NSSF DM Standard 2025
Open SwissStandard
9 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 06 Sept 2025 to 21 Sept 2025 in Hassleholm, Sweden. Top 10 Elo average was 1227, and top seed was Bengt Nilsson (🇸🇪 SWE, 2136).
Bengt Nilsson (🇸🇪 SWE, 2136) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Havras Khalat (5.0) and Erik Norell (4.5). Nilsson clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Anton Lundstrom (1586) beat Benjamin Ehmann (1959), a +373-point gap.
Location
🇸🇪Hassleholm, Sweden
Dates
06 Sept 2025 → 21 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇸🇪Sweden×9
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsBengt Nilsson led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3 · LEADER CHANGE07 Sept
Havras Khalat takes the sole lead (2.5/3).
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Bengt Nilsson drew with Havras Khalat (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Bengt Nilsson 3 wins (R5–R7)Havras Khalat 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bengt Nilsson | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2Havras Khalat | ½ | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Erik Norell | ½ | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Jonny Sjostedt | 0 | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nilsson, Bengt | 2136 | SWE | +7N | =2B | =4N | =3N | +6B | +5B | +8N | 5.5 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 15.75 | 2075 | -4.4 |
| 2 | Khalat, Havras | 1866 | SWE | +9B | =1N | +5B | +6N | +3B | =4N | −7N | 5.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 17.25 | 1907 | +6.4 |
| 3 | Norell, Erik | 0 | SWE | +?B | +5N | −6N | =1B | −2N | +7B | +4B | 4.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 11.75 | 1861 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Ehmann, Benjamin | 1959 | SWE | −6B | +9N | =1B | +7N | +8B | =2B | −3N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 8.25 | 1802 | -13.6 |
| 5 | Sjostedt, Jonny | 1876 | SWE | +8N | −3B | −2N | +9B | +7B | −1N | +6N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 6.00 | 1802 | -7.0 |
| 6 | Lundstrom, Anton | 1586 | SWE | +4N | F | +3B | −2B | −1N | +8N | −5B | 3.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 9.50 | 1729 | +10.0 |
| 7 | Atassi, Saad | 1619 | SWE | −1B | −8N | F | −4B | −5N | −3N | +2B | 1.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 5.00 | 1737 | +17.2 |
| 8 | Phan, Viet An | 0 | SWE | −5B | +7B | −9N | F | −4N | −6B | −1B | 1.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 1.00 | 1595 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Helmersson, Casper | 0 | SWE | −2N | −4B | +8B | −5N | F | — | — | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.00 | 1100 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Atassi, SaadSWE+17.21.0 pts · #8
- 2Lundstrom, AntonSWE+10.03.0 pts · #6
- 3Khalat, HavrasSWE+6.45.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Ehmann, BenjaminSWE-13.64.0 pts · #5
- 2Sjostedt, JonnySWE-7.04.0 pts · #4
- 3Nilsson, BengtSWE-4.45.5 pts · #2
Biggest upsets
- R1+373 Elo gap
- R7+247 Elo gap