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Halmstad Open 2025 std

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137 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 30 May 2025 to 31 May 2025 in Halmstad, Sweden. 17 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2360, and top seed was Milton Pantzar (🇸🇪 SWE, IM, 2450).

Anton Frisk Kockum (🇸🇪 SWE, FM, 2350) won with 3.5/8, ahead of Ghayth Tabaa (3.5) and Lukas Israelsson (3.5). Kockum won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Stephan Kring (2075) beat Axel Falkevall (IM, 2382), a +307-point gap.

Location
🇸🇪Halmstad, Sweden
Dates
30 May 2025 → 31 May 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Top seed
🇸🇪IMMilton Pantzar2450
Avg top 10
2,360
Participants
137
Titled players · 17
GM×1
IM×6
FM×5
CM×5
Federations · 8 represented
🇸🇪Sweden×119
🇳🇴Norway×6
🇮🇸Iceland×4
🇸🇾Syria×1
🇲🇽Mexico×1
🇪🇬Egypt×1
🇩🇰Denmark×1
🇲🇳Mongolia×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

Tight race until R8; 4 players tied at 3.5/8, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 137 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.

Co-leaders
137
137
137
137
48
12
2
4
2468R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8
R8 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

4 players finish on 3.5/8. Kockum takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (11.0).

