Unga talanger IM5
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.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Avinash Ramesh led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
FM Hugo Wernberg takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
IM Avinash Ramesh beat FM Hugo Wernberg (White).
FM Hugo Wernberg won 3 in a row (R2–R4).
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 | 🇮🇳IMAvinash Ramesh | 2370 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 26.25 | 36.5 | +4.7 | 2407 |
| 2 | 🇸🇪FMWernberg, Hugo | 2252 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 23.75 | 36.5 | +40.2 | 2420 |
| 4 | 🇮🇳IMPanda Sambit | 2362 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 4.5 | 19.25 | 38.5 | -7.2 | 2289 |
| 3 | 🇫🇮FMValkama, Eero | 2163 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 17.75 | 38.5 | +24.2 | 2264 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳FMAnkit Ray | 2174 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | — | 4.0 | 18.75 | 39.0 | +19.8 | 2269 |
| 7 | 🇸🇪FMRasti, Arvin | 2256 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 16.25 | 39.0 | -10.8 | 2210 |
| 6 | 🇮🇪WGMKanyamarala, Trisha | 2226 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 4.0 | 15.75 | 39.0 | -2.6 | 2214 |
| 5 | 🇳🇴IMWallace, John Paul | 2365 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 15.25 | 39.0 | -19.6 | 2198 |
| 9 | 🇧🇬FMKukushkin, Ivan | 2160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 3.5 | 13.00 | 39.5 | +8.7 | 2184 |
| 10 | 🇸🇪CMFrank, Anton | 2209 | 0 | 0 | — | ½ | — | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1.5 | 6.00 | 41.5 | -31.2 | 2026 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Wernberg, HugoFMSWE+40.26.5 pts · #2
- 2Valkama, EeroFMFIN+24.24.5 pts · #3
- 3Ankit RayFMIND+19.84.0 pts · #8
- 1Frank, AntonCMSWE-31.21.5 pts · #10
- 2Wallace, John PaulIMNOR-19.64.0 pts · #5
- 3Rasti, ArvinFMSWE-10.84.0 pts · #7
- R3+205 Elo gap
- R1+202 Elo gap
- R7+114 Elo gap