Pingstcupen 2025
21 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 06 Jun 2025 to 08 Jun 2025 in Lulea, Sweden. 3 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2136, and top seed was Ralf Akesson (🇸🇪 SWE, GM, 2353).
Ralf Akesson (🇸🇪 SWE, GM, 2353) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Thomas Ernst (4.0) and Henrik Isaksson (3.5). Akesson shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Victor Lilliehook (2020) beat Hrayr Hovhannisyan (CM, 2213), a +193-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Akesson takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.0).
GM Ralf Akesson drew with GM Thomas Ernst (Black).
GM Ralf Akesson won 3 in a row (R2–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMRalf Akesson | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2GMThomas Ernst | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3Henrik Isaksson | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4CMHrayr Hovhannisyan | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akesson, RalfGM | 2353 | SWE | =10N | +14B | +3N | +6B | =2N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 11.75 | 2309 | -1.1 |
| 2 | Ernst, ThomasGM | 2297 | SWE | +11B | =3N | +13B | +5N | =1B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 11.25 | 2348 | +3.5 |
| 3 | Isaksson, Henrik | 2078 | SWE | +19N | =2B | −1B | +13N | +5B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 8.00 | 2260 | +24.4 |
| 4 | Hovhannisyan, HrayrCM | 2213 | SWE | =14N | +21B | −6N | +16B | +7N | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 6.50 | 2106 | -10.0 |
| 5 | Ljungros, Lo | 2051 | SWE | +18N | +8B | +7N | −2B | −3N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 7.00 | 2122 | +23.2 |
| 6 | Lilliehook, Victor | 2020 | SWE | +20B | =13N | +4B | −1N | =9B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 6.50 | 2151 | +36.0 |
| 7 | Liden, Tommy | 2114 | SWE | +15B | +9N | −5B | +10N | −4B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 7.50 | 2122 | +1.4 |
| 8 | Pettersson, Tobias | 2081 | SWE | +12B | −5N | +15B | =9N | =10B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 7.25 | 2039 | -4.6 |
| 9 | Duke, Michael | 2057 | SCO | +17B | −7B | +20N | =8B | =6N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 1996 | -4.6 |
| 10 | Andersson, Soren | 1992 | SWE | =1B | =11N | +12B | −7B | =8N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 7.25 | 2063 | +8.0 |
| 11 | Eman, Lennart | 1966 | SWE | −2N | =10B | +21N | =15B | =12N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1943 | -3.4 |
| 12 | Strom, Marcus | 1800 | SWE | −8N | +18B | −10N | +20B | =11B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 2.75 | 1880 | +9.8 |
| 13 | Nygren, David | 2094 | SWE | +16N | =6B | −2N | −3B | =18N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 4.00 | 1921 | -21.2 |
| 14 | Eriksson, Roland | 1959 | SWE | =4B | −1N | =16N | =18B | =15N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 4.25 | 1940 | -5.0 |
| 15 | Soderberg, Filip | 1935 | SWE | −7N | +19B | −8N | =11N | =14B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.25 | 1904 | -4.6 |
| 16 | Keskitalo, Rasmus | 1877 | SWE | −13B | +17N | =14B | −4N | =19B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1878 | -1.8 |
| 17 | Astrom, Anders | 1724 | SWE | −9N | −16B | =19N | =21B | =20N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1663 | -9.6 |
| 18 | Blomkvist, Kenneth | 1680 | SWE | −5B | −12N | F | =14N | =13B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1780 | +6.4 |
| 19 | Reimhagen, Mats | 1760 | SWE | −3B | −15N | =17B | F | =16N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.75 | 1711 | -11.6 |
| 20 | Engstrom, Lars-Ake | 1679 | SWE | −6N | F | −9B | −12N | =17B | 0.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.75 | 1578 | -9.8 |
| 21 | Harnemo, Andreas | 1689 | SWE | F | −4N | −11B | =17N | F | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.75 | 1653 | -8.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Lilliehook, VictorSWE+36.03.0 pts · #7
- 2Isaksson, HenrikSWE+24.43.5 pts · #3
- 3Ljungros, LoSWE+23.23.0 pts · #9
- 1Nygren, DavidSWE-21.22.0 pts · #13
- 2Reimhagen, MatsSWE-11.61.0 pts · #18
- 3Hovhannisyan, HrayrCMSWE-10.03.5 pts · #4
- R3+193 Elo gap