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Kockum, Anton FriskFM2350SWEFFFF+24N=6B+29N+10B3.511.011.09.502531+14.6
2Tabaa, Ghayth2046SYRFFFF+115N+58B=30N+51B3.57.57.56.252406+32.8
3Israelsson, Lukas1745SWEFFFF+26N=86B+99N+114B3.56.56.55.752286+101.6
4Nilsson, Bengt2103SWEFFFF+98B=112N+88B+74N3.56.06.05.502227+9.0
5Sorensen, HampusIM2435SWEFFFF+60B=25N+13B=6B3.010.510.57.752465+2.0
6Jepson, ChristianIM2399SWEFFFF+113B=1N+28B=5N3.010.010.06.752597+10.3
7Hector, JonnyGM2410SWEFFFF+16N+51B=50N=24B3.09.59.57.252336-2.7
8Brink, Benjamin 20031702SWEFFFF=40N+101B+38N=26B3.09.09.06.502089+39.4
9Wahlstrom, Lennart2009SWEFFFF+106N+55B11N+43B3.09.09.06.002163+12.4
10Mashhadi, Peyman2132SWEFFFF+56N+116B+25B1N3.09.09.05.502369+24.0
11Holst, ConnyFM2107SWEFFFF+124B+54N+9B28N3.08.58.56.002291+17.4
12Joensson, Oscar2090SWEFFFF+86N+68B=87N=15B3.08.08.05.752167+7.6
13Valcu, Lavinia2143SWEFFFF+53N+87B5N+85B3.08.08.05.002253+23.2
14Bjorklund, Thomas2104SWEFFFF+57N=95B=52N+55B3.07.57.55.752089-1.2
15Johansson, William2026SWEFFFF+59B+93N=113B=12N3.07.57.55.502258+45.2
16Schriever-Abeln, Marius2052SWEFFFF7B+125N+116N+30B3.07.57.54.502314+51.6
17Karlsson, Roger1896SWEFFFF=117B+61N=35B+90N3.07.07.05.251958+6.0
18Wengholm, AndersCM2118SWEFFFF=112B+66N=91B+65N3.06.56.55.252153+3.4
19Silseth, SimonFM2220SWEFFFF=85N+118B+97N=32B3.06.56.54.502156-4.6
20Bergdahl, Martin1931SWEFFFF55N+117B+122N+73B3.06.06.04.002544+30.8
21Gudnyjarson, Sigurdur Pall1938ISLFFFF+96B90N+120B+92N3.05.55.54.002004+12.4
22Parker, Karl2025SWEFFFF+69N85B+124N+116B3.05.55.54.002093+5.8
23Nielsen, Klaus2006DENFFFFF+137N+123B+129N3.02.02.02.002464+7.2
24Sandberg, Lucas2175SWEFFFF1B+41N+37B=7N2.511.511.56.502326+30.8
25Lindgren, PhilipIM2384SWEFFFF+27N=5B10N+50B2.510.510.56.002379-0.1
26Lappas Lonnermark, Johannes2043SWEFFFF3B+126N+77B=8N2.59.59.54.501845-34.8
27Lindberg, BengtIM2334SWEFFFF25B=39N+75B+60N2.59.09.05.252258-3.2
28Pantzar, MiltonIM2450SWEFFFF+119N=50B6N+11B2.59.09.05.002301-6.3
29Kring, Stephan2075SWEFFFF+64N+113N1B=31B2.59.09.04.252321+24.4
30Cibo, Faris2154SWEFFFF+118B+91N=2B16N2.59.09.04.252109-5.0
31Eklund, Joel2194SWEFFFF50N+103B+53N=29N2.58.08.04.752176-1.8
32Kallen, Jonas2048SWEFFFF+127B75N+67B=19N2.58.08.04.502150+10.6
33Goransson, Martin2029SWEFFFF=93B=88N+62B=37N2.57.57.54.751974-4.4
34Ma, Hiram1730SWEFFFF=36N+69B+130N53B2.57.57.54.252028+60.8
35Ek, Lucas1771SWEFFFF+120B=57B=17N=86B2.57.57.54.251988+46.4
36Westergren, Bertil1864SWEFFFF=34B+63N54B+112N2.57.57.54.251889+2.0
37Neretljak, NedzadCM2107SWEFFFF+114N+97B24N=33B2.57.57.53.752135+2.6
38Reinsch, Svetoslav1875SWEFFFF+126B=70N8B+105N2.57.57.53.501802-7.2
39Dingertz, Gustav1986SWEFFFF+100N=27B51N+119B2.57.07.03.752255+27.2
40Nordberg, Patrik1868SWEFFFF=8B+123N=118N=108B2.56.56.53.751903+4.6
41Blauhut, HolgerCM2056NORFFFF+67B24B+114N=113N2.56.56.53.502219+15.8
42Tornberg, Carlos2210SWEFFFF52N+132B=56N+54B2.56.56.53.502064-13.8
43Lundstrom, Mikael2131SWEFFFF=102B+128N+112B9N2.56.56.52.752012-11.6
44Andersson, Elsa1810SWEFFFF=89N94N+61B+121B2.56.06.03.751889+16.0
45Persson, Linus1772SWEFFFF=71B=92N=59B+132N2.56.06.03.251984+22.8
