Ekström, Folke




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1938  380  2273 (87) 2
1939  290  2300 (81) 0
1940  206  2326 (74) 0
1941  144  2353 (64) 5
1942  92  2387 (55) 6
1943  47  2426 (45) 17
1944  35  2463 (43) 15
1945  20  2497 (40) 27
1946  10  2538 (44) 32

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Ekström, Nils Johan Allan Folke  
Born: 12 Oct. 1906
Died:
 
Notes:
Gaige gives his name as 'Ekström, [Nils Johan Allan] Folke', so I presume he was known as Folke Ekström.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 352
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 339
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 105
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Keres, P. - Ekstrom, N.J.A.F. 1944         (f)     5   -   1

Tournament data

Bremen 1938     Germany - Scandinavia Match    
  Ekstrom, N.J.A.F. - Schlage, W.     0.5 - 1.5    
Linkoping 1941     Linköping Tournament     3.5  /  5
Ostersund 1942 (2)     26th Swedish Championship - Master Class, Group 1     4.5  /  6
Stockholm 1943 (1)     Stockholm Tournament     6.5  /  9
Stockholm 1943 (2)     33rd Stockholm Championship - Group 1     4.5  /  8
Stockholm 1944 (1)     Stockholm Tournament     7.5  /  9
Stockholm 1945 (1)     Stockholm Tournament     9  /  11
Stockholm 1945 (3)     Sodra Club Jubilee Tournament     5  /  9
Stockholm 1945 (4)     35th Stockholm Championship     5.5  /  7
Hastings 1946 (1)     21st Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Tournament     9  /  11
Helsinki 1946 (3)     Finland - Sweden Match    
  Ekstrom, N.J.A.F. - Book, E.E.     2 - 0    
Zaandam 1946 (1)     Zaandam Major Tournament     8.5  /  11
Stockholm 1946 (2)     36th Stockholm Championship     7  /  8

Player information updated: 31 Jan. 2025