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Elite Hotels Open 2026 std

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156 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 09 Feb 2026 to 10 Feb 2026 in Vaxjo, Sweden. 16 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2361, and top seed was Jung Min Seo (🇸🇪 SWE, IM, 2492).

Nazar Maarouf (🇸🇪 SWE, 1901) won with 4.0/8, ahead of Lukas Israelsson (4.0) and Tiger Hillarp Persson (3.5). Maarouf won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Axel Kleist (2098) beat William Olsson (IM, 2386), a +288-point gap.

Location
🇸🇪Vaxjo, Sweden
Dates
09 Feb 2026 → 10 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Top seed
🇸🇪IMJung Min Seo2492
Avg top 10
2,361
Participants
156
Titled players · 16
GM×2
IM×4
FM×7
CM×3
Federations · 6 represented
🇸🇪Sweden×151
🇮🇷Iran×1
🇦🇺Australia×1
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
🇮🇸Iceland×1
🇩🇰Denmark×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

Tight race until R8; 2 players tied at 4.0/8, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 156 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders
156
156
156
156
63
18
9
2
2468R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8
R8 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.0/8. Maarouf takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (7.0).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Lukas Israelsson 4 wins (R5–R8)Nazar Maarouf 4 wins (R5–R8)Ludvig Morell 3 wins (R5–R7)

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Maarouf, Nazar1901SWEFFFF+68B+73N+69B+135N4.07.07.07.002687+77.6
2Israelsson, Lukas1904SWEFFFF+141B+99N+106B+39N4.06.56.56.502471+34.0
3Hillarp Persson, TigerGM2435SWEFFFF+60B+30N=13B+20N3.510.510.59.002460+0.8
4Carlsson, LudvigIM2418SWEFFFF=43N+96B+64N+94B3.57.57.56.252454+1.0
5Dingertz, Filip2000SWEFFFF+127B+97N=30B+64B3.57.07.05.752293+51.6
6Valcu, Lavinia2119SWEFFFF+98B+63N+135B=33N3.57.07.05.752383+44.8
7Morell, Ludvig2024SWEFFFF+87N+128B+103N=61B3.56.56.55.502348+28.8
8Preman, Nathan2054SWEFFFF=62B+134N+107B+101N3.56.06.05.002215+24.4
9Rydstrom, TomFM2299SWEFFFF+59B=11N+19B=10N3.011.011.08.002530+23.8
10Arman, DenizFM2353SWEFFFF+94B+18N=11B=9B3.010.510.57.502528+18.2
11Seo, Jung MinIM2492SWEFFFF+130N=9B=10N+14B3.010.010.07.002466-1.0
12Berling, Egil2072SWEFFFF=65N+48B=61N+15B3.09.59.57.502236+33.6
13Rasti, ArvinFM2243SWEFFFF+100B=36N=3N+60B3.09.59.56.502474+24.0
