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Malmo Open 2025 std

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186 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 13 Dec 2025 to 14 Dec 2025 in Malmo, Sweden. 26 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2383, and top seed was Vitaly Sivuk (🇸🇪 SWE, GM, 2466).

Vitaly Sivuk (🇸🇪 SWE, GM, 2466) won with 4.0/8, ahead of Ludvig Carlsson (3.5) and Milton Pantzar (3.5). Sivuk broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Thea Alexandra Homtako (1643) beat Leia Andries (1929), a +286-point gap.

Location
🇸🇪Malmo, Sweden
Dates
13 Dec 2025 → 14 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Top seed
🇸🇪GMVitaly Sivuk2466
Avg top 10
2,383
Participants
186
Titled players · 26
GM×3
IM×5
FM×11
CM×5
WCM×2
Federations · 8 represented
🇸🇪Sweden×145
🇩🇰Denmark×17
🇳🇴Norway×11
🇮🇳India×2
🇬🇧Scotland×2
🇺🇦Ukraine×2
🇲🇽Mexico×1
🇬🇧England×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

GM Vitaly Sivuk led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 186 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.

Co-leaders
190
186
186
186
69
21
6
1
2468R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8
R8–R8 · LEAD HELD

GM Vitaly Sivuk held the sole lead from R8 through R8 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

GM Vitaly Sivuk 4 wins (R5–R8)IM Milton Pantzar 3 wins (R5–R7)

