Kristallens KM 2025 R123
Open SwissStandard
29 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 28 Aug 2025 to 18 Sept 2025 in Stockholm, Sweden. 2 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2062, and top seed was Hugo Van Hengel (🇳🇱 NED, FM, 2220).
Bjorn Gamback (🇸🇪 SWE, CM, 2046) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Tom Lindfors (2.5) and Jakub Religa (2.5). Gamback broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Anton Lindell (1592) beat David 1968 Larsson (1978), a +386-point gap.
Location
🇸🇪Stockholm, Sweden
Dates
28 Aug 2025 → 18 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for first 40 moves and 15 min. for the rest of the game with 30 sec. increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Titled players · 2
FM×1
CM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇸🇪Sweden×27
🇳🇱Netherlands×1
🇺🇸United States of America×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsCM Bjorn Gamback led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
12
5
1
R3–R3 · LEAD HELD
CM Bjorn Gamback held the sole lead from R3 through R3 without losing it.
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
CM Bjorn Gamback won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMBjorn Gamback | * | — | — | — |
| 2Ulf Hammar | — | * | — | — |
| 3Tom Lindfors | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4Jakub Religa | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gamback, BjornCM | 2046 | SWE | +13N | +21B | +6N | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 2614 | +12.4 |
| 2 | Lindfors, Tom | 2044 | SWE | +22B | =3N | +12B | 2.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 3.75 | 2039 | +0.6 |
| 3 | Religa, Jakub | 1851 | SWE | +19N | =2B | +16N | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.25 | 2266 | +42.4 |
| 4 | Hammar, Ulf | 2143 | SWE | =12B | +24N | +5B | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.25 | 2086 | -2.2 |
| 5 | Viswanath, Rishi | 1893 | SWE | +26N | +7B | −4N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.00 | 2032 | +24.0 |
| 6 | Larson Frodin, Ivan | 1827 | SWE | +27B | +14N | −1B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 2091 | +25.6 |
| 7 | Dingertz, Filip | 2023 | SWE | +18B | −5N | +20B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1894 | -15.2 |
| 8 | Alm, Vidar | 1811 | SWE | −10B | +18N | +17B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1933 | +15.6 |
| 9 | Larsson, David 1968 | 1978 | SWE | −17N | +15B | +28N | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.50 | 1875 | -5.8 |
| 10 | Van Hengel, HugoFM | 2220 | NED | +8N | +23B | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2641 | +3.6 |
| 11 | Dingertz, Gustav | 2029 | SWE | +25N | +16B | — | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2668 | +13.6 |
| 12 | Bergqvist, Morris | 1801 | SWE | =4N | +17B | −2N | 1.5 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 2.25 | 1926 | +8.2 |
| 13 | Bjorkdahl, Goran | 1805 | SWE | −1B | +29N | =14B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.75 | 1902 | +6.8 |
| 14 | Ljungros, Lo | 2135 | SWE | +20N | −6B | =13N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 1.75 | 1808 | -44.8 |
| 15 | Stromback, Erik | 1902 | SWE | =24B | −9N | +25B | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1756 | -21.6 |
| 16 | Dingertz, Erik | 2102 | SWE | +28B | −11N | −3B | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1754 | -26.0 |
| 17 | Lindell, Anton | 1592 | SWE | +9B | −12N | −8N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 1739 | +18.4 |
| 18 | Alm, Martin | 1621 | SWE | −7N | −8B | +24B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 0.50 | 1704 | +8.8 |
| 19 | Olofsson, Coen | 0 | SWE | −3B | −22N | +29B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1549 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Pargman, Michael | 1792 | SWE | −14B | +27N | −7N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1279 | -6.6 |
| 21 | Hedin Johansson, Frode | 1810 | SWE | F | −1N | +26B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1801 | -0.4 |
| 22 | Dixon, Martin | 1645 | USA | −2N | +19B | — | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1244 | -1.6 |
| 23 | Westerberg, Claes-Goran | 1863 | SWE | +29B | −10N | — | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1873 | +0.4 |
| 24 | Lofgren, Tobias | 1655 | SWE | =15N | −4B | −18N | 0.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0.75 | 1586 | -12.8 |
| 25 | Dahlen, Torbjorn | 1635 | SWE | −11B | F | −15N | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1166 | -10.0 |
| 26 | Wallin, Lars-Olov | 1554 | SWE | −5B | F | −21N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1052 | -12.4 |
| 27 | Palm, Gunnar | 0 | SWE | −6N | −20B | −?N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1010 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Lindberg, Sture | 1757 | SWE | −16N | F | −9B | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1240 | -6.6 |
| 29 | Flynner, Kristina | 1525 | SWE | −23N | −13B | −19N | 0.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1034 | -11.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Religa, JakubSWE+42.42.5 pts · #14
- 2Larson Frodin, IvanSWE+25.62.0 pts · #18
- 3Viswanath, RishiSWE+24.02.0 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Ljungros, LoSWE-44.81.5 pts · #11
- 2Dingertz, ErikSWE-26.01.0 pts · #20
- 3Stromback, ErikSWE-21.61.5 pts · #12
Biggest upsets
- R1+386 Elo gap
- R2+308 Elo gap
- R3+251 Elo gap