14Lindberg, BengtIM2276SWEFFFF+102B+37N+59B−11N3.09.09.06.002411+7.0
15Sevastianov, Andrii2140SWEFFFF+107B+95N+44B−12N3.08.58.55.502139+0.4
16Lindholm, Marcus1927SWEFFFF+38B+120N−41B+97N3.08.08.05.502030+10.6
17Ivenholt, Niklas1843SWEFFFF+114B+101N+32B−59N3.07.57.55.502265+84.8
18Liu, YiFM2372AUSFFFF+129N−10B+130N+31B3.07.57.54.502339-1.0
19Akesson, RalfGM2302SWEFFFF+103N+61B−9N+130B3.07.57.54.502373+3.6
20Fransson, Angelina2050SWEFFFF+136N+67B+139N−3B3.07.57.54.002367+31.2
21Tronsson, Martin2040SWEFFFF=95B=66N+127B+75N3.06.56.54.752079+6.8
22Zandler Andersson, Nils1875SWEFFFF+144B=69N=63B+114N3.06.56.54.502124+26.2
23Karlsson, Jorgen2044SWEFFFF+77N−35B+152N+131N3.06.06.03.501976-5.2
24Wakeham, Daniel2012SWEFFFF+76B=153N+138B=79B3.05.55.54.252120+10.8
25Fransson, Patrick2118SWEFFFF+153B−59N+110B+100N3.05.55.53.502269+16.2
26Andreasson, Leo1726SWEFFFF+150B+111N+132B−34N3.05.55.53.001975+51.6
27Kallen, Jonas2104SWEFFFF+133B+116B−94N+129N3.05.05.03.502129+2.4
28Andersson, Mans 19741758SWEFFFF+155B=98N+151B=42B3.04.54.52.502098+35.8
29Daldborg, Per1763SWEFFFF−45B+155N+154B+127N3.03.53.51.002037+28.8
30Tornberg, Carlos2118SWEFFFF+80N−3B=5N+65B2.511.011.05.752206+8.0
31Kleist, Axel2098SWEFFFF+46B=94N+36B−18N2.59.59.55.752399+30.4
32Fransson, Percy2100SWEFFFF=74N+51B−17N+88B2.59.59.55.502036-6.8
33Vernersson, Per2276SWEFFFF−96N+50B+105N=6B2.59.09.05.752152-6.0
34Helin, MikaelCM1933SWEFFFF+113N−80B=35N+26B2.59.09.05.751938+0.4
35Ohlsson, Mikael1804SWEFFFF+142B+23N=34B−44N2.59.09.05.251978+18.0
36Olsson, WilliamIM2386SWEFFFF+86B=13B−31N+96B2.59.09.05.002213-7.7
37Schriever-Abeln, Marius2133SWEFFFF+105N−14B=83N+47B2.59.09.05.002196+6.2
38Johansson, Jan 19641793SWEFFFF−16N+77B=70N+71B2.59.09.05.001973+19.2
39Ostafiev, Cristina1710SWEFFFF=78N+119B+118N−2B2.59.09.04.001942+48.8
40Logdahl, HaraldFM2206SWEFFFF+85B−60N=75B+58B2.58.58.55.502070-12.8
41Morell, OscarCM2065SWEFFFF−108N+124B+16N=67B2.58.08.05.502020-6.8
42Johnsson, Marcus1913SWEFFFF+111B=72N=97B=28N2.58.08.04.751871-4.8
43Ljung, Harald2111SWEFFFF=4B+129N−60B+102N2.58.08.04.252222+10.6
44Varjomaa, Stefan1921SWEFFFF=123N+140B−15N+35B2.58.08.04.251979+5.8
45Lappas Lonnermark, Johannes1914SWEFFFF+29N=113B=137N=81B2.57.57.55.251890-5.6
46Wernberg, HugoFM2281SWEFFFF−31N+108B=96N+83B2.57.57.54.252136-13.6
47Goransson, Martin2033SWEFFFF=66B+133N+82B−37N2.57.57.54.002043+1.0
48Nodtveidt, Svante1913SWEFFFF+152B−12N+91B=104N2.57.07.03.251975+14.0
49Frank, Valentin1803SWEFFFF=55N=70B=136N+128B2.56.56.53.752054+26.2
