Unga talangers GM6
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 06 Jan 2026 to 10 Jan 2026 in Stockholm, Sweden. 10 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2388, and top seed was Aksel Bu Kvaloy (🇳🇴 NOR, GM, 2492).
Aksel Bu Kvaloy (🇳🇴 NOR, GM, 2492) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Danyil Mosesov (6.0) and Deep Sengupta (6.0). Kvaloy shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Ashwath Kaushik (FM, 2306) beat Aksel Bu Kvaloy (GM, 2492), a +186-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Aksel Bu Kvaloy led from R9 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.
FM Vitus Bondo Medhus takes the sole lead (5.0/7).
GM Aksel Bu Kvaloy drew with FM Vitus Bondo Medhus (White).
GM Aksel Bu Kvaloy 4 wins (R6–R9)FM Vitus Bondo Medhus 3 wins (R5–R7)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇳🇴GMKvaloy, Aksel Bu | 2492 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 | 27.25 | 38.5 | +6.1 | 2542 |
| 3 | 🇺🇦IMMosesov, Danyil | 2447 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 23.25 | 39.0 | +6.8 | 2506 |
| 4 | 🇮🇳GMSengupta, Deep | 2479 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 23.00 | 39.0 | +2.9 | 2503 |
| 2 | 🇩🇰FMMedhus, Vitus Bondo | 2392 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 21.25 | 39.0 | +29.2 | 2512 |
| 5 | 🇸🇪GMSemcesen, Daniel | 2412 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 5.5 | 25.00 | 39.5 | +6.7 | 2465 |
| 6 | 🇮🇪IMKanyamarala, Tarun | 2398 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 16.00 | 40.5 | -1.4 | 2387 |
| 7 | 🇳🇴FMFiskaaen, Martin Holten | 2301 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 11.00 | 41.5 | +3.0 | 2317 |
| 8 | 🇬🇧FMBanerjee, Supratit | 2353 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 9.00 | 42.0 | -20.8 | 2267 |
| 9 | 🇸🇬FMAshwath Kaushik | 2306 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 2.5 | 12.00 | 42.5 | -18.0 | 2231 |
| 10 | 🇮🇹FMVincenti, Leonardo | 2297 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1.5 | 6.75 | 43.5 | -35.6 | 2125 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Medhus, Vitus BondoFMDEN+29.26.0 pts · #2
- 2Mosesov, DanyilIMUKR+6.86.0 pts · #3
- 3Semcesen, DanielGMSWE+6.75.5 pts · #5
- 1Vincenti, LeonardoFMITA-35.61.5 pts · #10
- 2Banerjee, SupratitFMENG-20.83.0 pts · #8
- 3Ashwath KaushikFMSGP-18.02.5 pts · #9
- R2+186 Elo gap
- R5+115 Elo gap