46Dingertz, Filip2027SWEFFFF=132N+115B=58N=52B2.55.55.53.252065+7.2
47Mellbin, Bo-Goran1679SWEFFFF+137B+98N=71B59N2.55.55.52.501922+25.2
48Lundquist, Leif1890SWEFFFF=70N89B+117N+133B2.55.05.02.501822-6.8
49Carlstrom, Niklas2034SWEFFFF=99N114B+133N+115B2.54.04.02.251974-6.2
50Rasti, ArvinFM2233SWEFFFF+31B=28N=7B25N2.010.510.55.252360+13.2
51Ask, JosefFM2113SWEFFFF+95B7N+39B2N2.010.510.54.002109-1.4
52Tronsson, Martin1963SWEFFFF+42B60N=14B=46N2.010.010.05.252126+33.6
53Gudmundsson, Gunnar Erik2015ISLFFFF13B+81N31B+34N2.010.010.04.501961-9.6
54Angulo Salinas, Julio Osvaldo1996MEXFFFF+84B11B+36N42N2.010.010.04.502002+0.4
55Fokkens, Tjeerd0SWEFFFF+20B9N+125B14N2.010.010.04.0020020.0
56KHASCHULUU, Sergelenbaatar2012MGLFFFF10B=62N=42B+81N2.09.59.54.251952-5.0
57Cedervall, Magnus1934SWEFFFF14B=35N=72B+102N2.09.09.03.751896-4.4
58Lindhe, Magnus2134SWEFFFF=91B2N=46B+87N2.09.09.03.502010-13.4
59Westerlund, Ola1923SWEFFFF15N=133B=45N+47B2.08.58.54.001822-10.4
60Ollen, Martin2160SWEFFFF5N+52B+119N27B2.08.58.53.002204+4.2
61Wiberg, Jonas1722SWEFFFF+80N17B44N+123N2.08.58.53.001755+3.6
62Brynjarsson, Orvar Holm1690ISLFFFF=103N=56B33N+66N2.08.08.03.751986+55.2
63Olli, Kenneth0SWEFFFF+77N36B=104N=83B2.08.08.03.7518430.0
64Bergdahl, Daniel1978SWEFFFF29B+76N+100N75B2.08.08.03.502093+24.4
65Svensson, Leif 19401997SWEFFFF88N+83B+106N18B2.08.08.03.501924-8.0
66Andersson, Thorbjorn1900SWEFFFF+101N18B+89N62B2.08.08.03.001843-6.2
67Silwer, Martin2000SWEFFFF41N+99B32N+88B2.08.08.03.001962-3.8
68Johannsson, Markus Orri1981ISLFFFF+94B12N+90B78N2.08.08.03.001946-6.0
69Martensson, Erik1877SWEFFFF22B34N+96B+125N2.08.08.02.501869-2.0
70Gallon, John1597SWEFFFF=48B=38B115N+104B2.07.57.54.001869+52.8
71Olsson, Thomas1880SWEFFFF=45N=122B=47N=94B2.07.57.53.751726-16.2
72Eriksson, Magnus1859SWEFFFF+105N=73B=57N79B2.07.57.53.501852-0.8
73Sundin, Sven-Ingvar1723SWEFFFF=92B=72N+128B20N2.07.57.52.751878+16.4
74Winfridsson, Hakan1995SWEFFFF+122N100B+94N4B2.07.57.52.501915-7.0
75Berglind, Axel2122SWEFFFFF+32B27N+64N2.07.07.04.502245+9.6
76Andersson, Robert2067SWEFFFF87B64B+79N+93N2.07.07.03.501939-13.6
77Andersson, Christian1823SWEFFFF63B+131N26N+89B2.07.07.02.501952+10.0
78Frank, AntonCM2183SWEFFFF=97N119B=95N+68B2.06.06.03.502020-17.0
79Magnussen, Pal1954SWEFFFF+134B107N76B+72N2.06.06.02.501918-3.0
80Lindblad, Vigor1735SWEFFFF61B+109N102B+120N2.06.06.02.501759+2.4
81Tandberg, Gjermund1778NORFFFF+130N53B+121N56B2.06.06.02.002002+22.6
82Wallerstedt, Gabriel1686SWEFFFF+111B96N+126B101N2.05.55.52.501700+1.8
83Frisk, Anders1848SWEFFFF+129B65N=134B=63N2.05.55.52.251779-5.4
84Malina, Alexander1825SWEFFFF54N=121B+132N=103B2.05.05.01.751977+32.4
85Hanini, Jacob1828SWEFFFF=19B+22NF13N1.510.510.54.502132+20.8
86Lundstrom, Johanna1928SWEFFFF12B=3N=92B=35N1.510.510.53.751777-17.0
87Quinn, David1962SCOFFFF+76N13N=12B58B1.510.010.03.502022+5.6
88Blauhut, Anna1855NORFFFF+65B=33B4N67N1.510.010.03.251945+16.8
89Chibanni Blom, Leo1767SWEFFFF=44B+48N66B77N1.59.09.03.751769-0.4
90Karlsson, Roger 19721831SWEFFFF=121N+21B68N17B1.59.09.03.501869+3.4
91Berling, Egil2004SWEFFFF=58N30B=18N=100B1.59.09.03.252041+7.2
