Almgren, Sven




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1935  1001  2150 (103) 1
1936  960  2150 (98) 0
1937  929  2151 (92) 0
1938  935  2152 (85) 0
1939  861  2153 (77) 2
1940  779  2153 (69) 0
1941  742  2153 (59) 9
1942  801  2118 (55) 9
1943  808  2111 (56) 0
1944  824  2103 (53) 17
1945  895  2080 (61) 0
1946  922  2057 (64) 0
1947  831  2034 (64) 0
1948  602  2011 (61) 19

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Almgren, Sven Elias  
Born: 14 May 1900
Died: 31 Jan. 1973
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 332
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1947-1950, page 450
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 7

Tournament data

New York 1935 (2)     Marshall Club - Brooklyn Chess League Match    
  Almgren, S.E. - Hamermesh, M.     1 - 0    
New York 1939 (11)     Manhattan Club - Westside YMCA Club Match    
  Almgren, S.E. - Shainswit, G.     0 - 1    
New York 1939 (12)     Manhattan Club - Westside YMCA Club Match    
  Almgren, S.E. - Denker, A.S.     0.5 - 0.5    
Hamilton, New York 1941 (2)     63rd New York State Chess Association Championship - Experts     7.5  /  9
Cazenovia 1942     New York State Chess Association Championship     2  /  9
New York 1944 (3)     U.S.A. Championship - Final     8  /  17
South Fallsburg 1948     7th U.S.A. Championship     4  /  19

Player information updated: 11 Jun. 2026