Jonkoping Chess Festival 2025

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55 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 25 Jul 2025 to 01 Aug 2025 in Jonkoping, Sweden. 10 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2219, and top seed was Erik Blomqvist (🇸🇪 SWE, GM, 2452).

Erik Blomqvist (🇸🇪 SWE, GM, 2452) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Rafal Kowalczyk (7.0) and Arvin Rasti (6.5). Blomqvist won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Abdulla Ateeq Alremaeithi (1637) beat Daniel Bergdahl (2001), a +364-point gap.

Location

🇸🇪Jonkoping, Sweden

Dates

25 Jul 2025 → 01 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇸🇪GMErik Blomqvist2452

Avg top 10

2,219

Participants

Titled players · 10

GM×2

IM×2

FM×2

CM×3

WCM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇸🇪Sweden×21

🇯🇴Jordan×10

🇦🇪United Arab Emirates×5

🇸🇾Syria×3

🇵🇱Poland×2

🇳🇬Nigeria×2

🇩🇪Germany×2

🇳🇴Norway×1

Top 3

🥇
GMErik Blomqvist
🇸🇪SWE·2452
8.5pts·2619perf+11.4
🥈
Rafal Kowalczyk
🇵🇱POL·2208
7.0pts·2299perf+24.8
🥉
FMArvin Rasti
🇸🇪SWE·2256
6.5pts·2275perf+8.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

GM Erik Blomqvist led from R5; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Blomqvist8.5Kowalczyk7Rasti6.5Poley6.5Ask6Miskulin6

R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

GM Erik Blomqvist never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Erik Blomqvist beat Rafal Kowalczyk (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

