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Unga talanger IM5

Round-RobinStandard

10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 06 Jan 2026 to 10 Jan 2026 in Stockholm, Sweden. 10 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2254, and top seed was Avinash Ramesh (🇮🇳 IND, IM, 2370).

Avinash Ramesh (🇮🇳 IND, IM, 2370) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Hugo Wernberg (6.5) and Panda Sambit (4.5). Ramesh took the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Ivan Kukushkin (FM, 2160) beat John Paul Wallace (IM, 2365), a +205-point gap.

Location
🇸🇪Stockholm, Sweden
Dates
06 Jan 2026 → 10 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇮🇳IMAvinash Ramesh2370
Avg top 10
2,254
Participants
10
Titled players · 10
IM×3
FM×5
CM×1
WGM×1
Federations · 6 represented
🇸🇪Sweden×3
🇮🇳India×3
🇫🇮Finland×1
🇮🇪Ireland×1
🇳🇴Norway×1
🇧🇬Bulgaria×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 10 · 9 rounds

IM Avinash Ramesh led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.

Co-leaders
4
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
#1#2#5#10R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Wernberg takes leadRamesh takes lead
R4 · LEADER CHANGE07 Jan

FM Hugo Wernberg takes the sole lead (3.5/4).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Avinash Ramesh beat FM Hugo Wernberg (White).

R2–R4 · WIN STREAK

FM Hugo Wernberg won 3 in a row (R2–R4).

Cross-table

#PlayerElo12345678910PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇮🇳IMAvinash Ramesh2370*1½1½01½116.526.2536.5+4.72407
2🇸🇪FMWernberg, Hugo22520*1½½1½1116.523.7536.5+40.22420
4🇮🇳IMPanda Sambit2362½0*1½½1014.519.2538.5-7.22289
3🇫🇮FMValkama, Eero21630½0*½1½1½½4.517.7538.5+24.22264
8🇮🇳FMAnkit Ray2174½½½½*½½½½4.018.7539.0+19.82269
7🇸🇪FMRasti, Arvin225610½0½*01014.016.2539.0-10.82210
6🇮🇪WGMKanyamarala, Trisha22260½0½½1*01½4.015.7539.0-2.62214
5🇳🇴IMWallace, John Paul2365½010½01*014.015.2539.0-19.62198
9🇧🇬FMKukushkin, Ivan2160000½½101*½3.513.0039.5+8.72184
10🇸🇪CMFrank, Anton220900½0½0½*1.56.0041.5-31.22026

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets