Falu KM 2025 R89
Round-RobinStandard
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 04 Feb 2026 to 18 Feb 2026 in Falun, Sweden. Top 10 Elo average was 1575, and top seed was Torsten Ros (πΈπͺ SWE, 1913).
Torsten Ros (πΈπͺ SWE, 1913) won with 2.0/9, ahead of Magnus 1963 Eriksson (1.5) and Dennis Holmstrom (1.0). Ros broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Dennis Holmstrom (1741) beat Peter Hellstrom (1872), a +131-point gap.
Location
πΈπͺFalun, Sweden
Dates
04 Feb 2026 β 18 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin Β· 9 rounds
Federations Β· 1 represented
πΈπͺSwedenΓ10
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 10 Β· 9 roundsTorsten Ros led from R9 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 11 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.
Co-leaders
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
3
1
R9βR9 Β· LEAD HELD
Torsten Ros held the sole lead from R9 through R9 without losing it.
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Ξ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | πΈπͺRos, Torsten | 1913 | * | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | +10.0 | 2537 |
| 2 | πΈπͺEriksson, Magnus 1963 | 1828 | β | * | β | β | Β½ | β | β | 1 | β | β | 1.5 | 0.25 | 0.5 | +0.6 | 1837 |
| 4 | πΈπͺHolmstrom, Dennis | 1741 | β | β | * | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.00 | 1.0 | +13.0 | 2655 |
| 3 | πΈπͺHellstrom, Peter | 1872 | β | β | 0 | * | β | β | β | 1 | β | β | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | -9.4 | 1670 |
| 7 | πΈπͺLindgren, Bengt Falu | 0 | β | Β½ | β | β | * | β | β | β | β | β | 0.5 | 0.75 | 1.5 | +7.2 | 1825 |
| 5 | πΈπͺHessel, Jan | 1760 | β | β | β | β | β | * | Β½ | β | β | β | 0.5 | 0.25 | 0.5 | -6.2 | 1496 |
| 6 | πΈπͺHintze, Titus | 1536 | β | β | β | β | β | Β½ | * | β | β | β | 0.5 | 0.25 | 0.5 | +12.4 | 1750 |
| 9 | πΈπͺHintze, Arend | 1600 | β | 0 | β | 0 | β | β | β | * | β | β | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2.5 | -15.6 | 1040 |
| 8 | πΈπͺWegblad, Mikael | 1799 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | * | β | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | -6.4 | 1134 |
| 10 | πΈπͺMoller, Petrus | 1701 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | -3.6 | 1134 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Holmstrom, DennisSWE+13.01.0 pts Β· #4
- 2Hintze, TitusSWE+12.40.5 pts Β· #6
- 3Ros, TorstenSWE+10.02.0 pts Β· #1
Top rating losers
- 1Hintze, ArendSWE-15.60.0 pts Β· #9
- 2Hellstrom, PeterSWE-9.41.0 pts Β· #3
- 3Wegblad, MikaelSWE-6.40.0 pts Β· #8
Biggest upsets
- R8+131 Elo gap