The first Swedish Champion was Gustaf Nyholm, who won two matches against winners of national tournaments: Berndtsson in Göteborg and Löwenborg in Stockholm in 1917. Until 1931 Swedish Chess Championships were decided by match play. In the 1930s, Gideon Ståhlberg held the title in spite of results of the national tournaments. Since 1939, only the tournament is played as an official Swedish Championship.

Matches (official Champions)

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! Year !! Location !! Result |- | 1917 || Stockholm || Otto Löwenborg 3– Anton Olson 2 |- | 1917 || Gothenburg || Gustaf Nyholm 3½– Karl Berndtsson 1½ |- | 1917 || Stockholm || Gustaf Nyholm 4– Otto Löwenborg 1 |- | 1919 || Stockholm || Gustaf Nyholm 2½– Arthur Håkansson 2½ |- | 1919 || Stockholm || Gustaf Nyholm 3½– Anton Olson 1½ |- | 1921 || Gothenburg || Gustaf Nyholm 2½– Allan Nilsson 2½ |- | 1921 || Stockholm || Anton Olson 3– Gustaf Nyholm 2 |- | 1921 || Stockholm || Gustaf Nyholm 3½– Anton Olson 1½ |- | 1924 || Gothenburg || Allan Nilsson 3– Gustaf Nyholm 1 |- | 1927 || Gothenburg || Allan Nilsson 2½– Gösta Stoltz 2½ |- | 1929 || Gothenburg || Gideon Ståhlberg 3– Allan Nilsson 0 |- | 1931 || Gothenburg || Gideon Ståhlberg 3– Gösta Stoltz 3 |}

Tournaments (no champions)

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! Year !! Location !! Champion |- | 1917 || Stockholm || Anton Olson |- | 1918 || Gothenburg || |- | 1919 || Malmö || |- | 1920 || Eskilstuna || |- | 1921 || Jönköping || Gustaf Nyholm |- | 1922 || Gävle || |- | 1923 || Uppsala || Anton Olson |- | 1924 || Norrköping || |- | 1925 || Trollhättan || |- | 1926 || Karlstad || |- | 1927 || Örebro || Gideon Ståhlberg |- | 1928 || Hälsinborg || |- | 1929 || Västerås || |- | 1931 || Uddevalla || |- | 1932 || Karlskrona || Gideon Ståhlberg |- | 1933 || Lund || |- | 1934 || Falun || |- | 1935 || Härnösand || John B. Lindberg |- | 1936 || Borås || |- | 1937 || Stockholm || |- | 1938 || Kalmar || |}

Tournaments (official Champions)