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Sivuk, VitalyGM2466SWEFFFF+73B+115N+65B+9N4.08.58.58.503161+14.3
2Carlsson, LudvigIM2383SWEFFFF+18B+29N+78B=115N3.59.09.08.252530+5.6
3Pantzar, MiltonIM2414SWEFFFF+152N+116B+16N=10B3.58.58.57.002544+5.0
4Crevatin, LeoFM2238SWEFFFF=124N+96B+152N+48B3.57.07.06.252371+9.6
5Preman, Nathan2081SWEFFFF+125N+128N+79B=133B3.56.56.55.752401+56.8
6Vedant Kumar Saravana2063INDFFFF+144N+117B+116N=66B3.56.56.55.502284+40.4
7Aindow, Alexander1708SWEFFFF+147N+142B=121N+153B3.55.55.54.752139+40.2
8Persson, Linus1810SWEFFFF+170B=69N+122B+154N3.55.55.54.502209+36.8
9Hillarp Persson, TigerGM2428SWEFFFF+15B+66B+14N1B3.012.012.08.002458+2.3
10Ostlund, JoarFM2332SWEFFFF+37B=65B+88N=3N3.010.010.07.252520+19.6
11Thyberg, Andre2053SWEFFFF+27B=70B+28N=65N3.09.09.07.002420+37.8
12Li, Anna Sofie2005DENFFFF+123B105B+20N+33N3.09.09.07.002338+70.0
13Johansson, ThomasCM2146SWEFFFF+72N32B+111N+52B3.09.09.06.502164+1.6
14Arman, DenizFM2365SWEFFFF+89B+79N9B+98N3.09.09.06.002386+3.2
15Tornberg, Carlos2097SWEFFFF9N+155B+38N+70B3.08.58.55.502322+22.4
16Poley, VladimirIM2281FIDFFFF+75B+130N3B+136N3.08.58.55.002369+4.6
17Angulo Salinas, Julio Osvaldo1943MEXFFFF=126B=85N+53B+71N3.08.08.06.252025+8.8
18Amundsen, Ask2089NORFFFF2N+168B+123B+68N3.08.08.04.502371+28.6
19Morell, Ludvig2000SWEFFFF=67B+171N=60B+109N3.07.57.55.252019+4.8
20Schriever-Abeln, Marius2111SWEFFFF+156N+93B12B+129N3.07.57.54.502140+5.6
21Meszaros, Daniel2067HUNFFFF68B+77N+130B+127N3.07.07.05.002324+26.6
22Mollerstrom, Fredrik1749SWEFFFF=57B+151N+134B=137N3.07.07.05.002035+29.6
23Nilsson, OliverCM2135SWEFFFF+81B+118N30B+161N3.07.07.04.502137-0.6
24Lindvall, Tord1806SWEFFFF+186N=49B=58N+176B3.06.06.03.501865+5.4
25Jensen, Lars Aaman1908DENFFFF+121N=153B+172N=69N3.05.55.54.002022+11.6
26Andries, Leia1929DENFFFF117N+132B+166N+152B3.05.05.03.501976+8.8
27Engstrom, Kaj2159SWEFFFF11N=45B+87N+72B2.59.59.55.252086-7.6
28Frank, AntonCM2168SWEFFFF+82B+94N11B=32N2.59.59.55.252129-4.4
29Ollen, Martin2168SWEFFFF+131N2B+32N=80B2.59.59.55.002221+5.0
30Adler, Bo2073SWEFFFF70N+76B+23N=78B2.59.09.06.002193+13.2
31Persson, Birger2016SWEFFFF=46N=36B+104N=76B2.59.09.05.501967-5.2
32Nilsson, Patrik 19682009SWEFFFF+167N+13N29B=28B2.59.09.05.252196+19.8
33Bech, Havard Eriksen2136NORFFFF+90N+74B=80N12B2.59.09.05.002098-8.8
34Ek, Lucas1818SWEFFFF=122B+50N=42B=82N2.58.58.55.502086+56.0
35Krithi Muppirisett, Susen1927SWEFFFF=83B=71N+94B=43B2.58.58.55.252174+52.4
36Soderberg, Kevin1910SWEFFFF+86B=31N+85B75N2.58.58.55.251983+8.0
37Joensson, Jacob2133SWEFFFF10N+87B+141N=73N2.58.58.54.502249+12.0
38Sivaparan, Isai1909NORFFFF+143B+89N15B=83N2.58.58.54.502063+33.2
39Morell, Adam1734SWEFFFF=92B=86N=54B+132B2.58.08.04.751903+18.2
40Snallfot, Magnus1890SWEFFFF+173B+54N83B=44N2.58.08.04.751933+4.2
41Madevan Vaishnavi, Yaashvan1925SWEFFFF+95N47N+92B=138N2.58.08.04.752094+33.6
42Parker, Karl2039SWEFFFF157N+120B=34N+51B2.57.57.55.251968-7.6
43Kallen, Jonas2082SWEFFFF118B+101N+129B=35N2.57.57.54.751996-9.0
44Bodin, Bjorn1727SWEFFFF=119N+95B=135N=40B2.57.57.54.751957+48.8
45Berling, Egil1982SWEFFFF+110B=27N=118B=123N2.57.57.54.752100+24.4
46Tadic, Vlado1857SWEFFFF=31B+122N=71B=128N2.57.57.54.502121+27.6
