Career
In 1981 tied for 1st with Petar Velikov and Shaun Taulbut in the Politiken Cup in Copenhagen, but was clear first in 1982. He tied for 2nd–4th (with Artur Yusupov and Tomi Nyback) in the 32nd Rilton Cup in Stockholm 2003. Wedberg played for Sweden in the Chess Olympiads of 1978, 1980, 1982, 1988, 1990, 1992 and in the European Team Chess Championships of 1980, 1989 and 2001.
According to Chessmetrics, at his peak in September 1984 Wedberg"s play was equivalent to a rating of 2630, and he was ranked number 77 in the world.
His best single performance was at Amsterdam (OHRA), 1984, where he scored 4.5 of 8 possible points (56%) against 2665-rated opposition, for a performance rating of 2663. In the July 2010 FIDE list, he had an Elo rating of 2503, making him Sweden"s ninth highest ranked player.
Tom Wedberg vs Lev Alburt, Lucerne 1982, Alekhine Defense: Alburt Variation (B04), 1-0
Tom Wedberg vs Anthony Miles, Oslo 1984, Nimzowitsch Defense: Williams Variation (B00), 1-0
Eugenio Torre vs Tom Wedberg, lieutenant (open) 1988, Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo (C50), 0-1
Tom Wedberg vs Viktor Korchnoi, Haninge 1988, French Defense: Steinitz Variation (C14), 1-0
Tom Wedberg vs Vasily Smyslov, Haninge 1989, Modern Defense: Pseudo-Austrian Attack (B06), 1-0.
