Gavlemasterskapet 2025 R5
Open SwissStandard
33 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 10 Nov 2025 in Gavle, Sweden. Top 10 Elo average was 1977, and top seed was Eric Vaarala (🇸🇪 SWE, 2305).
Patrik Karlsson (🇸🇪 SWE, 1914) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Lennart Biller (2.0) and Jimmy Mehlstrand (2.0). Karlsson won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Thomas Ahlen (1718) beat Fredrik Akerlund (1844), a +126-point gap.
Location
🇸🇪Gavle, Sweden
Dates
10 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇸🇪Sweden×31
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsPatrik Karlsson led from R2; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R2–R5 · LEAD HELD
Patrik Karlsson never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karlsson, Patrik | 1914 | SWE | +27N | =9B | F | +15B | +2N | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.75 | 2078 | +12.8 |
| 2 | Biller, Lennart | 1935 | SWE | +24B | F | F | +22N | −1B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1889 | -1.8 |
| 3 | Mehlstrand, Jimmy | 1970 | SWE | F | F | F | +4N | +9N | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 2580 | +10.2 |
| 4 | Jakobsson, Tomas | 1841 | SWE | +10N | F | F | −3B | +28N | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.50 | 1725 | -4.4 |
| 5 | Wik, Kennet | 1805 | SWE | +17B | F | F | −11N | +31B | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 1835 | +3.2 |
| 6 | Rothpfeffer, Rickard | 1682 | SWE | F | +10B | F | F | +27N | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2333 | +13.2 |
| 7 | Gedda, Peder | 1777 | SWE | F | F | F | +16B | +30N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2543 | +17.6 |
| 8 | Ingelman-Sundberg, Simon | 1587 | SWE | F | F | F | +23B | +32N | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2443 | +21.8 |
| 9 | Ahlen, Thomas | 1718 | SWE | F | =1N | F | +21N | −3B | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.25 | 1915 | +15.0 |
| 10 | Kolesnikova, Anastasiia | 1511 | SWE | −4B | −6N | F | =25N | +29N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.25 | 1393 | -13.2 |
| 11 | Persson, Lars | 2024 | SWE | F | F | F | +5B | =20N | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.25 | 2154 | +8.2 |
| 12 | Hogberg, Thomas | 1982 | SWE | F | F | F | +18N | =13B | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 2281 | +14.2 |
| 13 | Vaarala, Eric | 2305 | SWE | F | F | F | +20B | =12N | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.25 | 2239 | -2.6 |
| 14 | Radulescu, Luca | 1704 | SWE | F | F | F | +28B | =21B | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1852 | +8.4 |
| 15 | Andersson, Andreas | 1730 | SWE | +19B | F | F | −1N | −18B | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1091 | -11.6 |
| 16 | Soderberg, Fredrik | 1843 | SWE | F | F | F | −7N | +17B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1630 | -20.0 |
| 17 | Wigstein, Anders | 1500 | SWE | −5N | F | F | +33B | −16N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1606 | +14.4 |
| 18 | Dahlblom Sundin, Love | 1861 | SWE | F | F | F | −12B | +15N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 1859 | -0.4 |
| 19 | FIDE 563000407 | 0 | — | −15N | F | F | +29B | −?N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 933 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Soppela, Toni | 2092 | SWE | F | F | F | −13N | =11B | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1961 | -7.8 |
| 21 | Akerlund, Fredrik | 1844 | SWE | F | F | F | −9B | =14N | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1513 | -17.8 |
| 22 | Soderberg, Mikael | 1723 | SWE | F | F | F | −2B | =26N | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1614 | -16.4 |
| 23 | Hemsen, Sebastian | 1625 | SWE | F | F | F | −8N | =24B | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1414 | -12.6 |
| 24 | Ornmark, Lucas | 1625 | SWE | −2N | F | F | F | =23N | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1597 | -1.2 |
| 25 | Amborn, Tomas | 1512 | SWE | F | F | F | =10B | — | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1475 | -0.6 |
| 26 | Sandberg, Jan-Henrik | 1701 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =22B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1771 | +2.4 |
| 27 | Stromberg, Victoria | 1597 | SWE | −1B | F | F | F | −6B | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 990 | -10.6 |
| 28 | Sollenborn, Fredrik | 0 | SWE | F | F | F | −14N | −4B | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 968 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 563000423 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −19N | −10B | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 675 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Yeghoyan, Tigran | 0 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −7B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 987 | -11.6 |
| 31 | Thejls, Henning | 1648 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −5N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1014 | -6.0 |
| 32 | Raiha, Charlie | 1658 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −8B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 810 | -21.2 |
| 33 | Tiveskog, Magnus | 1556 | SWE | F | F | F | −17N | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 672 | -22.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ingelman-Sundberg, SimonSWE+21.82.0 pts · #5
- 2Gedda, PederSWE+17.62.0 pts · #7
- 3Ahlen, ThomasSWE+15.01.5 pts · #11
Top rating losers
- 1Tiveskog, MagnusSWE-22.80.0 pts · #26
- 2Raiha, CharlieSWE-21.20.0 pts · #33
- 3Soderberg, FredrikSWE-20.01.0 pts · #15
Biggest upsets
- R4+126 Elo gap