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Halmstad Open 2026 std

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123 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 02 May 2026 to 03 May 2026 in Halmstad, Sweden. 15 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2341, and top seed was Erik Blomqvist (🇸🇪 SWE, GM, 2472).

Erik Blomqvist (🇸🇪 SWE, GM, 2472) won with 3.5/8, ahead of Niklas Carlstrom (3.5) and Hugo Wernberg (3.0). Blomqvist shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Fanan Jiang (1554) beat Tarik Hikmet Kilic (1784), a +230-point gap.

Location
🇸🇪Halmstad, Sweden
Dates
02 May 2026 → 03 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Top seed
🇸🇪GMErik Blomqvist2472
Avg top 10
2,341
Participants
123
Titled players · 15
GM×4
IM×2
FM×5
CM×3
WFM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇸🇪Sweden×111
🇳🇴Norway×3
🇩🇰Denmark×3
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
🇮🇸Iceland×1
🇬🇧England×1
🇭🇷Croatia×1
🇮🇶Iraq×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

Tight race until R8; 2 players tied at 3.5/8, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 124 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders
124
124
124
124
47
14
3
2
2468R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8
R8 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 3.5/8. Blomqvist takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (9.0).

R5–R7 · WIN STREAK

GM Erik Blomqvist won 3 in a row (R5–R7).

