Career
Åkesson was awarded by FIDE the International Master title in 1981 and the grandmaster title in 1995. He took part in three Chess Olympiads for the Swedish national team (1996, 1998 and 2000) with altogether 15 points in 28 games (+9, =12, −7). In Sweden he plays for the club Västerås Saskatchewan and for the club Södra Steamship, in Belgium for Leuven Centraal.