was won by IGM Ulf Andersson. The event took place from March 26 – April 4, 1999. An international chess tournament, the final of the two-year World Cup series was held in Skellefteå from August 12 to September 3, 1989. The final sixteen grandmasters participating included three former World Chess Champions Garry Kasparov, Anatoly Karpov and Mikhail Tal. The activities organized around the World Cup final included two performances in Skellefteå of Chess, with music by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus of the pop group ABBA. Notable people People Sportspeople Anders Andersson, ice hockey player Johan Alm, ice hockey player Viktor Arvidsson, ice hockey player for the Los Angeles Kings Johan Backlund, ice hockey player Evy Berggren, Gymnast, Olympic and World Champion Filip Berglund, ice hockey player Niclas Burström, ice hockey player Robert Dahlgren, racing driver Jimmie Ericsson, ice hockey player Jan Erixon, ice hockey player Tim Erixon, ice hockey player Toini Gustafsson-Rönnlund, skier Filip Gustavsson, ice hockey goaltender Jonathan Hedström, ice hockey player Adam Larsson, ice hockey player for the Seattle Kraken Oscar Lindberg, ice hockey player for the Vegas Golden Knights Mats Lindgren, ice hockey player Joakim Lindström, ice hockey player Gustaf Lindvall, ice hockey player Arvid Lundberg, ice hockey player Hanna Marklund, football player Hardy Nilsson, ice hockey player and later coach Joakim Nyström, tennis player Marcus Pettersson, ice hockey player for the Pittsburgh Penguins David Rundblad, ice hockey player Patrik Wallón, ice hockey player Adam Wilsby, ice hockey player Other Erik Normark, YouTuber and Naturalist Per Olov Enquist, writer Tore Frängsmyr, historian Ingrid García-Jonsson, Spanish-Swedish actress Peter Haber, actor Andreas "Vintersorg" Hedlund, musician Helena Helmersson, CEO of H&M since 2020 Thomas Idergard, political commentator Stieg Larsson, writer Stig Larsson, writer David Lindgren, musician Anna Nordlander, painter Victoria Silvstedt, supermodel Henning Sjöström, lawyer Margot Wallström, former first Vice President of the European Commission and current Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict with the UN. Foreign Secretary of Sweden 2014–2019 Artists Moon Safari, a symphonic rock band. The Wannadies, an alternative rock band formed in 1988. Vintersorg, a metal band. Amber Oak, a pop-rock band. Black Bonzo (2003-2011) and Gin Lady (2012-present), progressive-rock bands See also Kroksjön lake Morö backe Sollefteå (similar name) References https://web.archive.org/web/20050802111949/http://lokalhistoria.skelleftea.org/ Some material has been translated and incorporated from :sv:Skellefteå External links Skellefteå – Official site Tourist in Skellefteå – Tourist information in Swedish, English and German languages Populated places in Västerbotten County