Karlstad KM 2025 R45
Open SwissStandard
10 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 04 Nov 2025 to 25 Nov 2025 in Karlstad, Sweden. Top 10 Elo average was 1267, and top seed was Victor Muntean (🇸🇪 SWE, 2151).
Victor Muntean (🇸🇪 SWE, 2151) won with 2.0/5, ahead of Lars-Erik Johansson (1.5) and Arvid Passe (1.5). Muntean broke clear in the final round.
Location
🇸🇪Karlstad, Sweden
Dates
04 Nov 2025 → 25 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇸🇪Sweden×10
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsVictor Muntean led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
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R5–R5 · LEAD HELD
Victor Muntean held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Victor Muntean | * | — | — | — |
| 2Lars-Erik Johansson | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Arvid Passe | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Gabriel Fagerslett | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muntean, Victor | 2151 | SWE | F | F | F | +7N | +6N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2569 | +3.2 |
| 2 | Johansson, Lars-Erik | 2019 | SWE | F | F | F | +4B | =3B | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 1947 | -2.2 |
| 3 | Passe, Arvid | 1747 | SWE | F | F | F | +9N | =2N | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2001 | +6.0 |
| 4 | Lundin, Birger | 1767 | SWE | F | F | F | −2N | +5B | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 1865 | +11.2 |
| 5 | Fagerslett, Gabriel | 1792 | SWE | F | F | F | +8N | −4N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1736 | +1.2 |
| 6 | Hermansson, Ruben | 1564 | SWE | F | F | F | +10N | −1B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1184 | -3.2 |
| 7 | Braby, Berth S | 1628 | SWE | F | F | F | −1B | +9B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1231 | -1.6 |
| 8 | Ludvigsson, Nils | 0 | SWE | F | F | F | −5B | +10N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 928 | -20.0 |
| 9 | Varjomaa,Sebastian | 0 | SWE | F | F | F | −3B | −7N | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 896 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Lysholm,Martin | 0 | SWE | F | F | F | −6B | −8B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 855 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Lundin, BirgerSWE+11.21.0 pts · #4
- 2Passe, ArvidSWE+6.01.5 pts · #5
- 3Muntean, VictorSWE+3.22.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Ludvigsson, NilsSWE-20.01.0 pts · #8
- 2Hermansson, RubenSWE-3.21.0 pts · #6
- 3Johansson, Lars-ErikSWE-2.21.5 pts · #2