the most popular and richest Chess Player who was born on June 27, 1951 in Sweden, Sweden. Swedish Chess master who was the number four player in the world at the peak of his career.

He was named a chess grandmaster in 1972, a year before Russian player Yuri Balashov.

At his peak, Andersson reached number four on the FIDE rating list. Tournaments 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. He 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 after Viktor Korchnoi and Orestes Rodríguez Vargas.

In recent years, he has begun playing correspondence chess, quickly 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.

He was born and raised in Vasteras, Sweden.

Ulf Andersson Net Worth

Ulf Andersson is one of the richest Chess Player from Sweden. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ulf Andersson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He began competing in Sweden at a very young age.

He led the Swedish Chess Olympiad Team during the 1970s and 1980s and in his later years he has favored Correspondence Chess.

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.

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Facts & Trivia

Ulf Ranked on the list of most popular Chess Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Sweden. Ulf Andersson celebrates birthday on June 27 of every year.

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How does correspondence chess work?

Correspondence chess (known as Daily Chess on Chess.com) is just like any other game of chess with one exception: it is played remotely and does not require both players to play at the same time.

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There’s no cheating officially in (real) correspondence chess since using chess sotfware is allowed.