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Karlstad Open 2025 std

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131 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 27 Dec 2025 to 30 Dec 2025 in Karlstad, Sweden. 15 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2322, and top seed was Emanuel Berg (🇸🇪 SWE, GM, 2495).

Harry Grieve (🇬🇧 ENG, IM, 2487) won with 5.0/8, ahead of Jung Min Seo (5.0) and Bjorn Holmgren (5.0). Grieve won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Johan Sundell (1848) beat Daniel Ronneland (2187), a +339-point gap.

Location
🇸🇪Karlstad, Sweden
Dates
27 Dec 2025 → 30 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Top seed
🇸🇪GMEmanuel Berg2495
Avg top 10
2,322
Participants
131
Titled players · 15
GM×2
IM×3
FM×7
CM×2
WCM×1
Federations · 6 represented
🇸🇪Sweden×91
🇳🇴Norway×35
🇫🇷France×2
🇫🇮Finland×1
🇬🇧England×1
🇲🇿Mozambique×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

Tight race until R8; 3 players tied at 5.0/8, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 25 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders
131
131
54
25
5
6
3
3
2468R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8
R8 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 5.0/8. Grieve takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (25.0).

R3–R5 · WIN STREAK

Bjorn Holmgren won 3 in a row (R3–R5).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Bjorn Holmgren*
2IMJung Min Seo*
½
½
3IMHarry Grieve
½
*
1
4GMEmanuel Berg
½
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Grieve, HarryIM2487ENGFF+31N+53B=2N+4B=5N+8B5.025.025.020.252567+7.0
2Seo, Jung MinIM2472SWEFF+11B+34N=1B+52N+16B=4N5.024.024.019.252517+5.1
3Holmgren, Bjorn2092SWEFF+62B+125N+18B11N+22B+14N5.020.020.016.002293+29.0
4Berg, EmanuelGM2495SWEFF+37B+16N+5B1N+34B=2B4.525.525.518.002489+1.5
5Carlsson, LudvigIM2383SWEFF+90N+35B4N+53B=1B+6N4.523.023.016.002426+4.6
6Johnson, Daniel2177SWEFF+57N=13B+54N+83B+21N5B4.521.021.014.502241+10.6
7Ernst, ThomasGM2273SWEFF54N+70B+41N+12B+58N=11B4.520.520.515.502207-3.7
8Evenshaug, Amadeus HestvikCM2239NORFF+88B+84N+22B=35N+52B1N4.520.520.513.752252+4.6
9Wiklund, Johan1980SWEFF+98B+105N+72B61N+71B=36N4.517.517.512.752001+5.8
10Rehnberg, Karl-Oskar2031SWEFF+94B33N+50B=60N+108B+107N4.516.516.511.501988-9.6
11Wiger-Nordas, Felix2063NORFF2N+75B+63N+3B=14B=7N4.024.524.515.252274+62.0
12Rehman, Rafe2036NORFF=15N+32B=14B7N+17B+56N4.023.023.014.502296+82.4
13Brasoy, Aksel1929NORFF+43B=6N=17B+74N=36B=20N4.022.522.514.502105+23.4
14Khoo-Thwe, LouisFM2287NORFF+55B+80B=12N+25B=11N3B4.022.522.513.502169-31.2
15Solberg, JoachimFM2146NORFF=12B=23N+36B=19N=35B+80N4.021.521.513.752176+4.4
16Silseth, SimonFM2217SWEFF+56N4B+80N+31B2N+53B4.021.521.512.002329+16.4
17Angskog, Kent2098SWEFF+76N+69B=13N+38B12N=43N4.021.021.013.251932-18.2
