The Swedish Chess Federation (, SSF) is the national organization for chess in Sweden. It was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Stockholm. The organization has a 9-member board of directors led by a chairman; Carl Fredrik Johansson has been chairman since 2013. The Swedish Chess Federation also organizes a Swedish Chess Championship. Chairmen 1917–1939 Ludvig Collijn, Stockholm 1940–1947 Erik Olson, Göteborg 1947–1964 Folke Rogard, Stockholm 1964–1965 Nils Grenander, Göteborg 1965–1969 Nils Kellgren, Stockholm 1969–1977 Birger Öhman, Stockholm 1977–1999 Christer Wänéus, Norrköping 2000–2007 Ingvar Carlsson, Linköping 2007–2010 Ari Ziegler, Göteborg 2010–2013 Anil Surender, Malmö 2013– Carl Fredrik Johansson, Uppsala External links National members of the European Chess Union Chess in Sweden Chess 1917 establishments in Sweden Sports organizations established in 1917 Chess organizations 1917 in chess