Skarblacka KM 2025-26 R45
6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 04 Dec 2025 to 18 Dec 2025 in Skarblacka, Sweden. Top 10 Elo average was 1628, and top seed was Christer Brostrom (πΈπͺ SWE, 1836).
Dag Almkvist (πΈπͺ SWE, 1556) won with 2.0/5, ahead of Oleksandr Starov (1.0) and Tomas 1956 Karlsson (1.0). Almkvist shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Dag Almkvist (1556) beat Oleksandr Starov (1815), a +259-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 5 roundsDag Almkvist led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Dag Almkvist never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Ξ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | πΈπͺAlmkvist, Dag | 1556 | * | 1 | β | 1 | β | β | 2.0 | 1.50 | 1.5 | +55.6 | 2500 |
| 3 | πΈπͺStarov, Oleksandr | 1815 | 0 | * | β | β | β | 1 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | -24.0 | 1576 |
| 2 | πΈπͺKarlsson, Tomas 1956 | 1602 | β | β | * | β | 1 | β | 1.0 | 0.50 | 0.5 | +9.4 | 2369 |
| 5 | πΈπͺAlmkvist, Bengt | 1603 | 0 | β | β | * | Β½ | β | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2.5 | -23.2 | 1364 |
| 4 | πΈπͺWiman, Stig-Thomas | 1588 | β | β | 0 | Β½ | * | β | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1.5 | -18.0 | 1395 |
| 6 | πΈπͺFrisk, Ake | 1606 | β | 0 | β | β | β | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | -4.6 | 1015 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
- 1Almkvist, DagSWE+55.62.0 pts Β· #1
- 2Karlsson, Tomas 1956SWE+9.41.0 pts Β· #2
- 3Frisk, AkeSWE-4.60.0 pts Β· #6
- 1Starov, OleksandrSWE-24.01.0 pts Β· #3
- 2Almkvist, BengtSWE-23.20.5 pts Β· #5
- 3Wiman, Stig-ThomasSWE-18.00.5 pts Β· #4
- R5+259 Elo gap