Uppsala Chess Festival WE 2025 grp 2
Round-RobinStandard
6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 08 Aug 2025 to 10 Aug 2025 in Uppsala, Sweden. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2091, and top seed was Bjorn Tagesson (🇸🇪 SWE, 2142).
Almir Kicin (🇸🇪 SWE, 2103) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Bjorn Tagesson (3.5) and William Gunnare (3.0). Kicin won solo starting round 4.
Location
🇸🇪Uppsala, Sweden
Dates
08 Aug 2025 → 10 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 5 rounds
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇸🇪Sweden×5
🇫🇷France×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsAlmir Kicin led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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1
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE10 Aug
Almir Kicin takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Almir Kicin beat Bjorn Tagesson (White).
R1–R5 · UNBEATEN
Almir Kicin went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇸🇪Kicin, Almir | 2103 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 8.00 | 11.0 | +28.0 | 2329 |
| 2 | 🇸🇪Tagesson, Bjorn | 2142 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 6.75 | 11.5 | +11.6 | 2230 |
| 3 | 🇸🇪Gunnare, William | 2094 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 5.00 | 12.0 | +19.2 | 2163 |
| 4 | 🇸🇪Tripathi, Pratyush | 2046 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 5.00 | 12.0 | +35.2 | 2172 |
| 5 | 🇫🇷Leorato, Imanol | 2055 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1.5 | 1.75 | 13.5 | -28.0 | 1950 |
| 6 | 🇸🇪FMAsk, Josef | 2108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 15.0 | -52.8 | 1288 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Tripathi, PratyushSWE+35.23.0 pts · #4
- 2Kicin, AlmirSWE+28.04.0 pts · #1
- 3Gunnare, WilliamSWE+19.23.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Ask, JosefFMSWE-52.80.0 pts · #6
- 2Leorato, ImanolFRA-28.01.5 pts · #5
- 3Tagesson, BjornSWE11.63.5 pts · #2