The Swedish Championships 2003 in Umeå

The Swedish Championship in chess is played in a hierarchic system. The top group contains 14 players, who plays a round robin tournament over 13 rounds. The pairing and results can be found here. The tournament took place between Sunday June 29 and Saturday July 12, with a rest day on July 5.

Players competing in the Swedish Championships 2003
	GM Evgenij Agrest Sollentuna SK FIDE ELO: 2591 Previous ch-results: 1st 1998, 2001.		GM Jonny Hector Limhamns SK FIDE ELO: 2570 Previous ch-results: 1st 2002.
	GM Tom Wedberg Wasa SK FIDE ELO: 2539 Previous ch-results: 1st 2000.		GM Stellan Brynell Limhamns SK FIDE ELO: 2534 Previous ch-results: 1st 1991.
	IM Emanuel Berg Lunds ASK FIDE ELO: 2514 Previous ch-results: 2nd 2001.		GM Lars Karlsson SK Rockaden, Stockholm FIDE ELO: 2478 Previous ch-results: 1st 1992.
	GM Tiger Hillarp-Persson Skara SS FIDE ELO: 2474 Previous ch-results: 4th 2002.		GM Thomas Ernst Sollentuna SK FIDE ELO: 2442 Previous ch-results: 1st 1993.
	FM Bengt Lindberg Farsta SK FIDE ELO: 2392		IM Björn Ahlander Limhamns SK FIDE ELO: 2389 Previous ch-results: 2nd MElit 2001.
	FM Anders Olsson SK Rockaden, Stockholm FIDE ELO: 2383		Oskar Von Bahr Wasa SK FIDE ELO: 2370 Previous ch-results: 1st MElit 2002.
	FM Dennis Rylander SK Rockaden, Stockholm FIDE ELO: 2348 Previous ch-results: 2nd MElit 2002.		Hans Tikkanen Lunds ASK FIDE ELO: 2337 Previous ch-results: 1st JSM 2002.