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Skarblacka KM 2025-26 R45

Double Round-RobinStandard

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 (πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺ SWE, 1836).

Dag Almkvist (πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺ 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.

Location
πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺSkarblacka, Sweden
Dates
04 Dec 2025 β†’ 18 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Double RR Β· 5 rounds
Avg top 10
1,628
Participants
6
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺSwedenΓ—6
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 5 rounds

Dag Almkvist led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders
7
7
7
3
1
#1#2#3#6R1R2R3R4R5
R5–R5 Β· LEAD HELD

Dag Almkvist never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

Cross-table

#PlayerElo123456PtsSBBhΞ” EloPerf
1πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺAlmkvist, Dag1556*1β€”1β€”β€”2.01.501.5+55.62500
3πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺStarov, Oleksandr18150*β€”β€”β€”11.00.002.0-24.01576
2πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺKarlsson, Tomas 19561602β€”β€”*β€”1β€”1.00.500.5+9.42369
5πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺAlmkvist, Bengt16030β€”β€”*Β½β€”0.50.252.5-23.21364
4πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺWiman, Stig-Thomas1588β€”β€”0Β½*β€”0.50.251.5-18.01395
6πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺFrisk, Ake1606β€”0β€”β€”β€”*0.00.001.0-4.61015

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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