50Frisk, Hans1980SWEFFFF+132B−33N=76B+133N2.56.56.53.002058+7.2
51Ljung, Rickard1969SWEFFFF+137B−32N=62B+138N2.56.56.53.001992+2.4
52Halvarsson, Peter1967SWEFFFF+145N−105B=112N+72B2.56.06.03.751980+1.2
53Eiriksson, Theodor1778ISLFFFF−84B+142N+99B=98N2.56.06.03.251812+7.2
54Akoral, Sinan1789SWEFFFF+93B−109N+150B=125N2.55.55.53.251772-2.0
55Marttala, Thomas2067SWEFFFF=49B=132N=131B+134N2.55.55.53.251921-14.0
56Jarvoll, Anton1769SWEFFFF−99B+147N+115B=95N2.55.55.53.251801+3.4
57Maximova, Sofia1793SWEFFFF+109N=151N=95B=136B2.54.54.53.001968+37.2
58Spang, Lukas1965SWEFFFF+154B=104N+153B−40N2.54.54.51.252051+8.8
59Mashhadi, Peyman2200SWEFFFF−9N+25B−14N+17B2.012.012.06.002134-5.2
60Troberg Eskola, Love2083SWEFFFF−3N+40B+43N−13N2.011.511.55.002249+16.2
61Joensson, Jacob2149SWEFFFF+104B−19N=12B=7N2.011.011.04.752110-4.4
62Thamarai, Yohan1792SWEFFFF=8N+71B=51N−74B2.010.010.05.001973+37.2
63Johansson, Sven1969SWEFFFF+112N−6B=22N=76B2.010.010.04.001925-4.8
64Bende, Tobias2104SWEFFFF+122B+117N−4B−5N2.010.010.03.002086-3.2
65Torres, Lucas1969SWEFFFF=12B+86N=104B−30N2.09.09.04.252070+22.0
66Ma, Hiram1875SWEFFFF=47N=21B−88B+120N2.09.09.04.251948+15.6
67Johansson, William2127SWEFFFF=110B−20N+85B=41N2.09.09.04.002015-12.0
68Lappas, Georgios1758SWEFFFF−1N+143B−71N+92B2.09.09.03.001829+7.4
69Bergdahl, Martin2008SWEFFFF=140N=22B−1N+137B2.09.09.03.001866-30.4
70Eriksson, Joakim1917SWEFFFF−97B=49N=38B+89N2.08.58.54.501780-15.0
71Bernhardsson, Sten1909SWEFFFF+89B−62N+68B−38N2.08.58.54.001776-14.4
72Frisk, Anders1811SWEFFFF+119N=42B=74N−52N2.08.58.53.751908+10.4
73Eliasson, Kevin1739SWEFFFF+121N−1B+146N−87B2.08.58.52.501855+24.0
74Levin, Magnus1958SWEFFFF=32B−102N=72B+62N2.08.08.04.251937-2.2
75Hari, Sriyansh1941SWEFFFF=131N+118B=40N−21B2.08.08.03.251990+9.2
76Garner, Marten1863SWEFFFF−24N+152B=50N=63N2.08.08.02.751923+6.4
77Larsson, Elin1760SWEFFFF−23B−38N+90B+151N2.08.08.02.501861+20.0
78Al-Sherufi, Haider1816SWEFFFF=39B−106N+84B=111N2.07.57.54.001732-9.0
79Nilsson, Bengt2124SWEFFFF=117B=110N=102B=24N2.07.57.53.752016-11.8
80Wahlstrom, Lennart2039SWEFFFF−30B+34N−100B+139B2.07.57.53.502116+8.4
81Ottosson, Bjorn1795SWEFFFF−82B=115N+109B=45N2.07.57.53.501828+3.6
82Alsaied Ali, Firas1909SWEFFFF+81N+123B−47N−116B2.07.57.53.501977+5.4
83Eriksson, Kristian2045SWEFFFF+138B=100N=37B−46N2.07.57.53.002127+8.4
84Mulato, Marvin1708SWEFFFF+53N−112B−78N+143B2.07.07.03.501818+12.2
85Reinsch, Svetoslav1910SWEFFFF−40N+131B−67N+124B2.07.07.02.501968+5.2
