Kristianstads Morotsschack 2025 r5-6
Open SwissStandard
10 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 05 Nov 2025 to 19 Nov 2025 in Kristianstad, Sweden. Top 10 Elo average was 1707, and top seed was Bengt Nilsson (🇸🇪 SWE, 2136).
Carl Caruso (🇸🇪 SWE, 0) won with 2.0/6, ahead of Benjamin Ehmann (1.5) and Bengt Nilsson (1.5). Caruso clinched sole first place in the final round.
Location
🇸🇪Kristianstad, Sweden
Dates
05 Nov 2025 → 19 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇸🇪Sweden×10
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsCarl Caruso led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE19 Nov
Carl Caruso takes the sole lead (2.0/6).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Carl Caruso | * | — | — | — |
| 2Bengt Nilsson | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Benjamin Ehmann | — | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Leif Hoglund | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caruso, Carl | 0 | SWE | F | F | F | −6N | +?B | +?B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1651 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Ehmann, Benjamin | 1959 | SWE | F | F | F | =4B | =7N | =3B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 2021 | +5.6 |
| 3 | Nilsson, Bengt | 2136 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +8N | =2N | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.25 | 2109 | -1.4 |
| 4 | Hoglund, Leif | 2060 | SWE | F | F | F | =2N | F | +10N | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.75 | 2078 | +0.8 |
| 5 | Khalat, Havras | 1866 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +6N | =8B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.25 | 2000 | +6.0 |
| 6 | Nilsson, Roland | 1721 | SWE | F | F | F | +1B | −5B | — | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.00 | 1082 | -6.0 |
| 7 | Sjostedt, Jonny | 1876 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =2B | =9N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1846 | -0.4 |
| 8 | Nilsson, Viktor | 1867 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −3B | =5N | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1820 | -3.6 |
| 9 | Linska, Oksana | 1767 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | =7B | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 1855 | +6.0 |
| 10 | Aljarrah, Kais | 1822 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | −4B | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1265 | -4.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Linska, OksanaSWE+6.00.5 pts · #7
- 2Khalat, HavrasSWE+6.01.5 pts · #5
- 3Ehmann, BenjaminSWE+5.61.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Nilsson, RolandSWE-6.01.0 pts · #9
- 2Aljarrah, KaisSWE-4.00.0 pts · #10
- 3Nilsson, ViktorSWE-3.60.5 pts · #8