Lilla Elite Hotels Open 2026 std
Open SwissStandard
60 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 09 Feb 2026 to 10 Feb 2026 in Vaxjo, Sweden. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1699, and top seed was Gustav Horngren (🇸🇪 SWE, 1748).
Mohammed Lufta (🇸🇪 SWE, 1578) won with 3.5/8, ahead of H M D Kawya Dineth Akarsha (3.5) and Isak Berntsson (3.5). Lufta won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Amanda Zhao (1458) beat Harri Junell (1672), a +214-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
Federations · 2 represented
🇸🇪Sweden×57
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsTight race until R8; 3 players tied at 3.5/8, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 61 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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61
24
7
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3
R8 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 3.5/8. Lufta takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (8.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lufta, Mohammed | 1578 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +17N | =37B | +36N | +18B | 3.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.25 | 1769 | +19.6 |
| 2 | Akarsha, H M D Kawya Dineth | 1742 | SRI | F | F | F | F | +23N | +48B | =22N | +16N | 3.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.50 | 1944 | +31.6 |
| 3 | Berntsson, Isak | 1660 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +51N | =4B | +50N | +39B | 3.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.00 | 1880 | +34.8 |
| 4 | Junell, Eliel | 1559 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +9B | =3N | +29B | =48N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 7.25 | 1768 | +34.0 |
| 5 | Horngren, Gustav | 1748 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =7N | +36B | =6N | +22B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.50 | 1797 | +3.8 |
| 6 | Johansson, Stina 1999 | 1671 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +43B | =40N | =5B | +8N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.75 | 1849 | +9.2 |
| 7 | Frank, Florentin | 1636 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =5B | =16N | +40B | +41N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.75 | 1797 | +26.0 |
| 8 | Riaza Garcia, David | 0 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +38N | +31B | +25N | −6B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.50 | 1646 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Larsson, Martin 1980 | 0 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −4N | +51B | +32N | +30B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.00 | 1638 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Larsson, Axel | 0 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +42N | −23B | +38N | +28B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.00 | 1625 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Zhao, Amanda | 1458 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +15B | −24N | +60B | +26N | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.00 | 2472 | +30.8 |
| 12 | Eriksson, Bengt 1961 | 1618 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +48N | −22B | +41B | +27N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.50 | 1865 | +25.8 |
| 13 | Askander, Mikael | 1631 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +56N | +58N | =19B | =24N | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.75 | 1633 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Gurevich, Michael | 1525 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +60N | −18B | +34N | +37B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.50 | 1675 | +24.0 |
| 15 | Oholiar, Pavlo | 0 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −11N | +?B | +57B | +49N | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 1526 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Magnusson, Stefan | 1549 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +50N | =7B | +28N | −2B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.50 | 1718 | +17.8 |
| 17 | Larsson, Ilke | 0 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −1B | +26N | =21N | +54B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.25 | 1658 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Bergh, Daniel | 1637 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +53B | +14N | =48B | −1N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.50 | 1641 | +0.2 |
| 19 | Sjogren, Samuel | 1451 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +46N | =42B | =13N | =38B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.50 | 1585 | +21.6 |
| 20 | Sedaqatyar, Hamed | 1643 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =36N | =25B | =39N | +40B | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.00 | 1613 | -1.6 |
| 21 | Boberg, Hannes | 1691 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −52B | +57N | =17B | +34B | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.75 | 2285 | +9.4 |
| 22 | Malmstrom, Asker | 1710 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =41B | +12N | =2B | −5N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.50 | 1707 | -0.6 |
| 23 | Karlsson, Hans | 1601 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −2B | +10N | −27B | +44N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.50 | 914 | -13.8 |
| 24 | Mezo, Roni | 0 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −30N | +11B | =43N | =13B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.25 | 1580 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Nilsson, Jesper | 1620 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +44B | =20N | −8B | =31N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.75 | 1619 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Junell, Harri | 1672 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +55B | −17B | +33N | −11B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 1503 | -17.6 |
| 27 | Jackmann, Jonathan | 1686 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −39N | +43B | +23N | −12B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.50 | 1597 | -19.6 |
| 28 | Nikolov, Toni | 1612 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +45B | +49N | −16B | −10N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 1525 | -4.8 |