86Silwer, Martin2049SWEFFFF−36N−65B+128N+108B2.07.07.02.502052-1.4
87Danelius, Fredrik1876SWEFFFF−7B+154N−101B+73N2.07.07.02.001872-0.4
88Eriksson, Lennarth1993SWEFFFF+134B−139B+66N−32N2.06.56.53.001998+0.6
89Dahlin, Emil 20131760SWEFFFF−71N+121B+145N−70B2.06.56.52.501882+26.4
90Mellbin, Bo-Goran1694SWEFFFF−115B+148B−77N+126B2.06.06.02.501626-6.6
91Sedlak, Martin1677SWEFFFF−128N+145B−48N+140B2.05.55.52.001882+42.0
92Zerehpoosh, Mohammad Reza1664IRIFFFF=126N=150N+147B−68N2.05.05.02.001586-16.0
93Westman, Leif1649SWEFFFF−54N+156B−121N+150B2.04.54.50.501738+9.2
94Dingertz, Erik2176SWEFFFF−10N=31B+27B−4N1.512.012.04.252156-3.6
95Johansson, Roland 19611886SWEFFFF=21N−15B=57N=56B1.511.011.04.001849-5.4
96Lindholm, Gustav2080SWEFFFF+33B−4N=46B−36N1.511.011.03.752253+15.0
97Islam, Umair1764SWEFFFF+70N−5B=42N−16B1.511.011.03.251852+17.2
98Rosell, Sven1901SWEFFFF−6N=28B=113N=53B1.510.510.53.501777-14.4
99Jarvoll, Viktor1627SWEFFFF+56N−2B−53N=109B1.510.510.53.251714+15.6
100Nilsson, OliverCM2220SWEFFFF−13N=83B+80N−25B1.510.010.03.002024-21.6
101Harila, Per1997SWEFFFF=116N−17B+87N−8B1.510.010.02.751800-15.8
102Ljungros, Lo2045SWEFFFF−14N+74B=79N−43B1.59.59.53.002030-5.2
103Joensson, Oscar2110SWEFFFF−19B+122N−7B=110N1.59.59.52.251992-13.6
104Ostlund, Anders2040SWEFFFF−61N=58B=65N=48B1.59.09.03.501912-14.4
105Dingertz, Gustav2049SWEFFFF−37B+52N−33B=117N1.59.09.03.252000-6.2
106Svensson, Bengt 19571739SWEFFFF−118N+78B−2N=119B1.59.09.02.751760+1.6
107Leon, David1903SWEFFFF−15N+146B−8N=113B1.59.09.01.751857-12.4
108Johansson, Isac1942SWEFFFF+41B−46N=117B−86N1.58.58.53.252004+4.8
109Mandic, Pedja1752SWEFFFF−57B+54B−81N=99N1.58.58.53.251664-20.0
110Bergdahl, Daniel2036SWEFFFF=67N=79B−25N=103B1.58.58.52.752033-2.0
111Fellman, Linus1771SWEFFFF−42N−26B+141N=78B1.58.58.52.001679-20.8
112Andersson, Stig1841SWEFFFF−63B+84N=52B−122N1.58.08.03.251813-3.6
113Olsson, Thomas1801SWEFFFF−34B=45N=98B=107N1.58.08.02.751826+2.2
114Wiklund, Johan1990SWEFFFF−17N=137B+149N−22B1.58.08.01.501753-26.0
115Nivstrand Wikdahl, Sion1736SWEFFFF+90N=81B−56N−148B1.57.57.53.001623-25.6
116Blixt, Mikael0SWEFFFF=101B−27N−129B+82N1.57.57.52.7519060.0
117Matus, Daniel1970SWEFFFF=79N−64B=108N=105B1.57.07.02.501968-0.8
118Matamoros, Desmond Ekman1874SWEFFFF+106B−75N−39B=132N1.57.07.02.001720-34.4
119Simfors, Daniel1793SWEFFFF−72B−39N+144B=106N1.57.07.01.751667-28.4
120Hanini, Jacob1726SWEFFFF+149N−16B=140N−66B1.57.07.01.501786+5.6
121Martinelle, Christoffer1861SWEFFFF−73B−89N+93B=152N1.56.56.52.251633-25.0