GM Erik Blomqvist 5+3 wins (R1–R5, R7–R9)Rafal Kowalczyk 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMErik Blomqvist	*	1	½	1
2Rafal Kowalczyk	0	*	1	—
3FMArvin Rasti	½	0	*	1
4IMVladimir Poley	0	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Blomqvist, ErikGM	2452	SWE	+35B	+13N	+11B	+2N	+10B	=3N	+5B	+4N	+9B	8.5	48.5	52.5	49.25	2619	+11.4
2	Kowalczyk, Rafal	2208	POL	+30N	+15B	+33N	−1B	+17N	=10N	+3B	+6B	=7N	7.0	47.5	51.5	37.25	2299	+24.8
3	Rasti, ArvinFM	2256	SWE	+29N	+19B	=7N	+12B	+4N	=1B	−2N	=8B	+22N	6.5	49.5	54.0	36.75	2275	+8.6
4	Poley, VladimirIM	2282	FID	+28B	=14N	+9B	+8N	−3B	+7N	+10B	−1B	+12N	6.5	49.5	54.0	36.25	2286	+3.0
5	Loay, SameerIM	2251	JOR	+42B	+20N	+18B	−10N	+7N	+6B	−1N	=12B	=8N	6.0	47.5	50.5	30.75	2226	-2.0
6	Ask, JosefFM	2130	SWE	+21B	+25N	−10B	+20N	+13B	−5N	+14B	−2N	+33B	6.0	44.0	48.0	29.50	2115	+2.2
7	Josse, MarkCM	2110	ENG	+40B	+36N	=3B	+26N	−5B	−4B	+30N	+18N	=2B	6.0	44.0	47.0	27.75	2136	+12.0
8	Miskulin, DennisCM	2076	SWE	+41N	=26B	+24N	−4B	=15N	+19B	+33N	=3N	=5B	6.0	43.0	46.0	28.25	2103	+10.8
9	Wenzel, BirgerCM	1977	GER	+31N	+45B	−4N	=33B	=16N	+40B	+25N	+11B	−1N	6.0	41.5	44.0	24.50	2018	+10.2
10	Ernst, ThomasGM	2301	SWE	+23N	+17B	+6N	+5B	−1N	=2B	−4N	=16B	=15N	5.5	49.5	54.5	30.75	2190	-9.0
11	Johansson, Ulf 1966	2125	SWE	+39N	+16B	−1N	+23B	=19N	−12B	+35N	−9N	+26B	5.5	43.5	47.0	24.50	2012	-20.2
12	Berggren Torell, Harald	2059	SWE	+38B	=37N	+14B	−3N	+26B	+11N	=18B	=5N	−4B	5.5	43.0	46.5	26.25	2101	+11.6
13	Gore, Rohan	1965	SWE	+34N	−1B	+28N	+50B	−6N	−33B	=29N	+30B	+17N	5.5	41.0	42.5	21.75	1890	-24.4
14	Harila, Per	1961	SWE	+48N	=4B	−12N	+41B	=24N	+34B	−6N	=26B	+29N	5.5	39.0	41.0	21.50	1948	+1.0
15	Jeyanth R	1884	IND	+51B	−2N	=40B	+37N	=8B	−18N	+27B	+41N	=10B	5.5	37.5	38.5	19.25	1943	+12.0
16	Ezeldeen Almaaqbeh	1873	JOR	F	−11N	+38B	=18N	=9B	+22B	=17N	=10N	+20B	5.0	40.5	40.5	24.25	2083	+42.2
17	Bergdahl, Martin	1962	SWE	+32B	−10N	+42B	+25N	−2B	=35N	=16B	+36N	−13B	5.0	40.0	43.0	20.50	1934	-11.6
18	Yaghy,Ritta.	2003	SYR	+43N	+49B	−5N	=16B	=40N	+15B	=12N	−7B	=23N	5.0	39.0	41.0	19.75	1937	-12.6
19	Banerjee, Aryan	1928	SWE	+52B	−3N	+21B	+27N	=11B	−8N	=41B	−33N	+36B	5.0	38.5	39.5	18.75	1846	-30.0
20	Olin, Janne	1915	FIN	+53N	−5B	+29N	−6B	=33N	=28B	+34N	+25B	−16N	5.0	38.5	39.5	18.25	1836	-15.6
21	Zakrzewicz, Kacper	1682	POL	−6N	+44B	−19N	+31B	=23N	=26B	+24N	−22B	+40N	5.0	38.0	41.0	20.25	1853	+31.8
22	Bergdahl, Daniel	2001	SWE	−33B	=27N	+55B	=36N	+42B	−16N	+28B	+21N	−3B	5.0	36.5	36.5	16.75	1784	-80.0
23	Stenvaag, Per-Chr.	1736	NOR	−10B	+34N	+51B	−11N	=21B	−27N	+46B	+39N	=18B	5.0	35.5	36.5	16.00	1759	-1.4
24	Drill, Frank	1974	GER	=27B	+55N	−8B	+35N	=14B	−25N	−21B	+43N	+41B	5.0	35.5	35.5	15.00	1774	-37.0
25	Sandberg, Jonas	1851	SWE	+44N	−6B	+30N	−17B	+29N	+24B	−9B	−20N	=27B	4.5	40.5	43.5	19.25	1819	-7.0
26	Hafthorsson, Jon Ulfur	1868	ISL	+54B	=8N	+37B	−7B	−12N	=21N	+42B	=14N	−11N	4.5	40.0	40.5	15.25	1894	+2.6
27	Fahad Abdulaziz Al-Ali	1542	UAE	=24N	=22B	+49N	−19B	=28N	+23B	−15N	=35B	=25N	4.5	38.5	40.5	18.50	1842	+86.0
28	Garshag, Alexander	1721	SWE	−4N	+48B	−13B	+38N	=27B	=20N	−22N	=31B	+34N	4.5	38.5	40.5	16.50	1740	-0.4
