Karlstad KM 2025 R123
Open SwissStandard
10 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 30 Sept 2025 to 21 Oct 2025 in Karlstad, Sweden. Top 10 Elo average was 1267, and top seed was Victor Muntean (🇸🇪 SWE, 2151).
Victor Muntean (🇸🇪 SWE, 2151) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Arvid Passe (2.0) and Sebastian Varjomaa (2.0). Muntean broke clear in the final round.
Location
🇸🇪Karlstad, Sweden
Dates
30 Sept 2025 → 21 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇸🇪Sweden×10
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsVictor Muntean led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
4
2
1
R3–R3 · LEAD HELD
Victor Muntean never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Victor Muntean beat Arvid Passe (White).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Victor Muntean won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Victor Muntean | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Arvid Passe | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Sebastian Varjomaa | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Berth S Braby | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muntean, Victor | 2151 | SWE | +5N | +2B | +3B | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 2685 | +8.0 |
| 2 | Passe, Arvid | 1747 | SWE | +8B | −1N | +6B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 2027 | +20.2 |
| 3 | Varjomaa,Sebastian | 0 | SWE | +10B | +6N | −1N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 1959 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Braby, Berth S | 1628 | SWE | =7N | =10N | +9B | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 1564 | -1.8 |
| 5 | Johansson, Lars-Erik | 2019 | SWE | −1B | +8N | =7N | 1.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 1854 | -10.6 |
| 6 | Lundin, Birger | 1767 | SWE | +9B | −3B | −2N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 947 | -21.2 |
| 7 | Hermansson, Ruben | 1564 | SWE | =4B | −9N | =5B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 1.75 | 1796 | +20.4 |
| 8 | Fagerslett, Gabriel | 1792 | SWE | −2N | −5B | +10B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 0.50 | 1083 | -30.8 |
| 9 | Ludvigsson, Nils | 0 | SWE | −6N | +7B | −4N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1528 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Lysholm,Martin | 0 | SWE | −3N | =4B | −8N | 0.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1517 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Hermansson, RubenSWE+20.41.0 pts · #5
- 2Passe, ArvidSWE+20.22.0 pts · #1
- 3Muntean, VictorSWE+8.03.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Fagerslett, GabrielSWE-30.81.0 pts · #9
- 2Lundin, BirgerSWE-21.21.0 pts · #10
- 3Johansson, Lars-ErikSWE-10.61.5 pts · #3