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Unga talangers GM7

Round-RobinStandard

6 players participated in this 10-round tournament, held from 06 Jan 2026 to 10 Jan 2026 in Stockholm, Sweden. 6 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2481, and top seed was Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal (🇳🇴 NOR, GM, 2578).

Rishi Sardana (🇦🇺 AUS, IM, 2470) won with 7.0/10, ahead of Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal (6.5) and Jonah B Willow (4.5). Sardana shared the lead from round 6 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 10: Tor Fredrik Kaasen (IM, 2471) beat Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal (GM, 2578), a +107-point gap.

Location
🇸🇪Stockholm, Sweden
Dates
06 Jan 2026 → 10 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 10 rounds
Top seed
🇳🇴GMFrode Olav Olsen Urkedal2578
Avg top 10
2,481
Participants
6
Titled players · 6
GM×3
IM×3
Federations · 5 represented
🇳🇴Norway×2
🇸🇪Sweden×1
🇱🇻Latvia×1
🇦🇺Australia×1
🇬🇧England×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 10 rounds

IM Rishi Sardana led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.

Co-leaders
2
3
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
#1#2#3#6R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10Urkedal takes leadSardana takes lead
Sardana#1Urkedal#2Willow#3Kaasen#4Blomqvist#5Miezis#6
R4 · LEADER CHANGE07 Jan

GM Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal takes the sole lead (3.0/4).

HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND · 2 games

IM Rishi Sardana 0.5–1.5 against GM Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal (R4 0-1, R9 ½-½) — decisive in 1/2.

R5–R7 · WIN STREAK

IM Rishi Sardana won 3 in a row (R5–R7).

Cross-table

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1🇦🇺IMSardana, Rishi2470*0111½7.030.0046.0+21.62631
2🇳🇴GMUrkedal, Frode Olav Olsen25781*½1½16.530.7547.0-0.82570
3🇬🇧IMWillow, Jonah B24800½*½1½4.522.0051.0-4.82444
4🇳🇴IMKaasen, Tor Fredrik247100½*1½4.522.0051.0-3.42446
5🇸🇪GMBlomqvist, Erik24940½00*14.017.5052.0-12.02406
6🇱🇻GMMiezis, Normunds2390½0½½0*3.517.7553.0-0.62388

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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Biggest upsets