Ekström, Folke




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1926  930  2094 (96) 9
1927  907  2106 (98) 0
1928  877  2118 (100) 0
1929  846  2131 (102) 0
1930  829  2143 (102) 0
1931  833  2155 (102) 0
1932  797  2167 (101) 0
1933  754  2179 (100) 0
1934  703  2192 (98) 0
1935  677  2204 (95) 0
1936  606  2216 (91) 0
1937  538  2228 (86) 0
1938  480  2241 (79) 2
1939  363  2272 (76) 0
1940  257  2303 (70) 0
1941  173  2335 (62) 5
1942  102  2374 (53) 6
1943  56  2417 (44) 18
1944  36  2456 (42) 16
1945  21  2486 (39) 28
1946  10  2535 (43) 33

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Ekström, Nils Johan Allan Folke  
Born: 12 Oct. 1906
Died: 25 Jan. 2000
 
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
   Holmgren, Stockholms Schackförbund 1911-2011, page 407

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

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

Tournament data

Karlstad 1926 (2)     10th Swedish Chess Federation Congress - 1st Class, Group 1     5.5  /  9
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 and Goteborg 1943     Stockholm - Goteborg Telephone Match    
  Ekstrom, N.J.A.F. - Ryden, J.     1 - 0    
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 and Goteborg 1944     Stockholm - Goteborg Telephone Match    
  Ekstrom, N.J.A.F. - Jonsson, E.     1 - 0    
Stockholm 1945 (1)     Stockholm Tournament     9  /  11
Stockholm and Goteborg 1945     Stockholm - Goteborg Telephone Match    
  Ekstrom, N.J.A.F. - Andersson, R.     0 - 1    
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
Stockholm and Goteborg 1946     Stockholm - Goteborg Telephone Match    
  Ekstrom, N.J.A.F. - Kinnmark, O.     1 - 0    
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: 12 Apr. 2025