Vasteras Open 2025 std
SwissStandard
72 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 20 Sept 2025 to 21 Sept 2025 in Vasteras, Sweden. 12 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2317, and top seed was Erik Blomqvist (🇸🇪 SWE, GM, 2486).
Ludvig Carlsson (🇸🇪 SWE, IM, 2389) won with 3.5/8, ahead of Erik Blomqvist (3.5) and Alexander Eriksson (3.5). Carlsson won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Anders Hansen (1519) beat Fredrik Andersson (1783), a +264-point gap.
Location
🇸🇪Vasteras, Sweden
Dates
20 Sept 2025 → 21 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Titled players · 12
GM×2
IM×3
FM×5
CM×2
Federations · 6 represented
🇸🇪Sweden×67
🇲🇳Mongolia×1
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇫🇷France×1
🇱🇻Latvia×1
🇯🇴Jordan×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsTight race until R8; 3 players tied at 3.5/8, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 72 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
72
72
72
72
26
5
2
3
R8 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 3.5/8. Carlsson takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (9.0).
R5–R7 · WIN STREAK
GM Erik Blomqvist won 3 in a row (R5–R7).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMErik Blomqvist | * | — | — | ½ |
| 2IMLudvig Carlsson | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3Alexander Eriksson | — | — | * | — |
| 4IMJung Min Seo | ½ | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlsson, LudvigIM | 2389 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +46B | +48N | =4N | +6B | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 7.50 | 2563 | +7.5 |
| 2 | Blomqvist, ErikGM | 2486 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +47N | +58B | +44N | =4B | 3.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.50 | 2595 | +5.0 |
| 3 | Eriksson, Alexander | 1818 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +28N | =13B | +45N | +65B | 3.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.50 | 2309 | +46.0 |
| 4 | Seo, Jung MinIM | 2480 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +44B | +27N | =1B | =2N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 7.00 | 2559 | +4.2 |
| 5 | Carlstrom, Niklas | 2033 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +33B | =24N | +21B | =36N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.75 | 2191 | +16.0 |
| 6 | Lilliehook, Victor | 2136 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +59N | +19B | +27B | −1N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.50 | 2329 | +39.2 |
| 7 | Garner, Marten | 1787 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =29N | =28B | +22N | +45B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.00 | 2085 | +31.4 |
| 8 | Eriksson, AndersFM | 2124 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +31N | −44N | +20B | +46B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.00 | 2360 | +24.0 |
| 9 | Ask, JosefFM | 2047 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =60N | +39B | =34N | +38B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.50 | 2109 | +6.0 |
| 10 | Loay, SameerIM | 2249 | JOR | F | F | F | F | +53N | +35B | =46N | =44B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.00 | 2404 | +16.2 |
| 11 | Jouandet-Dahlen, Alfons | 1997 | FRA | F | F | F | F | +54B | =65N | =14B | +52N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.75 | 2080 | +16.4 |
| 12 | Uniyal, Hanns Ivar | 1694 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =45N | =29B | +49N | +56B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.75 | 2090 | +81.6 |
| 13 | Nilsson, OliverCM | 2078 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +71B | =3N | +30B | =60N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.25 | 2038 | -3.2 |
| 14 | Snallfot, Magnus | 1899 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =32N | +66B | =11N | +57B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.00 | 2061 | +17.2 |
| 15 | Wang, Hongjun | 1928 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +30B | −17N | +67B | +50N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.00 | 2151 | +23.2 |
| 16 | Soderstrom, AdrianFM | 2399 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −27N | +57B | +58N | +35B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.00 | 2293 | -3.6 |
| 17 | Malmdin, Nils-AkeFM | 2094 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =57N | +15B | =18N | =19B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.00 | 2091 | -0.4 |
| 18 | Marttala, Thomas | 2121 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +23B | =20N | =17B | =48N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.75 | 2101 | -2.0 |
| 19 | Malmquist, Neo | 1962 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +50B | −6N | +47B | =17N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.25 | 2194 | +49.6 |
| 20 | Malmsten, Hans | 2024 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +68N | =18B | −8N | +34B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.75 | 2118 | +9.8 |
| 21 | Bjornvall, Tord | 1987 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =41N | +60B | −5N | +59B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 2046 | +6.2 |
| 22 | Pettersson, Kjell-Erik | 1842 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =40B | +43N | −7B | +72N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 1782 | -5.0 |
| 23 | Viswanath, Rishi | 1882 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −18N | =59B | +37N | +58B | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.50 | 2113 | +48.4 |
| 24 | Halvarsson, Peter | 1933 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +66N | =5B | =57N | =61B | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.00 | 2071 | +14.6 |
| 25 | Hardwick, Hugo | 1897 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =51B | +54N | +65B | −31N | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.75 | 2011 | +24.0 |
| 26 | Andersson, Gorgen | 1889 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −39N | +71B | =66N | +55B | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.75 | 1908 | +2.0 |
| 27 | Valcu, Lavinia | 2222 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +16B | −4B | −6N | +53B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 2267 | +8.4 |
| 28 | Thornqvist, Ofelia | 1891 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −3B | =7N | =51B | +43N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.25 | 1749 | -13.4 |
| 29 | Evertsson, Rune | 1889 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =7B | =12N | +63N | −37B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.00 | 1808 | -8.6 |
| 30 | Andersson, Erik 1983 | 1859 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −15N | +32B | −13N | +62N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1912 | +5.4 |
| 31 | KHASCHULUU, Sergelenbaatar | 2008 | MGL | F | F | F | F | −8B | =34B | =61N | +25B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.00 | 2006 | -0.2 |
| 32 | Kampe, Victor | 1712 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =14B | −30N | =40B | +63N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.50 | 1850 | +28.8 |
| 33 | Gore, Rohan | 1916 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −5N | +49B | +41N | −47B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.50 | 1970 | +10.8 |