47Reid, Gregor J M2221ENGFFFF=76N+41B72N+167B2.57.57.54.502011-18.2
48Einarsson, Arnthor2088ISLFFFF+154B+124N=127B4N2.57.57.53.252171+8.8
49Angara, Vihaan1708SWEFFFF+149B=24N=159B=145N2.57.07.04.251839+27.6
50Asefi, ZaheeruddeenFM1961AFGFFFF=106B34B+153N+119B2.57.07.03.501914-5.2
51Eriksson, Joakim1909SWEFFFF+159B=82N+117B42N2.57.07.03.501953+5.4
52Snedker, Oliver Kaehne1944DENFFFF=164B+126N+138B13N2.57.07.03.502019+16.8
53Solem, Jan Erik1829SWEFFFF+181N+103B17N=120B2.57.07.03.251907+8.4
54Andersson, Elsa1796SWEFFFF+160N40B=39N+169B2.57.07.03.251861+13.2
55Franzen, Per-Erik1981SWEFFFF+175N=84B=119N=67B2.56.56.53.751963-2.2
56Johansson, William2123SWEFFFF87B+137N+154B=74N2.56.56.53.502046-16.0
57Kalveus, Jan1788SWEFFFF=22N+170B+160NF2.56.56.53.501961+12.2
58Hillbur, Anders1631SWEFFFF99B+182N=24B+173N2.56.56.53.001837+21.8
59Ehmann, Benjamin1964SWEFFFF=162N=119B+91N=116B2.56.06.04.002003+3.8
60Nodtveidt, Svante1897SWEFFFF+169N+179B=19N158B2.56.06.03.502039+30.4
61Langhals, Mattias1934SWEFFFF+165N=131B74N+143B2.56.06.03.251944+4.8
62Maximova, Sofia1753SWEFFFF+182B+114N67B=163N2.55.55.53.001902+32.0
63Magnusson, Bengt1769SWEFFFF+140B=139N+183B77N2.55.55.52.751816+4.6
64Ohlsson, Mikael1780SWEFFFF+185N=156B=120N=84B2.54.54.52.251911+14.0
65Rydstrom, TomFM2334SWEFFFF+158B=10N1N=11B2.011.011.04.002224-10.0
66Seiger, VidarFM2137SWEFFFF=80N9N+75B=6N2.010.510.54.752155+2.4
67Rosell, Sven1893SWEFFFF=19N72B+62N=55N2.010.010.05.251928+4.0
68Rasti, ArvinFM2270SWEFFFF+21N=80B=97N18B2.010.010.05.002084-19.4
69Bergdahl, Martin1987SWEFFFF91N=8B+146N=25B2.010.010.04.751850-29.2
70Couso, LuisFM2245SWEFFFF+30B=11N=136B15N2.010.010.04.752081-17.4
71Neretljak, NedzadCM2094SWEFFFF+104N=35B=46N17B2.010.010.04.501902-19.8
72Yildiz, Hasan1979DENFFFF13B+67N+47B27N2.010.010.04.502105+12.8
73Lindberg, BengtIM2315SWEFFFF1N=97B+133N=37B2.010.010.03.752236-4.2
74Ostensson, Julia2004SWEFFFF=98N33N+61B=56B2.09.59.54.752077+7.8
75Tronsson, Martin2077SWEFFFF16N+91B66N+36B2.09.59.54.502045-6.4
76Hari, Sriyansh1840SWEFFFF=47B30N+77B=31N2.09.59.54.502064+42.8
77Larsen, Linus1945SWEFFFF+108B21B76N+63B2.09.59.54.501851-9.6
78Eklund, Joel2155SWEFFFF+136B=88B2N=30N2.09.59.53.752246+8.6
79Solberg, JoachimFM2146NORFFFF+161N14B5N+93B2.09.59.53.002096-5.6
80Ljungros, Lo2051SWEFFFF=66B=68N=33B=29N2.09.09.04.502177+26.8
81Remitz, Uno1895SWEFFFF23N+102B93N+103B2.09.09.04.001891-0.4
82Sivhed, Johan1995SWEFFFF28N=51B+144N=34B2.09.09.04.001940-6.0
83Alan Pattayil Shajan2061INDFFFF=35N152B+40N=38B2.08.58.55.001954-22.8
84Johansson, Roland 19611893SWEFFFF+139B=55N89B=64N2.08.58.54.001870-2.0
85Ulmer, Maya VissingWCM1695DENFFFF+135N=17B36N=125B2.08.58.53.751906+42.8
86Nivstrand Wikdahl, Sion1765SWEFFFF36N=39B=107N+146B2.08.58.53.751759-0.8
87Bergdahl, Daniel1951SWEFFFF+56N37N27B+157N2.08.58.53.502066+24.0
88Semcesen, DanielGM2427SWEFFFF+141B=78N10B=97B2.08.58.53.502161-12.3
89Lindholm, Gustav2085SWEFFFF14N38B+84N+155B2.08.58.53.002025-6.8
90Winfridsson, Hakan1952SWEFFFF33B=106N+110B=130N2.08.08.03.751983+3.2
91Matamoros, Desmond Ekman1855SWEFFFF+69B75N59B+139N2.08.08.03.501916+13.2
92Andersson, Tore1850SWEFFFF=39N+169B41N=113B2.08.08.03.251785-7.2
93Ahl, Eskil Rosenlund1963DENFFFF+163B20N+81B79N2.08.08.03.001998+6.8