| 29 | Blomqvist, Matteo | 1676 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +33N | +54B | −4N | −36B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1696 | -0.4 |
| 30 | Hey, Fabian | 1670 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +24B | −44N | +53B | −9N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 2311 | +11.6 |
| 31 | Zhao, Isabella | 1595 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =37N | −8N | +49B | =25B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.75 | 1670 | +11.6 |
| 32 | Nabbing, Johanna | 1654 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −49B | +52N | −9B | +35N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 701 | -14.0 |
| 33 | Bergh, Hannes | 1547 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −29B | +47N | −26B | +52N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.50 | 886 | -25.2 |
| 34 | Hariharan, Dharaneesh | 1501 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +59B | +60N | −14B | −21N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.50 | 808 | -28.4 |
| 35 | Madej, Lars | 0 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =57B | +55N | =42N | −32B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1446 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Abo Alhasan, Adam | 0 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =20B | −5N | −1B | +29N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.25 | 1580 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Kemsley, Oliver | 1515 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =31B | =1N | =44B | −14N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 1440 | -11.6 |
| 38 | Ruter, Tryggve | 1538 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −8B | +45N | −10B | =19N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.75 | 1451 | -4.8 |
| 39 | Bjureblad, Martin | 1606 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +27B | −41N | =20B | −3N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.25 | 1590 | -2.0 |
| 40 | Svensson, Carl | 0 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +54N | =6B | −7N | −20N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.50 | 1553 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Cornfors, Theodor | 1720 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =22N | +39B | −12N | −7B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.50 | 1556 | -37.2 |
| 42 | Koranyi, Gabor | 1587 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −10B | =19N | =35B | =45N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1451 | -7.2 |
| 43 | Lark, David | 1563 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −6N | −27N | =24B | +50B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1494 | -10.8 |
| 44 | Safak,Mert | 0 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −25N | +30B | =37N | −23B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.75 | 1514 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Blom, Jakob | 0 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −28N | −38B | +51N | =42B | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.75 | 1475 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Preman, Ethan | 0 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −19B | =59N | +58B | −53N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.75 | 1338 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Thamarai,Vivan | 0 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =58B | −33B | −?N | +57N | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1403 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Andreasson, Henrik | 1571 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −12B | −2N | =18N | =4B | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.75 | 1446 | -12.6 |
| 49 | Lide, Amos | 1501 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +32N | −28B | −31N | −15B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1495 | -0.8 |
| 50 | Madej, Anton | 1505 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −16B | +53N | −3B | −43N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1378 | -24.4 |
| 51 | Lundstrom, Andreas | 1511 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −3B | −9N | −45B | +60N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 860 | -6.0 |
| 52 | Leijon,Hugo | 0 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +21N | −32B | −54N | −33B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 1433 | 0.0 |
| 53 | Fallqvist, Jonathan | 1511 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −18N | −50B | −30N | +46B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.50 | 802 | -45.6 |
| 54 | Hongbei Liu, Linnea | 1611 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −40B | −29N | +52B | −17N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 899 | -15.2 |
| 55 | FIDE 563004577 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −26N | −35B | +56B | −?N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 793 | 0.0 |
| 56 | Altermann, Andreaz | 0 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −13B | F | −55N | +58N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.50 | 1530 | 0.0 |
| 57 | Andersson, Hugo 2009 | 1472 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =35N | −21B | −15N | −47B | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 892 | -8.8 |
| 58 | Andreasson, Amilia | 1428 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =47N | −13B | −46N | −56B | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.75 | 831 | -9.6 |
| 59 | Ljungdahl,Axel | 0 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −34N | =46B | F | — | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 697 | 0.0 |
| 60 | FIDE 563004607 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −14B | −34B | −11N | −51B | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 697 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Berntsson, IsakSWE+34.83.5 pts · #2
- 2Junell, ElielSWE+34.03.0 pts · #20
- 3Akarsha, H M D Kawya DinethSRI+31.63.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Fallqvist, JonathanSWE-45.61.0 pts · #58
- 2Cornfors, TheodorSWE-37.21.5 pts · #31
- 3Hariharan, DharaneeshSWE-28.42.0 pts · #49
Biggest upsets
- R8+214 Elo gap
- R5+153 Elo gap
- R7+117 Elo gap