122Gorton, Olof1955SWEFFFF−64N−103B=124N+112B1.56.56.52.251852-11.2
123Berlin, Johan1727SWEFFFF=44B−82N−133B+146N1.56.56.52.251784+5.2
124Blixth, Liam1702SWEFFFF+151B−41N=122B−85N1.56.56.51.251873+15.0
125Andersson, Fredrik1718SWEFFFF+143N−127N−134B=54B1.55.55.52.251737+1.8
126Gallman, Joel1426SWEFFFF=92B−141N+156B−90N1.55.05.01.001583+28.4
127Persson, Linus1841SWEFFFF−5N+125B−21N−29B1.011.011.01.501687-16.2
128Cedervall, Magnus1911SWEFFFF+91B−7N−86B−49N1.010.010.02.001695-22.0
129Langhals, Mattias1961SWEFFFF−18B−43B+116N−27B1.010.010.01.501392-13.8
130Eklund, Joel2162SWEFFFF−11B+135N−18B−19N1.010.010.01.002109-6.4
131Johansson, Sigge1838SWEFFFF=75B−85N=55N−23B1.09.59.52.251797-4.2
132Balaji, Vijay1838SWEFFFF−50N=55B−26N=118B1.09.59.52.001719-12.4
133Eriksson, Magnus1875SWEFFFF−27N−47B+123N−50B1.09.59.51.501768-11.2
134Le Doan, Minh Thuc1825SWEFFFF−88N−8B+125N−55B1.09.59.51.501765-13.6
135Ask, JosefFM2041SWEFFFF+139N−130B−6N−1B1.09.59.51.001901-14.4
136Nilsson, Mattias 19791940SWEFFFF−20B−138N=49B=57N1.09.09.02.501687-26.4
137Qwarfort, Fredrik1820SWEFFFF−51N=114N=45B−69N1.08.58.52.001777-4.2
138Ek, Lucas1874SWEFFFF−83N+136B−24N−51B1.08.58.51.001799-14.4
139Lindahl, Emil2193SWEFFFF−135B+88N−20B−80N1.08.08.02.001838-37.2
140Andersson, Elsa1866SWEFFFF=69B−44N=120B−91N1.08.08.01.751640-46.8
141Jiang, Fanan1609SWEFFFF−2N+126B−111B−144N1.08.08.01.501522-19.2
142Bjare, Andreas1633SWEFFFF−35N−53B−143N+147N1.07.07.01.001556-7.8
143Malina, Alexander1840SWEFFFF−125B−68N+142B−84N1.06.56.51.001511-34.6
144Karlsson, Bengt-Ake1758SWEFFFF−22N−149B−119N+141B1.06.56.51.001582-18.0
145Tuomisto, Keijo1840SWEFFFF−52B−91N−89B+154N1.06.56.50.001590-26.2
146Morell, Adam1779SWEFFFF+148N−107N−73B−123B1.06.06.01.001545-24.2
147Karlsson, Thomas 19531574SWEFFFF+156N−56B−92N−142B1.05.55.50.001502-14.4
148Hansen, Anders1581SWEFFFF−146B−90NF+115N1.04.54.51.501611+2.4
149Jakobcic, Oliver1823DENFFFF−120B+144N−114B—1.04.04.01.001699-10.0
150Svensson, Torgil1587SWEFFFF−26N=92B−54N−93N0.59.59.51.001385-17.0
151Johansson, Eva1912SWEFFFF−124N=57B−28N−77B0.59.09.01.251431-46.8
152Angara, Vihaan1730SWEFFFF−48N−76N−23B=121B0.59.09.00.751598-21.6
153Ozbek, Gorkem1848TURFFFF−25N=24B−58N—0.58.58.51.501759-5.8
154Le Doan, Duy Thuc1729SWEFFFF−58N−87B−29N−145B0.08.58.50.001061-52.0
155Nilsson, Hakan 19741894SWEFFFF−28N−29BF—0.07.07.00.00961-54.4
156Berg, Jonathan1713SWEFFFF−147B−93N−126NF0.04.54.50.00750-84.8

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