Markaryd SK KM 25-26 r8
Round-RobinStandard
9 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held on 18 Feb 2026 in Markaryd, Sweden. Top 10 Elo average was 1137, and top seed was Andreas Soderstrom (🇸🇪 SWE, 1848).
Roland Brandt (🇸🇪 SWE, 1680) won with 1.5/8, ahead of Stefan Pettersson (1.0) and Tord Lindvall (1.0). Brandt took the lead from round 7.
Location
🇸🇪Markaryd, Sweden
Dates
18 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 8 rounds
Avg top 10
1,137
Participants
9
Federations · 1 represented
🇸🇪Sweden×9
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 9 · 8 roundsRoland Brandt led from R7 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 10 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Co-leaders
10
10
10
10
10
10
1
1
R7–R8 · LEAD HELD
Roland Brandt held the sole lead from R7 through R8 without losing it.
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇸🇪Brandt, Roland | 1680 | * | — | — | — | ½ | 1 | — | — | — | 1.5 | 0.25 | 0.5 | +10.0 | 1889 |
| 2 | 🇸🇪Pettersson, Stefan | 1721 | — | * | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | +15.2 | 2377 |
| 3 | 🇸🇪Lindvall, Tord | 1815 | — | — | * | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | +3.2 | 2342 |
| 4 | 🇸🇪Karlsson, Hans | 1594 | — | — | — | * | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | +9.0 | 2368 |
| 5 | 🇸🇪Andersson, Tore | 1839 | ½ | — | — | — | * | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.75 | 1.5 | -3.4 | 1695 |
| 9 | 🇸🇪Nilsson, Gert | 1588 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | * | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2.5 | -15.6 | 848 |
| 7 | 🇸🇪Van Der Fange, Stefan | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | * | — | — | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | -6.4 | 1023 |
| 8 | 🇸🇪Lufta, Mohammed | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | * | — | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | -15.2 | 866 |
| 6 | 🇸🇪Svensson, Sven | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1078 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Pettersson, StefanSWE+15.21.0 pts · #2
- 2Brandt, RolandSWE+10.01.5 pts · #1
- 3Karlsson, HansSWE+9.01.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Nilsson, GertSWE-15.60.0 pts · #9
- 2Lufta, MohammedSWE-15.20.0 pts · #8
- 3Van Der Fange, StefanSWE-6.40.0 pts · #7