Wasa KM 2025 R345
Open SwissStandard
19 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 01 Oct 2025 to 22 Oct 2025 in Stockholm, Sweden. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1869, and top seed was Simon Evans (🇸🇪 SWE, 1948).
Niclas Hedin (🇸🇪 SWE, 1945) won with 3.0/5, ahead of Hans Ranby (2.5) and Simon Elvang (2.0). Hedin broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Hans Ranby (1835) beat Simon Evans (1948), a +113-point gap.
Location
🇸🇪Stockholm, Sweden
Dates
01 Oct 2025 → 22 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 1
WIM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇸🇪Sweden×16
🇮🇸Iceland×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsNiclas Hedin led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
20
20
7
2
1
R5–R5 · LEAD HELD
Niclas Hedin held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.
R3–R5 · WIN STREAK
Niclas Hedin won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Niclas Hedin | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Hans Ranby | — | * | — | — |
| 3Bjorn Knoppel | — | — | * | — |
| 4Simon Elvang | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hedin, Niclas | 1945 | SWE | F | F | +4N | +13B | +3N | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 2608 | +18.8 |
| 2 | Ranby, Hans | 1835 | SWE | F | F | +12B | =11N | +10B | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.50 | 2185 | +25.2 |
| 3 | Elvang, Simon | 1788 | SWE | F | F | +9B | +8N | −1B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1856 | +16.8 |
| 4 | Nordenfur, Anton | 1738 | SWE | F | F | −1B | +15B | +8N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1802 | +5.2 |
| 5 | Knoppel, Bjorn | 1749 | SWE | F | F | =17N | =7N | +9B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 1816 | +5.6 |
| 6 | Nystrom, Jonatan | 0 | SWE | F | F | F | +17B | +7B | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 1729 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Sterner, Johan | 1818 | SWE | F | F | +14N | =5B | −6N | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1864 | +2.2 |
| 8 | Lundberg, Roger | 1546 | SWE | F | F | +15N | −3B | −4B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1550 | -0.4 |
| 9 | Paulsson, Anders | 1694 | SWE | F | F | −3N | +16B | −5N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 950 | -17.0 |
| 10 | Evans, Simon | 1948 | SWE | F | F | =11B | =18N | −2N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.75 | 1758 | -14.4 |
| 11 | Borisova, BorislavaWIM | 1926 | SWE | F | F | =10N | =2B | — | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 1894 | -1.6 |
| 12 | Hafthorsson, Jon Ulfur | 1877 | ISL | F | F | −2N | +14B | — | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1723 | -7.6 |
| 13 | Kokocinski, Majkel | 1928 | SWE | F | F | +18B | −1N | — | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.50 | 1915 | -0.8 |
| 14 | Warmlov, Jorgen | 1594 | SWE | F | F | −7B | −12N | +17B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 1627 | +1.6 |
| 15 | Ogren, Mikael | 1533 | SWE | F | F | −8B | −4N | +19B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 843 | -28.8 |
| 16 | FIDE 563000440 | 0 | — | F | F | +19B | −9N | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 895 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Ekback, Markus | 1555 | SWE | F | F | =5B | −6N | −14N | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1478 | -8.0 |
| 18 | Borgfeldt, Henrik | 1878 | SWE | F | F | −13N | =10B | — | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.50 | 1741 | -14.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 563000431 | 0 | — | F | F | −16N | F | −15N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 733 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ranby, HansSWE+25.22.5 pts · #2
- 2Hedin, NiclasSWE+18.83.0 pts · #1
- 3Elvang, SimonSWE+16.82.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Ogren, MikaelSWE-28.81.0 pts · #17
- 2Paulsson, AndersSWE-17.01.0 pts · #18
- 3Evans, SimonSWE-14.41.0 pts · #10
Biggest upsets
- R5+113 Elo gap