18Stenman, Christoffer2004SWEFF+68N+47B3N+63B31N+57B4.021.021.012.502035+5.6
19Kaewpitakkun, Pantham2011NORFF+21N+83B=25N=15B53N+61B4.020.520.513.502177+53.6
20Holm, Ragnar2072NORFF=59N+73B+82N=32B=30N=13B4.020.020.012.752085+3.6
21Jonsson, Magnus2033SWEFF19B+55N+107B+26N6B+86N4.020.020.011.502166+21.2
22Arvola, Daniel2032NORFF+97N+112B8N+81B3N+75B4.019.519.510.002092+19.6
23Blauhut, HolgerCM2050NORFF=32N=15B=81N+39B=87N+52B4.019.019.012.752138+13.8
24Wakeham, Daniel2026SWEFF+64N=38B32N+82B=33N+59B4.019.019.012.002024+0.2
25Malm Lindberg, Henrik2105SWEFF+96B+107N=19B14N=37B+67N4.019.019.011.252113+3.2
26Ask, JosefFM2090SWEFF+92N+54B52N21B+42N+87B4.018.518.511.502094+0.8
27Andersson, Gorgen1888SWEFF+85N56B+29N+65B=80N=58B4.018.018.012.252043+25.6
28Hestvik, Elias1954NORFF+101B+44B53N=86N=55B+60N4.017.517.511.752122+26.4
29Brakke, Tristan Mathias Holth1723NORFF+102B+88N27B+62N67B+111N4.017.017.010.001930+66.4
30Gruvaeus, CurtFM2166SWEFF52N=59B+124N+109N=20B+65B4.016.516.510.001994-18.6
31Lind, Jan-Olov2070SWEFF1B+42N+67B16N+18B=34N3.523.023.012.252165+13.8
32Eriksson, Jorgen2169SWEFF=23B12N+24B=20N+61B=35N3.522.522.512.752077-12.8
33Sundell, Johan1848SWEFF=69N+10B+44N58N=24B=41B3.521.521.513.252140+74.4
34Lundin, JanFM2120SWEFF+87N2B+65N+56B4N=31B3.521.521.510.252236+15.8
35Kallen, Jonas2082SWEFF+125B5N+39B=8B=15N=32B3.521.021.010.502190+17.4
36Blomstrom, Lars2082SWEFF+89N=81B15N+59B=13N=9B3.520.520.511.001985-13.0
37Carlstrom, Niklas2069SWEFF4N=82B=38N+90B=25N+81B3.519.519.510.002103+4.4
38Lindstad, Victor1849NORFF+123B=24N=37B17N+74B=40N3.519.519.510.001954+27.2
39Magnussen, Pal1932SWEFF+93N+46B35N23N+111B=44B3.519.019.09.752055+19.8
40Israelsson, Lukas1950SWEFF47N=89B+49N+73B=83N=38B3.518.518.510.751883-18.0
41Eriksson, Bo HTFM2010SWEFF+111B=60N7B=108N+64B=33N3.518.018.09.251959-7.4
42Fredriksson, Peter1921SWEFF+79B31B=93N+91N26B+85B3.518.018.09.251848-7.8
43Fagerslett, Gabriel1736SWEFF13N57B+110N+112B+63N=17B3.518.018.09.001928+59.6
44Ronneland, Daniel2187SWEFF+95B28N33B+120N+97B=39N3.517.517.58.251919-33.8
45Ugland, Torge1661NORFF=48B+98N55B+117N=70N=76B3.516.516.58.751736+12.2
46Tagesson, Bjorn2133SWEFF+108B39N95B+85B+68N=84N3.516.016.08.751902-30.0
47Leite, Steinar1755NORFF+40B18N=125B55N+116B+112N3.515.015.07.501935+23.4
48Eiserman, Daniel1556SWEFF=45N77B103N+129N+122B+104N3.513.513.56.251727+27.8
49Horngren, Alexander1735SWEFF=100B+121N40B+118N82N+116B3.513.013.05.751705-4.0
50Mollerstrom, Fredrik1749SWEFF+130N=116B10N+124B54N+118B3.512.012.03.751798+4.0
51Andersen, Peter 19671702SWEFF66B78N+130B+123N=94B+117N3.511.511.54.251656-5.6
52Nome, Henrik1936NORFF+30B+58N+26B2B8N23N3.024.524.511.002161+65.2
53Amundsen, Ask2089NORFF+84B1N+28B5N+19B16N3.024.024.010.502171+9.8
54Sundstrom, Bjorn2014SWEFF+7B26N6B71N+50B+73N3.022.522.511.001988-3.4
55Skramstad, Oda KofoedWCM1924NORFF14N21B+45N+47B=28N=83B3.021.521.510.251962+10.4