29	Boberg, Hannes	1708	SWE	−3B	+32N	−20B	+51N	−25B	+47N	=13B	+37N	−14B	4.5	37.0	38.0	13.75	1763	+17.6
30	Eknor, Paul	1687	SWE	−2B	+52N	−25B	=45N	+46B	+37N	−7B	−13N	+38B	4.5	35.0	36.0	11.75	1777	+9.0
31	Sultan Khaled Alhosani	1567	UAE	−9B	−35N	+54B	−21N	+51B	−42N	+47B	=28N	+39B	4.5	29.0	29.5	9.25	1599	+5.3
32	Aliya Fahed Alharazi	1464	UAE	−17N	−29B	=46N	−34B	−53N	+44B	+55B	+45N	+43B	4.5	25.5	25.5	9.75	1488	+1.5
33	Abdulla Ateeq Alremaeithi	1637	UAE	+22N	F	−2B	=9N	=20B	+13N	−8B	+19B	−6N	4.0	45.5	45.5	21.00	1987	+87.1
34	Jana, Tell	1510	JOR	−13B	−23B	+44N	+32N	+36B	−14N	−20B	+42N	−28B	4.0	37.0	40.0	14.50	1682	+54.0
35	Kampe, Victor	1757	SWE	−1N	+31B	+45N	−24B	+50N	=17B	−11B	=27N	F	4.0	37.0	37.0	13.25	1763	-6.4
36	Hemmerling, Martin	1802	SWE	+46N	−7B	=41N	=22B	−34N	+43B	+40N	−17B	−19N	4.0	34.0	36.5	12.50	1722	-38.0
37	Nielsen, Peter	1775	DEN	+47N	=12B	−26N	−15B	+39N	−30B	+38N	−29B	F	3.5	33.5	33.5	11.75	1700	-16.2
38	Hilali, WissalWCM	1644	TUN	−12N	+47B	−16N	−28B	+44N	=39B	−37B	+46N	−30N	3.5	32.0	34.0	9.25	1510	-24.0
39	Oz, Akif	1667	TUR	−11B	−51N	+52B	+47N	−37B	=38N	+45B	−23B	−31N	3.5	27.5	28.5	7.25	1507	-52.4
40	Chenchugari, Hanish Akshat	1664	SWE	−7N	+46B	=15N	F	=18B	−9N	−36B	+48N	−21B	3.0	36.0	38.0	9.75	1629	-13.6
41	Firas Alshawawreh	1650	JOR	−8B	+54N	=36B	−14N	+45B	F	=19N	−15B	−24N	3.0	35.5	36.0	7.50	1660	-1.2
42	Kullander, Sol	1701	SWE	−5N	+53B	−17N	+43B	−22N	+31B	−26N	−34B	F	3.0	34.0	35.0	8.50	1650	-27.6
43	Majdy Aburadwan	1644	JOR	−18B	−50N	+53B	−42N	+48B	−36N	+51N	−24B	−32N	3.0	26.0	27.0	4.00	988	-66.8
44	OKO, Chibugo Daniel	0	NGR	−25B	−21N	−34B	+52N	−38B	−32N	F	+51B	+47N	3.0	25.5	25.5	4.00	1321	0.0
45	Seema Tell	0	JOR	F	−9N	−35B	=30B	−41N	+52B	−39N	−32B	+50N	2.5	28.0	28.0	4.75	1299	0.0
46	Sarah Abdulaziz AlAli	0	UAE	−36B	−40N	=32B	F	−30N	+50B	−23N	−38B	+54N	2.5	26.5	26.5	4.25	1265	-31.2
47	Soufia Alzyod	0	JOR	−37B	−38N	+48N	−39B	+55N	−29B	−31N	F	−44B	2.0	24.5	24.5	2.00	872	-37.6
48	Abo Esmaeel,Osama.	0	SYR	−14B	−28N	−47B	F	−43N	+54B	+50N	−40B	F	2.0	23.5	24.0	2.00	880	0.0
49	Baradaran Razaz, Nima	1818	SWE	+50B	−18N	−27B	F	+54N	F	F	F	F	2.0	17.5	17.5	2.00	973	-43.6
50	Sadah, Amir	0	JOR	−49N	+43B	F	−13N	−35B	−46N	−48B	=54N	−45B	1.5	22.0	22.0	3.25	1603	0.0
51	Batshoun, Alexander	0	JOR	−15N	+39B	−23N	−29B	−31N	F	−43B	−44N	F	1.0	30.0	30.0	3.50	1428	0.0
52	Ahmad Alshawawreh	0	JOR	−19N	−30B	−39N	−44B	F	−45N	F	+55B	F	1.0	19.0	19.0	0.00	961	0.0
53	Keifo,Anas.	0	SYR	−20B	−42N	−43N	F	+32B	F	F	F	F	1.0	18.5	18.5	4.50	1488	0.0
54	OKO, Akachukwu Joseph	0	NGR	−26N	−41B	−31N	F	−49B	−48N	F	=50B	−46B	0.5	21.0	21.0	0.75	927	0.0
55	FIDE 1798944	0	—	F	−24B	−22N	F	−47B	F	−32N	−52N	F	0.0	21.0	21.0	0.00	912	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Abdulla Ateeq AlremaeithiUAE
+87.1
4.0 pts · #20
2Fahad Abdulaziz Al-AliUAE
+86.0
4.5 pts · #18
3Jana, TellJOR
+54.0
4.0 pts · #32

Top rating losers

1Bergdahl, DanielSWE
-80.0
5.0 pts · #22
2Majdy AburadwanJOR
-66.8
3.0 pts · #51
3Oz, AkifTUR
-52.4
3.5 pts · #38

Biggest upsets

R1+364 Elo gap
Abdulla Ateeq Alremaeithi1637 beat Bergdahl, Daniel2001
R6+328 Elo gap
Abdulla Ateeq Alremaeithi1637 beat Gore, Rohan1965
R7+292 Elo gap
Zakrzewicz, Kacper1682 beat Drill, Frank1974