94Johansson, Ulf 19662077SWEFFFF+171B28B35N+112B2.08.08.03.001965-11.6
95Chibanni Blom, Leo1806SWEFFFF41B44N+174B+99N2.08.08.03.001787-4.4
96Silwer, Martin2039SWEFFFF105N4N+157B+118N2.08.08.02.502027-1.0
97Eriksson, Christian Altenburg2130DENFFFF=127B=73N=68B=88N2.07.57.53.752303+17.4
98Joensson, Oscar2113SWEFFFF=74B=129N+158B14B2.07.57.52.752088-3.2
99Stenvaag, Per-Chr.1751NORFFFF+58N=175B=132N95B2.07.07.03.751772+2.4
100Dale, Svein1788NORFFFF=134B=112N101B+148N2.07.07.03.251921+14.2
101Mortensen, Henrik1909DENFFFF+172N43B+100N131B2.07.07.03.001924+1.4
102Uniyal, Hanns Ivar1775SWEFFFF+107B81N108B+177N2.07.07.03.001699-16.0
103Gajic, Bozur1671SWEFFFF+145B53N+173B81N2.07.07.02.501821+15.8
104Perkovsky, David1881UKRFFFF71B+150N31B+164N2.07.07.02.501900+3.6
105Schwartz, Julius2186SCOFFFF+96B+12NF2.06.56.55.002822+11.2
106Gaunitz, Maximilian1807SWEFFFF=50N=90B155N+168B2.06.56.53.251939+14.2
107Hansen, Anders1566SWEFFFF102N+140N=86B=162B2.06.56.53.001747+18.6
108Le Doan, Duy Thuc1727SWEFFFF77N125B+102N+156B2.06.56.53.001869+30.4
109Dahlin, Emil 20131669SWEFFFF=120N=180B+168N19B2.06.56.52.251939+52.0
110Danelius, Fredrik1876SWEFFFF45N+165B90N+166B2.06.56.52.001754-9.8
111Israelsson, Lukas1950SWEFFFFF+164N13B+126N2.06.06.02.501984+6.4
112Lindholm, Marcus1918SWEFFFF=153N=100B+162N94N2.06.06.02.501863-12.4
113Chronblad, Mats1765SWEFFFF=178B=134N=163B=92N2.05.55.52.751889+13.0
114Sjostedt, Jonny1851SWEFFFF179N62B+181N+121B2.05.55.52.001813-4.4
115Falkevall, AxelIM2365SWEFFFF+133N1BF=2B1.511.011.03.252354-0.3
116Sevastianov, Andrii2131SWEFFFF+128B3N6B=59N1.511.011.02.752030-12.2
117Homtako, Thea Alexandra1643NORFFFF+26B6N51N=144B1.510.510.53.751850+34.4
118Ma, Hiram1834SWEFFFF+43N23B=45N96B1.510.010.03.751977+25.6
119Olsson, Paul 19551856SWEFFFF=44B=59N=55B50N1.510.010.03.751821-4.2
120Bernhardsson, Sten1914SWEFFFF=109B42N=64B=53N1.59.59.53.501742-18.6
121Andersson, Mans 19741770SWEFFFF25B+176N=7B114N1.59.59.52.751701-8.0
122Derlich, Sarah SimaWCM1968DENFFFF=34N46B8N+165B1.59.59.52.251710-55.2
123Nilsson, Bengt2148SWEFFFF12N+161B18N=45B1.59.59.52.251926-24.4
124Matus, Daniel1926SWEFFFF=4B48B+131N141B1.59.09.03.252014+7.8
125Hansson, Ronald1874SWEFFFF5B+108N128B=85N1.59.09.03.001795-9.2
126Le Doan, Minh Thuc1711SWEFFFF=17N52B+148N111B1.59.09.03.001837+23.2
127Olsson, LinusFM2197SWEFFFF=97N=141B=48N21B1.59.09.03.001989-23.2
128Wakeham, Daniel2026SWEFFFF116N5B+125N=46B1.59.09.02.751899-14.0
129Helin, MikaelCM1934SWEFFFF+138B=98B43N20B1.59.09.02.502019+8.0
130Kleist, Axel2112SWEFFFF+155N16B21N=90B1.59.09.02.001971-31.6
131Rosenlund, Thorbjorn2062DENFFFF29B=61N124B+101N1.58.58.53.251897-18.0
132Martensson, Erik1819SWEFFFF+177B26N=99B39N1.58.58.52.001669-16.6
133Mashhadi, Peyman2215SWEFFFF115B+158N73B=5N1.58.08.02.752115-11.2
134Akervall, Nils1996SWEFFFF=100N=113B22N=159B1.58.08.02.501677-33.4
135Mihaila, Radu Stefan1895DENFFFF85B+174N=44BF1.58.08.02.251722-27.2
136Aroven, Mikael2102SWEFFFF78N+157B=70N16B1.58.08.02.002046-6.0
137Maarouf, Nazar1903SWEFFFF+166N56B161N=22B1.57.57.52.501676-33.2
138Hussein, Sabeh2118IRQFFFF129N+167B52N=41B1.57.57.52.251844-29.6
139Leijon, Noah1636SWEFFFF84N=63B+178N91B1.57.57.52.251759+22.8
