Borlange KM 2025-2026 r1-4
Open Round-RobinStandard
10 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 29 Nov 2025 to 13 Dec 2025 in Borlange, Sweden. Top 10 Elo average was 1705, and top seed was John Klasen (🇸🇪 SWE, 1901).
John Klasen (🇸🇪 SWE, 1901) won with 3.5/4, ahead of Munter Hassan (3.0) and Peter Hellstrom (3.0). Klasen clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Barbara de Gendre (1527) beat Arne Lindstrom (1736), a +209-point gap.
Location
🇸🇪Borlange, Sweden
Dates
29 Nov 2025 → 13 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Round-robin · 4 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇸🇪Sweden×10
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsJohn Klasen led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE15 Dec
John Klasen takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
John Klasen beat Munter Hassan (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
John Klasen 3 wins (R2–R4)Munter Hassan 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1John Klasen | * | 1 | — | ½ |
| 2Munter Hassan | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Peter Hellstrom | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Ulf Ryden | ½ | — | — | * |
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇸🇪Klasen, John | 1901 | * | 1 | — | ½ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3.5 | 6.50 | 7.5 | +14.4 | 2087 |
| 2 | 🇸🇪Hassan, Munter | 1794 | 0 | * | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3.0 | 5.00 | 8.5 | +11.8 | 1899 |
| 3 | 🇸🇪Hellstrom, Peter | 1862 | — | 0 | * | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3.0 | 3.50 | 6.5 | +5.8 | 1919 |
| 4 | 🇸🇪Ryden, Ulf | 1836 | ½ | — | — | * | ½ | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 3.50 | 6.0 | +1.0 | 1834 |
| 5 | 🇸🇪Carlsson, Leif | 1699 | 0 | — | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1.5 | 2.00 | 9.5 | +2.4 | 1731 |
| 7 | 🇸🇪Larsson, Christer 1948 | 1674 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | * | — | 1 | — | — | 1.0 | 1.00 | 9.0 | -12.6 | 1556 |
| 6 | 🇸🇪de Gendre, Barbara | 1527 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | * | — | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 7.0 | -2.0 | 1521 |
| 8 | 🇸🇪Hedberg, Per | 1534 | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | * | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 6.0 | -5.8 | 1481 |
| 10 | 🇸🇪Lindstrom, Arne | 1736 | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | * | — | 1.0 | 1.00 | 5.0 | -17.2 | 1516 |
| 9 | 🇸🇪Faldner, Leif | 1490 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | * | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2.0 | +2.2 | 1531 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Klasen, JohnSWE+14.43.5 pts · #1
- 2Hassan, MunterSWE+11.83.0 pts · #2
- 3Hellstrom, PeterSWE+5.83.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Lindstrom, ArneSWE-17.21.0 pts · #10
- 2Larsson, Christer 1948SWE-12.61.0 pts · #7
- 3Hedberg, PerSWE-5.81.0 pts · #8
Biggest upsets
- R2+209 Elo gap