56Andersson, Lars2054SWEFF16B+27N+61B34N+84B12B3.021.021.09.502015-6.2
57Blauhut, Anna1845NORFF6B+43N86B+77N+66B18N3.020.520.59.501892+12.0
58Marttala, Thomas2088SWEFF=81N52B+92N+33B7B=27N3.020.020.09.251963-19.4
59Nordahl, Frederik1842NORFF=20B=30N+66B36N+125B24N3.019.519.58.001975+39.6
60Danelius, Fredrik1876SWEFF+113N=41B83N=10B+93N28B3.019.019.08.501903+5.0
61Haraldsson, Leif1858SWEFF+117N+87B56N+9B32N19N3.019.019.08.501954+16.0
62Sathish, Githiha1805NORFF3N85B+106N29B+113N+77B3.019.019.07.501732-24.4
63Henricson, Max1906SWEFF+109B+86N11B18N43B+72N3.019.019.07.501895-1.4
64Johansson, Jonathan1806SWEFF24B=91N=96B+69B41N+66N3.018.518.58.501716-12.2
65Lindstad, Livia1996NORFF+120B+71N34B27N+95B30N3.018.518.57.001943-8.4
66Kraft, Amandus1573SWEFF+51N+68B59N+99B57N64B3.018.018.09.001794+66.4
67Westerlund, Ola1913SWEFF+119N+90B31N80B+29N25B3.018.018.08.001951+6.4
68Loken, Espen1788NORFF18B66N+78B+94N46B+109N3.018.018.07.501718-10.8
69Nyman, Viktor0SWEFF=33B17N=88B64N+102B+108N3.017.517.57.5018320.0
70Larsson, Sten1802SWEFF+115B7N91B+122N=45B=74N3.017.017.06.751727-11.6
71Andersen, Guttorm1870NORFF+126N65B=85N+54B9N=92B3.016.516.56.501846-1.8
72Eklund, Henrik1786SWEFF+103N+110B9N+113B81N63B3.016.516.56.501764-3.2
73Rasmussen, Lukas1772SWEFF+121B20N+122B40N+91B54B3.016.016.05.501793+2.2
74Varjomaa,Sebastian0SWEFF=114B+129N+89N13B38N=70B3.015.515.55.5018010.0
75Gustafsson, Fredrik 19801870SWEFF+118B11N+120B84N+109B22N3.015.515.55.001840-3.8
76Stenvaag, Per-Chr.1751NORFF17B+100N+117B=125N107B=45N3.014.514.56.251784+4.0
77Horngren, Jan1725SWEFF110N+48N+127B57B+126N62N3.013.513.55.501625-14.8
78Fuxin, Johan1598SWEFF99N+51B68N119B+128N+126B3.012.012.05.001634+8.8
79Pettersson, Erik 19871650SWEFF42N+130B+128N97B89N+110B3.011.011.02.501664+1.2
80Jonsson, Krister2043SWEFF+86B14N16B+67N=27B15B2.521.521.57.502041-1.8
81Sivaparan, Isai1909NORFF=58B=36N=23B22N+72B37N2.521.021.08.251961+14.4
82Linden, Anders1879SWEFF+91B=37N20B24N+49B90B2.520.020.07.751869-1.8
83Preman, Nathan2081SWEFF=107B19N+60B6N=40B=55N2.520.020.07.251918-54.0
84Harren, Mats1974SWEFF53N8B+99N+75B56N=46B2.519.519.57.251971-1.8
85Evensen, Per-Erik1603NORFF27B+62N=71B46N+101B42N2.519.519.57.001819+28.6
86Rygaard, Michael2138SWEFF80N63B+57N=28B+92N21B2.519.019.07.501894-38.4
87Dahlstrom, Rickard1987SWEFF34B61N+111B+95N=23B26N2.519.019.06.501900-14.4
88Olsson, Thomas1845SWEFF8N29B=69N=102B+100N=93B2.519.019.06.501702-20.6
89Horngren, Gustav1763SWEFF36B=40N74B=96N+79B=95N2.518.018.07.251851+10.6
90Karlsson, Jorgen2065SWEFF5B67N=108B37N+104B+82N2.518.018.06.001911-24.6
91Pettersson, Vile1593SWEFF82N=64B+70N42B73N+99B2.517.517.57.001770+50.0
92Madevan Vaishnavi, Yaashvan1925SWEFF26B+96N58B+101N86B=71N2.517.517.56.501892-12.8
93Stensby, Mathias Hunskaar1744NORFF39B+94N=42B=107N60B=88N2.517.017.06.501748+0.4