140Zhong, Qianru1657SWEFFFF63N107B+149N=142B1.57.57.52.251613-11.2
141Lilliehook, Victor2017SWEFFFF88N=127N37B+124N1.57.57.52.252081+7.6
142Kaergaard, Sissel1842DENFFFF=151B7N=177B=140N1.57.57.52.001577-28.4
143Bodin, Viggo1628SWEFFFF38N=146B+175N61N1.57.57.51.751789+28.8
144Ekman, Theo1864SWEFFFF6B+183N82B=117N1.57.57.51.251750-12.4
145Lyngsjo, Gert1794SWEFFFF103N160B+170N=49B1.56.56.52.251587-23.0
146Andersson, Erik 19551827SWEFFFF+176B=143N69B86N1.56.56.51.751679-16.6
147Larsson, Emma1804SWEFFFF7B=149N=182B=174N1.56.56.51.501593-46.4
148Malina, Alexander1860SWEFFFF=174B+159N126B100B1.55.55.51.501662-22.2
149Sandstrom, Joel1623SWEFFFF49N=147B140B+185N1.55.55.50.751599-3.2
150Torstad, Eivind Heggelund1768NORFFFF=180N104B165N+160B1.55.05.01.501723-5.6
151Eknor, Paul1681SWEFFFF=142N22B+185NF1.55.05.00.751721+3.0
152Ask, JosefFM2090SWEFFFF3B+83N4B26N1.012.012.02.001968-13.6
153Tharmarai, Yohan1796SWEFFFF=112B=25N50B7N1.011.011.02.501681-23.2
154Simpson, Liam1944SWEFFFF48N+162B56N8B1.09.59.51.001760-19.2
155Magnussen, Pal1932SWEFFFF130B15N+106B89N1.08.58.52.001832-10.2
156Knudsen, Andre1883SWEFFFF20B=64N=164B108N1.08.58.51.751641-25.6
157Stuhaug, Raphael Iglesisas1849NORFFFF+42B136N96N87B1.08.08.02.501840-2.0
158Frydendahl, Noah Skotte2047DENFFFF65N133B98N+60N1.08.08.02.501947-22.0
159Lindberg, Cajsa1754SWEFFFF51N148B=49N=134N1.08.08.02.001676-8.0
160Hjerpe, Maurits1722SWEFFFF54B+145N57B150N1.08.08.01.501594-13.0
161Stedman, Theodor1975SWEFFFF79B123N+137B23B1.08.08.01.501895-16.4
162Jaysingh Malar, Rijo1791SWEFFFF=59B154N112B=107N1.07.57.52.251655-27.2
163Stuhaug, Norleif1842NORFFFF93N166B=113N=62B1.07.57.52.251701-11.0
164Andreasson, Leo1721SWEFFFF=52N111B=156N104B1.07.57.51.7517220.0
165Ostafiev, Cristina1704SWEFFFF61B110N+150B122N1.07.57.51.501694-2.8
166Mandic, Pedja0SWEFFFF137B+163N26B110N1.07.57.51.0016950.0
167Karlsson, Ulf1920SWEFFFF32B138N+171B47N1.07.57.51.001855-7.4
168Westlund, Tim1909SWEFFFF+183B18N109B106N1.07.57.50.501610-30.4
169Larsson, Elin1716SWEFFFF60B92N+184B54N1.07.57.50.501647-13.2
170Bengtsson, Sebastian 20011593SWEFFFF8N57N145B+186N1.07.57.50.001570-4.8
171Dahlstedt, Anders1845SWEFFFF94N19B167N+172B1.07.07.01.001747-10.2
172Hanini, Jacob1763SWEFFFF101B+178N25B171N1.07.07.01.001689-7.2
173Beier, August1767DENFFFF40N+185B103N58B1.07.07.00.001498-55.6
174Hova, Frode1745NORFFFF=148N135B95N=147B1.06.56.51.501648-9.6
175Xu, Zi Qian1831SWEFFFF55B=99N143B=183N1.06.56.51.251559-56.4
176Ogbekene, Edmund1685SWEFFFF146N121B+186B24N1.06.06.00.001573-11.0
177Hansson, Nils 19851609SWEFFFF132N=181B=142N102B1.05.55.51.001596-1.4
178Sjodahl, Sten1867SWEFFFF=113N172B139B=184N1.05.05.01.251552-32.8
179Grau, Peter2013DENFFFF+114B60N1.04.54.52.001874-7.4
180Quinn, David1934SCOFFFF=150B=109N1.03.53.51.751719-10.8
181Fluck, Oliver1722DENFFFF53B=177N114BF0.57.07.00.501490-16.4
182Yadav, Lakshita1643SWEFFFF62N58B=147N0.56.56.50.751455-26.4
183Bjare, Andreas1648SWEFFFF168N144B63N=175B0.56.06.00.501521-9.8
184Osypova, Alona1817UKRFFFFFF169N=178B0.54.04.00.501599-11.4
185Asell, Marcus1573SWEFFFF64B173N151B149B0.06.56.50.00913-25.2
186Phan, Viet An1661SWEFFFF24BF176N170B0.05.05.00.00895-54.4

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