| 34 | Sundell, Hugo | 1893 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +69B | =31N | =9B | −20N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 2027 | +14.6 |
| 35 | Frank, AntonCM | 2153 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +67B | −10N | +48B | −16N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 2122 | -2.2 |
| 36 | Tagesson, Bjorn | 2154 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −58N | +37B | =53N | =5B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.25 | 2016 | -14.6 |
| 37 | Bergdahl, Martin | 1954 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +62B | −36N | −23B | +29N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1963 | +1.1 |
| 38 | Magnussen, Pal | 1938 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +52B | =47N | =50B | −9N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 2019 | +8.8 |
| 39 | Karlsson, Patrik | 1914 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +26B | −9N | =68B | =67N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.00 | 1925 | +1.0 |
| 40 | Qwarfort, Fredrik | 1847 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =22N | +72B | =32N | −42B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.25 | 1722 | -13.0 |
| 41 | Henricson, Max | 1882 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =21B | =69N | −33B | +68N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 1972 | +9.8 |
| 42 | Mollerstrom, Fredrik | 1738 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −49N | F | +64B | +40N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.00 | 1992 | +20.6 |
| 43 | Hansen, Anders | 1519 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +72N | −22B | +71N | −28B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1777 | +23.8 |
| 44 | Miezis, NormundsGM | 2367 | LAT | F | F | F | F | −4N | +8B | −2B | =10N | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.50 | 2248 | -6.5 |
| 45 | Tagesson Holm, Markus | 1944 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =12B | +64N | −3B | −7N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.50 | 1711 | -50.4 |
| 46 | Crevatin, LeoFM | 2270 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −1N | +61N | =10B | −8N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.50 | 2131 | -15.6 |
| 47 | Ljungros, Lo | 2103 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −2B | =38B | −19N | +33N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1989 | -29.6 |
| 48 | Thyberg, Andre | 2023 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +61B | −1B | −35N | =18B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.25 | 2106 | +6.4 |
| 49 | Varjomaa, Stefan | 1858 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +42B | −33N | −12B | =51N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.75 | 1717 | -32.0 |
| 50 | Jakenberg, Jussi | 2062 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −19N | +68B | =38N | −15B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1858 | -22.8 |
| 51 | Eriksson, Sanna | 1870 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =25N | −56B | =28N | =49B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1798 | -8.2 |
| 52 | Bergdahl, Daniel | 1864 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −38N | +55B | =59N | −11B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1832 | -8.0 |
| 53 | Tornberg, Carlos | 2053 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −10B | +67N | =36B | −27N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 2023 | -3.8 |
| 54 | Davidsson, Asker | 1807 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −11N | −25B | =55N | +66B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.25 | 1775 | -4.2 |
| 55 | Blomstrand, Roger | 1772 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +64B | −52N | =54B | −26N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.75 | 1777 | +0.4 |
| 56 | Bytar, Peter | 1893 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | +51N | =62B | −12N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1830 | -4.8 |
| 57 | Israelsson, Lukas | 1975 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =17B | −16N | =24B | −14N | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.50 | 1882 | -23.6 |
| 58 | Evertsson, Lennart | 2024 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +36B | −2N | −16B | −23N | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 2022 | -4.0 |
| 59 | Larsson, Max | 1970 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −6B | =23N | =52B | −21N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1775 | -20.4 |
| 60 | Eriksson, Hans 1960 | 1920 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =9B | −21N | F | =13B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1912 | -0.6 |
| 61 | Lindgren, Mats | 2111 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −48N | −46B | =31B | =24N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.25 | 1866 | -25.6 |
| 62 | Akeborg, Jonatan | 1927 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −37N | =63B | =56N | −30B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.25 | 1683 | -25.6 |
| 63 | Tharmarai, Yohan | 1797 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =70B | =62N | −29B | −32B | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.75 | 1724 | -16.8 |
| 64 | Markov, Igor A. | 1895 | FID | F | F | F | F | −55N | −45B | −42N | +71B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1616 | -58.4 |
| 65 | Eriksson, Lennarth | 1979 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | =11B | −25N | −3N | 0.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.50 | 1630 | -26.0 |
| 66 | Lindebaum, Andre J. | 1784 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −24B | −14N | =26B | −54N | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.25 | 1559 | -19.6 |
| 67 | Hanini, Jacob | 1815 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −35N | −53B | −15N | =39B | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1690 | -10.6 |
| 68 | Berntsson, Jonas | 1952 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −20B | −50N | =39N | −41B | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1649 | -28.0 |
| 69 | Stanley, Mikael | 2031 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −34N | =41B | F | — | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1695 | -17.8 |
| 70 | Sundin, Emanuel | 2135 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =63N | — | — | — | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1797 | -7.6 |
| 71 | Andersson, Fredrik | 1783 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −13N | −26N | −43B | −64N | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1045 | -33.6 |
| 72 | Eriksson, Jan | 1593 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −43B | −40N | F | −22B | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 936 | -19.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Uniyal, Hanns IvarSWE+81.63.0 pts · #15
- 2Malmquist, NeoSWE+49.62.5 pts · #17
- 3Viswanath, RishiSWE+48.42.5 pts · #25
Top rating losers
- 1Markov, Igor A.FID-58.41.0 pts · #61
- 2Tagesson Holm, MarkusSWE-50.41.5 pts · #52
- 3Andersson, FredrikSWE-33.60.0 pts · #71
Biggest upsets
- R7+264 Elo gap
- R8+199 Elo gap
- R5+177 Elo gap