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! Year !! Location !! Swedish Champion !! U20 Champion !! U16 Champion !! U13 Champion !! O60 Champion !! O50 Champion !! O65 Champion |- | 1939 || Stockholm || | | | | | | |- | 1940 * || Stockholm || | | | | | | |- | 1941 || Gothenburg || | | | | | | |- | 1942 || Östersund || | | | | | | |- | 1943 || Malmö || | | | | | | |- | 1944 || Lidköping || | | | | | | |- | 1945 || Visby || | | | | | | |- | 1946 || Motala || | | | | | | |- | 1947 || Stockholm || | | | | | | |- | 1948 || Sundsvall || | | | | | | |- | 1949 || Eskilstuna || | Åke Westman | | | | | |- | 1950 || Kristianstad || | Sven Palmqvist | | | | | |- | 1951 || Halmstad || | Sven Asker | | | | | |- | 1952 || Hålland || | Åke Olsson | | | | | |- | 1953 || Örebro || | Berndt Sehlstedt | | | | | |- | 1954 || Hälsingborg || | Hans Brodén | | | | | |- | 1955 || Södertälje || | Staffan Eriksson | | | | | |- | 1956 || Borås || | Ralph Halleröd | | | | | |- | 1957 || Stockholm || | Hans-Ove Hålén | | | | | |- | 1958 || Växjö || | Ove Kinnmark | | | | | |- | 1959 || Västerås || | Börje Jansson | | | | | |- | 1960 || Kiruna || | Karl-Gustaf Dahl | | | | | |- | 1961 || Avesta || | Lars Esselius | | | | | |- | 1962 || Örnsköldsvik || | Rune Litsberger | | | | | |- | 1963 || Karlskrona || | Lars Gösta Cederquist | | | | | |- | 1964 || Gothenburg || | Jan Sibe | | | | | |- | 1965 || Falköping || | lennart Liljedahl | | | | | |- | 1966 || Malmö || | Gert Svensson | | | | | |- | 1967 || Stockholm || | Axel Ornstein | | | | | |- | 1968 || Norrköping || | Anders Wirgren | | | | | |- | 1969 || Sundsvall || | Jaan Eslon | | | | | |- | 1970 || Nässjö || | Konstanty Kaiszauri | | | | | |- | 1971 || Eskilstuna || | Anders Larsson | | | | | |- | 1972 || Skellefteå || | Roland Ekström | | | | | |- | 1973 || Bollnäs || | Caspar Carleson | | | | | |- | 1974 || Lund || | Anders Wengholm | | | | | |- | 1975 || Gothenburg || | Dan Cramling | | | | | |- | 1976 || Motala || | Gösta Svenn | | | | | |- | 1977 || Stockholm || | Michael Wiedenkeller | | | | | |- | 1978 || Degerfors || Harry Schüssler | Anders Lundin | | | | | |- | 1979 || Borås || | Göran Marklund | | | | | |- | 1980 || Luleå || | Peter Fransson | | | | | |- | 1981 || Ystad || | Ferdinand Hellers | | | | | |- | 1982 || Gävle || | Hans Jonsson | | | | | |- | 1983 || Karlskrona || | Per Thorén | | | | | |- | 1984 || Linköping || | Richard Wessman | | | | | |- | 1985 || Uppsala || | Rikard Winsnes | Teodor Hellborg | | | | |- | 1986 || Malmö || | Richard Wessman | Stefan Solbrand | | | | |- | 1987 || Stockholm || | Pontus Sjödahl | Anders Burman | | | | |- | 1988 || Norrköping || | Per Vernersson | Mikael Jonsson | | | | |- | 1989 || Sundsvall || | Jonas Berkhagen | Michael Wiander | | | | |- | 1990 || Gothenburg || | Anton Åberg | Erik Hedman | | | | |- | 1991 || Helsingborg || | Johan Hellsten | Martin Nilsson | | | | |- | 1992 || Borlänge || | Johan Eriksson | Johan Upmark | | | | |- | 1993 || Lindesberg || | Mikael Jonsson | Robert Wikström | | | | |- | 1994 || Haparanda || | Erik Hedman | Tommy Andersson | | | | |- | 1995 || Borlänge || | Erik Malmstig | Björn Lundberg | | | | |- | 1996 || Linköping || | Dennis Rylander | Jonas Morin | | | | |- | 1997 || Haninge || | Joel Åkesson | Nissim Laksman | | | | |- | 1998 || Ronneby || | Anders Olsson | Fredrik Holmberg | | | | |- | 1999 || Lidköping || | Dennis Rylander || Ulf Hammar || Anton Frisk Kockum || | | |- | 2000 || Örebro || | Anders Olsson || Erik Jacobson || Drazen Dragicevic || | | |- | 2001 || Linköping || | Jonas Eriksson || Marta Nesterow || Drazen Dragicevic || | | | |- | 2002 || Skara || | Hans Tikkanen | Mikael Andersson Fraenkel | Christopher Lissäng | | |- | 2003 || Umeå || | Kezli Ong || Adam Blomqvist || Inna Agrest || | | |- | 2004 || Gothenburg || | Bo Lindberg || Gustav Hedén || Markus Anderljung | Börje Jansson | | | |- | 2005 || Gothenburg || | Rauan Sagit || Linus Centerström || Eric Vaarala || Ralph Halleröd | | |- | 2006 || Gothenburg || | Axel Smith | Martin Alarik | Carl Eidenert | Ralph Halleröd | | |- | 2007 || Stockholm || | Nils Grandelius | Simon Hänninger | Martin Lundberg | Bo Kyhle | | |- | 2008 || Växjö || | Simon Hänninger || Erik Thörn || Linus Johansson || Bo Plato | | |- | 2009 || Kungsör || | Arash Abdollah Zadeh || Harald-Berggren Torell || Sam Kassani || Nils Åke Malmdin | | |- | 2010 || Lund || | Jonathan Westerberg || Frans Dahlstedt || Tom Rydström || Bengt Hammar | | |- | 2011 || Västerås || | Eric Vaarala || Mattis Olofsson-Dolk || Martin Jogstad || Nils Åke Malmdin | | |- | 2012 || Falun || | Philip Lindgren || Joar Ölund || Joakim Mörling || Bengt Hammar | | |- | 2013 || Örebro || | Carl Cederstam-Barsk || Martin Jogstad || Lisa Fredholm || Jan-Olov Lind | | |- | 2014 || Borlänge || Daniel Semcesen | Joar Ölund || Joakim Mörling || Klemens Ng || Nils-Åke Malmdin | | |- | 2015 || Sunne || Nils Grandelius | Joakim Mörling || Isak Storme || Ludvig Carlsson || Lars Blomström | | |- | 2016 || Uppsala || Erik Blomqvist | Martin Jogstad | Santiago Grueso Cordoba | Gabriel Nguyen | Åke Westin | | |- | 2017 || Stockholm || |Jung Min Seo |Leo Crevatin |Gustav Törngren | |Luis Couso |Nils-Åke Malmdin |- | 2018 || Ronneby || |Kaan Kücüksarı |Jacob Jönsson |Arvin Rasti | |Dan Cramling |Juan Bellon |- | 2019 || Eskilstuna || Erik Blomqvist |Isak Storme |Gabriel Nguyen |Axel Falkevall | |Krister Lagerborg |Juan Bellon |- | 2020 || || Cancelled |Cancelled |Cancelled |Cancelled |Cancelled |Cancelled |- | 2021 || Helsingborg || Seo Jung-Min |Ludvig Carlsson |Cancelled |Cancelled |Cancelled |Cancelled |Cancelled |- | 2022 || Uppsala || Jonny Hector |William Olsson |Sebastian Persson |Oscar Morell | |Håkan Svensson |Björn Gillefalk |- | 2023 || Helsingborg || Vitaly Sivuk |Joar Östlund |Lavinia Valcu |Rohan Gore | |Max Wahlund |Per Söderberg |- | 2024 || Växjö || Vitaly Sivuk |Axel Falkevall |Melvin Ral Lustig |Svante Nödtveidt | |Bengt Lindberg |Kaj Engström |- | 2025 || Uppsala || Seo Jung-Min |Hugo Wernberg |Lo Ljungros |David León | |Per Vernersson |Jan Johansson |- | 2026 || Jönköping || Edvin Trost |Vidar Grahn |Alfons Jouandet-Dahlén |William Mårdh | |Gösta Svenn |Håkan Rothén |}

• Tournament at Stockholm 1940 was unofficial Swedish championship.

Women

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! Year !! Champion |- | 1998 || Eva Berglund |}

References

• 2007 edition from TWIC

• Swedish Championship 2008