94Mateus, Gustavo Gomes0MOZFF10N93B+119N68B=51N+114B2.517.017.05.2517290.0
95Varjomaa, Stefan1834SWEFF44N+119B+46N87B65N=89B2.516.516.56.251904+7.4
96Nguyen, Tyson Quang Hy1740NORFF25N92B=64N=89B+110N=97N2.516.516.56.001776+6.4
97Nassif, Yasser1818SWEFF22B109N+123B+79N44N=96B2.516.516.55.751757-12.8
98Rygaard, Leeo1514SWEFF9N45B=100N=115B+123N=119B2.515.515.54.501626+30.4
99Franberg, Bengt1780SWEFF+78B+127N84B66N=105B91N2.514.514.55.251579-31.2
100Stansvik, David1583FRAFF=49N76B=98B+127N88B=115N2.514.514.55.001587-2.0
101Eklund, Olov O1767SWEFF28N=117B+116N92B85N+106B2.514.514.54.751582-49.2
102Ingelman-Sundberg, Simon1580SWEFF29N=103B+129B=88N69N=121B2.514.014.03.751689+13.6
103Ekdahl, Tim1608SWEFF72B=102N+48B116N118B+122N2.513.513.56.251608-0.4
104Welling, Jukka1752FINFF=124N=114N=118B+121B90N48B2.512.512.54.001626-17.6
105Seo, Robert1676SWEFF+131N9B126N+128B=99NF2.510.010.01.751632-12.8
106Linden, Alexander1647SWEFF+128B108N62B+131N=120B101N2.59.59.51.251594-7.0
107Westlund, Tim1909SWEFF=83N25B21N=93B+76N10B2.020.520.55.501832-12.2
108Eriksson, Anders maj1811SWEFF46N+106B=90N=41B10N69B2.019.519.55.501905+10.0
109Homtako, Thea Alexandra1643NORFF63N+97B+112N30B75N68B2.017.517.54.501758+29.6
110Eriksson, Jan1579SWEFF+77B72N43B+114N96B79N2.017.017.05.001607+4.4
111Buzleta, Patrik1794SWEFF41N+113B87N+126B39N29B2.016.516.53.001677-18.4
112Agnas, Thore1870SWEFF+116B22N109B43N+119N47B2.016.016.03.001533-43.0
113Hermansson, Ruben1600SWEFF60B111N+114B72N62B+127N2.014.014.03.001612+1.2
114Hagstrom, Simon1756SWEFF=74N=104B113N110B+131B94N2.012.012.02.751535-48.4
115Bohler, Sigurd1618NORFF70N122B121N=98N+129B=100B2.011.511.53.001497-38.8
116Aksoy, Vidar0SWEFF112N=50N101B+103B47N49N1.517.517.54.2515540.0
117Olsen Eriksson, Isac1525SWEFF61B=101N76N45B+121N51B1.517.017.02.751524-2.4
118Kanarva,Mikael1548SWEFF75N124B=104N49B+103N50N1.516.516.53.751594+8.4
119Kveli, Lars1699NORFF67B95N94B+78N112B=98N1.515.515.54.251597-14.0
120Lundstedt, Jonathan1777NORFF65N+126B75N44B=106NF1.515.515.52.251701-12.6
121Homtako, Chloe Elisabeth1566NORFF73N49B+115B104N117B=102N1.515.015.03.251471-29.2
122Hansen, Anders1566SWEFF=129B+115N73N70B48N103B1.514.514.52.251484-12.6
123Braby, Berth S1629SWEFF38N+131B97N51B98B=128N1.512.512.50.251448-22.6
124Bialecki, Grzegorz0FRAFF=104B+118N30B50NFF1.511.511.52.7517170.0
125Eliasson, Peter1929SWEFF35N3B=47N=76B59NF1.018.018.03.251664-33.2
126Storm, Joakim1560SWEFF71B120N+105B111N77B78N1.015.015.02.501467-25.6
127Martinsen, Bendik1402NORFFF99B77N100B+130N113B1.010.010.00.0014170.0
128Carlsson,Anton0SWEFF106NF79B105N78B=123B0.512.512.50.7512740.0
129Ludvigsson, Nils1706SWEFF=122N74B102N48B115NF0.512.512.50.751259-87.2
130Wall, Mats1597SWEFF50B79N51NF127BF0.011.011.00.00826-36.8
131Lysholm,Martin1556SWEFF105B123NF106B114NF0.08.58.50.00877-54.4

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