92Andersson, Tore1850SWEFFFF=73N=45B=86N21B1.59.09.03.001753-11.0
93Sjodahl, Sten1865SWEFFFF=33N15B+108N76B1.59.09.02.751943+7.4
94Olivius, Sten1678SWEFFFF68N+44B74B=71N1.58.58.53.501830+26.8
95Ostensson, Julia1995SWEFFFF51N=14N=78B=107N1.58.58.53.252029+3.0
96Lappas, Georgios1748SWEFFFF21N+82B69N=111B1.58.58.52.751669-9.0
97Hort, Max2020GERFFFF=78B37N19B+127N1.58.58.52.002010-1.8
98Rasmussen, Lukas1775SWEFFFF4N47B=105N+131B1.58.58.51.751726-7.4
99Rosell, Sven1890SWEFFFF=49B67N3B+134N1.58.58.51.751778-12.6
100Nilsson, OliverCM2106SWEFFFF39B+74N64B=91N1.58.08.02.751904-22.4
101Gallardo, Guillermo1799SWEFFFF66B8N=129B+82B1.58.08.02.501649-16.8
102Martinsson, Erik1848SWEFFFF=43N130B+80N57B1.57.57.53.251856-0.4
103Bouaziz, Nejib2000SWEFFFF=62B31N=127B=84N1.57.57.52.501809-20.2
104Nodtveidt, Svante1833SWEFFFF+109B124N=63B70N1.56.56.52.501603-36.0
105Rosenius, Ludwig1797SWEFFFF72B+135N=98B38B1.56.56.51.251712-9.6
106Sjostedt, Jonny1875SWEFFFF9B+134N65B=118N1.56.56.51.001824-5.8
107Kleist, Axel2065SWEFFFF116N+79BF=95B1.56.06.02.751968-16.0
108Eriksson, Kristian1998SWEFFFF=128B=127N93B=40N1.56.06.02.251783-23.8
109Munuswamy, Shivakumar1650SWEFFFF104N80B=110N+137B1.55.05.00.751664+1.0
110Lundell, Theodor1705SWEFFFF=135B120N=109B=117N1.54.04.01.501635-16.4
111Nodtveidt, Mans1518SWEFFFF82NF+135B=96N1.54.04.01.251707+29.2
112Sjodahl, Olof1940SWEFFFF=18N=4B43N36B1.011.511.53.251861-8.0
113Falkevall, AxelIM2382SWEFFFF6N29B=15N=41B1.011.011.02.751946-21.0
114Nackholm, Erik1937SWEFFFF37B+49N41B3N1.011.011.02.501792-14.6
115Andersson, Stig1878SWEFFFF2B46N+70B49N1.010.510.52.001733-14.2
116Hari, Sriyansh1957SWEFFFF+107B10N16B22N1.010.510.51.501878-15.2
117Pettersson, Stefan1736SWEFFFF=17N20N48B=110B1.010.010.02.251663-14.8
118Rosenlind, Svante1956SWEFFFF30N19N=40B=106B1.09.59.52.001836-26.0
119Nilsson, Eskil2085SWEFFFF28B+78N60B39N1.09.09.02.002002-10.2
120Le Doan, Minh Thuc1813SWEFFFF35N+110B21N80B1.09.09.01.501594-46.0
121Bengtsson, Ola2008SWEFFFF=90B=84N81B44N1.08.08.01.751618-40.4
122Lindberg, Cajsa1775SWEFFFF74B=71N20B=128N1.08.08.01.501726-4.8
123Homtako, Chloe Elisabeth1580NORFFFF+136N40B23N61B1.08.08.00.501652+10.0
124Lien, Mikkel1936NORFFFF11N+104B22B1.07.57.51.501867-5.6
125Nilsson, Weine1963SWEFFFF+133N16B55N69B1.07.57.50.501788-14.2
126Djuric, Bogdan1733SWEFFFF38N26B82N+136B1.07.57.50.501661-8.2
127Ozbek, Gorkem1877TURFFFF32N=108B=103N97B1.07.07.01.501824-5.0
128Westerberg, Claes-Goran1871SWEFFFF=108N43B73N=122B1.07.07.01.251713-16.8
129Dahlin, Emil 20131657SWEFFFF83N=136B=101N23B1.07.07.01.001673+1.6
130Frisk, Hans1972SWEFFFF81B+102N34B1.06.06.01.501660-24.4
131Homtako, Thea Alexandra1677NORFFFFF77B+136N98N1.04.04.00.501678+1.2
132Mobarak, Mohamed1903EGYFFFF=46B42N84B45B0.59.59.51.251637-50.4
133Langhals, Mattias1808SWEFFFF125B=59N49B48N0.58.08.01.001631-29.6
134Johansson, Eric 20071682SWEFFFF79N106B=83N99B0.57.07.01.001570-17.2
135Myrenfors, Stefan1688SWEFFFF=110N105B111NF0.54.54.50.751401-21.0
136Jonbrink, Per-Olof1811SWEFFFF123B=129N131B126N0.54.04.00.501338-46.0
137Edvardsson, Edvin1732SWEFFFF47N23BF109N0.07.07.00.00978-54.0

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