R5 · LATE SURGE

FM Hugo Wernberg was #48 at R5, climbed to #3 over the final stretch.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1GMErik Blomqvist*
½
2Niklas Carlstrom*
3FMHugo Wernberg
½
*
4Victor Lilliehook*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Blomqvist, ErikGM2472SWEFFFF+81N+23B+45N=3B3.59.09.07.502717+10.0
2Carlstrom, Niklas2077SWEFFFF+43N+48B=80N+26B3.58.08.07.252459+35.0
3Wernberg, HugoFM2301SWEFFFF=44B+28N+9B=1N3.011.011.08.252479+18.2
4Ivenholt, Niklas2004SWEFFFF+31N+8B+44B23N3.010.010.07.502400+39.4
5Johnson, Daniel2188SWEFFFF+25N+95B=27N=21B3.09.09.06.502246+5.8
6Nilsson, OliverCM2180SWEFFFF+46N=24B=21N+49B3.09.09.06.502352+17.6
7Blom, Leo1844SWEFFFF=41N+112B+10N=12B3.09.09.06.502232+79.6
8Lilliehook, Victor2132SWEFFFF+51B4N+47B+42N3.09.09.06.002214+15.6
9Sandberg, LucasFM2325SWEFFFF+87N+49B3N+27B3.09.09.06.002372+4.8
10Guindy, Esmat SusanneWFM2051DENFFFF+88B+34N7B+89N3.08.58.55.502087+3.4
11Neretljak, NedzadCM2065SWEFFFF+82N43B+22N+41B3.08.08.06.002107+4.0
12Schriever-Abeln, Marius2134SWEFFFF+96B=61N+86B=7N3.08.08.05.502076-4.0
13Svensson, Leif 19402054SWEFFFF+70N+55B=87N=48B3.07.57.55.752181+13.6
14Joensson, Oscar2102SWEFFFF=57B=47N+40B+84N3.07.57.55.502180+8.0
15Reid, Gregor J M2151ENGFFFF21N+40N+85B+80B3.07.57.55.002294+14.6
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18Langhals, Mattias1931SWEFFFF+102N+111B+114N33B3.06.06.03.502049+12.0
19Tornberg, Carlos2133SWEFFFF+122B+53N42B+83N3.05.55.53.502196+6.0
20Johansson, Isac1924SWEFFFF91B+116N+90B+108N3.04.54.53.001860-4.4
21Preman, Nathan2067SWEFFFF+15B=44N=6B=5N2.511.011.07.002272+43.6
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23Hillarp Persson, TigerGM2420SWEFFFF=45B1N+69B+4B2.510.510.56.002353-2.1
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27Cibo, Faris2140SWEFFFF+83B+52N=5B9N2.59.59.55.002241+10.4
28Kleist, Axel2158SWEFFFF+85N3B+63N=24B2.59.09.04.752243+9.4
29Martensson, Erik1844SWEFFFF=22N+56B41N+65N2.58.58.55.252037+20.8
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31Kallen, Jonas2103SWEFFFF4B=86N+71B+63N2.58.58.54.752033-7.4
32Rasti, ArvinFM2305SWEFFFF=80N+50B=24N=45B2.58.08.05.002385+8.6
33Ljungros, Lo2121SWEFFFF40B+108N=51B+18N2.58.08.05.002030-13.9
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35Saleby, Harry1696SWEFFFF+90B+92N82B=72N2.56.56.54.001890+40.4
36Bende, Tobias2098SWEFFFF+110B=84N=81N=50B2.56.06.03.502209+11.8
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39Lilja, Emil1782SWEFFFF+119N=66B56N+122B2.54.54.51.501817+3.0
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48Nilsson, Bengt2147SWEFFFF=52B2N+109B=13N2.09.59.53.502058-10.0
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50Subramanian, Aditya2154SWEFFFF+42B32N=67B=36N2.09.09.04.252139-2.0
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52Laith, KasibFM2063IRQFFFF=48N27B=64N+75B2.08.58.54.002059-0.2
53Bergdahl, Daniel2026SWEFFFF+111N19B+30B60N2.08.58.53.501972-10.4
54Lappas Lonnermark, Johannes2028SWEFFFF+73B59N+93B17N2.08.58.53.501694-52.0
55Persson, Linus1840SWEFFFF+75N13N+113B25B2.08.58.53.001997+16.4
56Simpson, Liam1949SWEFFFF108B29N+39B+59N2.08.08.04.501818-14.2
57Dahlin, Emil 20131872SWEFFFF=14N85B=89N+61B2.08.08.04.252032+33.2
58Eiriksson, Theodor1796ISLFFFF26B=94N+65B=51N2.08.08.03.752055+49.2
59Malina, Alexander1850SWEFFFF+107N+54B25N56B2.08.08.03.501896+5.6
60Ivarsson, Torbjorn2094SWEFFFF24N+89B49N+53B2.08.08.03.502120+2.4
61Sivhed, Johan1985SWEFFFF+116B=12B=38N57N2.08.08.03.251866-10.8
62Andersson, Albin1766SWEFFFF37N+107B+100N22B2.08.08.03.001798+7.6
63Ben Saeid, Aria1906SWEFFFF+94N+98N28B31B2.08.08.03.002099+19.8
64Madevan Vaishnavi, Yaashvan1997SWEFFFF=34B+110N=52B46N2.07.57.53.251959-7.6
65Gorton, Olof1944SWEFFFF+103N+100B58N29B2.07.57.53.001816-14.0
66Olivemark, Georg1595SWEFFFF+120N=39N17B=102B2.07.57.52.501767+36.0
67Eriksson, Kristian2084SWEFFFF+112N=26B=50N81B2.07.07.03.252187+10.0
68Wahlstrom, Lennart2059SWEFFFF=97N=41B76N+88B2.07.07.03.251892-17.4
69Arnelind, Mikael2131SWEFFFF+109N=80B23N=43B2.07.07.02.752154+2.0
70Andersson, Stig1861SWEFFFF13B+91N83B+113N2.07.07.02.501929+7.2
71Quinn, David1919SCOFFFF+93N46B31N+114B2.07.07.02.501850-5.6
72Maximova, Sofia1865SWEFFFF=117N=105B=101N=35B2.06.06.03.001723-30.4
73Homtako, Thea Alexandra1786NORFFFF54N=106B+116N=74B2.06.06.02.251756-7.6
74Nivstrand Wikdahl, Sion1763SWEFFFF=92B=88N=118B=73N2.05.55.52.751839+16.8
75Hari, Sriyansh1950SWEFFFF55B+118N+108B52N2.05.55.51.501887-14.0
76Israelsson, Lukas1883SWEFFFFF42N+68B+109N2.05.05.03.002180+47.2
77Jaysingh Malar, Rijo1794SWEFFFF+104N109B112N+86N2.05.05.03.001979+38.0
78Josefsson, Tom1680SWEFFFF=79N+119B106N=116B2.04.54.51.751490-30.8
79Bjare, Andreas1615SWEFFFF=78B+121N92B=115N2.04.54.51.501594-2.0
80Fries-Nielsen, Jens OveIM2283DENFFFF=32B=69N=2B15N1.511.011.04.002079-11.1
81Jepson, ChristianIM2393SWEFFFF1B45N=36B+67N1.510.010.03.252179-10.8
82Eriksson, Joakim1905SWEFFFF11B=99B+35N16N1.510.010.03.251795-12.2
83Andren, Patrik2008SWEFFFF27N=38B+70N19B1.510.010.03.251908-11.4
84Troberg Eskola, Love2114SWEFFFF=95N=36B=43N14B1.59.09.03.001925-20.6
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86Hammarstedt, Anders 19731921SWEFFFF+105N=31B12N77B1.59.09.02.751856-8.0
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Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

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