Sundsvall Open 2026 std
38 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 03 Jan 2026 to 04 Jan 2026 in Sundsvall, Sweden. 3 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2140, and top seed was Adrian Soderstrom (🇸🇪 SWE, FM, 2390).
Gunnar Karrlander (🇸🇪 SWE, 1766) won with 3.5/8, ahead of Henrik Isaksson (3.5) and Lennarth Eriksson (3.5). Karrlander won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Lennarth Eriksson (1965) beat Emanuel Sundin (2129), a +164-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsTight race until R7; 3 players tied at 3.5/8, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 38 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Henrik Isaksson held the sole lead from R7 through R8 without losing it.
3 players finish on 3.5/8. Karrlander takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (7.0).
Henrik Isaksson won 3 in a row (R5–R7).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Henrik Isaksson | * | — | — | — |
| 2Gunnar Karrlander | — | * | — | 1 |
| 3Lennarth Eriksson | — | — | * | — |
| 4Markus Nilsson | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karrlander, Gunnar | 1766 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +7N | +33B | =26N | +28B | 3.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.25 | 2083 | +28.0 |
| 2 | Isaksson, Henrik | 2079 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +31B | +29N | +12B | =9B | 3.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.75 | 2383 | +25.6 |
| 3 | Eriksson, Lennarth | 1965 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +34B | +30N | =11B | +15N | 3.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.75 | 2344 | +34.6 |
| 4 | Torngren, GustavFM | 2298 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =15B | +10B | =9N | +17N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.75 | 2345 | +6.4 |
| 5 | Matus, Daniel | 1942 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +23N | +18B | −10N | +27B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.50 | 2186 | +25.2 |
| 6 | Ben Saeid, Aria | 1856 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −16N | +36B | +20N | +26B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.00 | 1962 | +8.6 |
| 7 | Nilsson, Markus | 1788 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −1B | +32N | +34B | +37N | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 1932 | +29.2 |
| 8 | Karlsson, Patrik | 1914 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =35B | +34N | =27N | +22B | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.50 | 2099 | +12.8 |
| 9 | Soderstrom, AdrianFM | 2390 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +21B | =11N | =4B | =2N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.50 | 2225 | -7.2 |
| 10 | Liden, Tommy | 2145 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +29B | −4N | +5B | =11N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.25 | 2157 | +1.4 |
| 11 | Hellstroem, Neo | 2025 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +30B | =9B | =3N | =10B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.25 | 2239 | +42.0 |
| 12 | Englund, Magnus | 1926 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +38N | +16B | −2N | =19B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 2026 | +8.0 |
| 13 | Fahlberg, Kenneth | 1931 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =28N | =26B | =22N | +16B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.50 | 1913 | -2.2 |
| 14 | Heijdenberg, Ronny | 1850 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =36B | −24N | +32B | +35N | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.75 | 1721 | -6.8 |
| 15 | Sundin, Emanuel | 2129 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =4N | =19B | +21N | −3B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 2114 | -2.0 |
| 16 | Fuentes, Ruben | 1925 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +6B | −12N | +35B | −13N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.50 | 1779 | -11.8 |
| 17 | Akeborg, Jonatan | 1942 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +27N | −21B | +28N | −4B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 2010 | +5.4 |
| 18 | Ask, JosefFM | 2066 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −19N | −5N | +29B | +23B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1976 | -9.6 |
| 19 | Soppela, Toni | 2074 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +18B | =15N | −30B | =12N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.25 | 2049 | -2.6 |
| 20 | Dahlkvist Hartwig, Sture | 1828 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =22N | +25B | −6B | =34N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.25 | 1780 | -10.0 |
| 21 | Tornberg, Carlos | 2117 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −9N | +17N | −15B | +30N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 2134 | +1.2 |
| 22 | Walinder, Jonas | 1819 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =20B | +38N | =13B | −8N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.25 | 1766 | -4.2 |
| 23 | Demeestere, Ewoud | 1904 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −5B | +37N | +31B | −18N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 1902 | -0.2 |
| 24 | Johansson, Christer 1973 | 1767 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −33N | +14B | +38B | −29N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.50 | 1711 | -4.8 |
| 25 | Gulldhe, Fredrik | 1641 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +32B | −20N | +36N | −31B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 1672 | +4.0 |
| 26 | Wilhelmsson, Andre | 1759 | FID | F | F | F | F | =37B | =13N | =1B | −6N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.25 | 1730 | -7.6 |
| 27 | Svalander, Sam | 1856 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −17B | +31N | =8B | −5N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1835 | -2.6 |
| 28 | Forsberg, Mikael | 1767 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =13B | +35N | −17B | −1N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.75 | 1607 | -11.0 |
| 29 | Jonsson, Axel | 1983 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −10N | −2B | −18N | +24B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1821 | -16.6 |
| 30 | Nygren, David | 2074 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −11N | −3B | +19N | −21B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1852 | -23.2 |
| 31 | Andersson, Erik 1983 | 1889 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −2N | −27B | −23N | +25N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1677 | -21.8 |
| 32 | Frid, Per | 1674 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −25N | −7B | −14N | +38B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 960 | -46.4 |
| 33 | Pettersson, Michael | 1675 | ISL | F | F | F | F | +24B | −1N | F | — | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1767 | +10.0 |
| 34 | Dale, Svein | 1802 | NOR | F | F | F | F | −3N | −8B | −7N | =20B | 0.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 1552 | -22.2 |
| 35 | Hoglund, Pelle | 0 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =8N | −28B | −16N | −14B | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 1542 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Modin, Per | 0 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =14N | −6N | −25B | F | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.25 | 1509 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Elofsson Alenius, Alex | 1713 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =26N | −23B | F | −7B | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.75 | 1544 | -23.6 |
| 38 | Mishchenko, Oleksii | 0 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −12B | −22B | −24N | −32N | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 997 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Hellstroem, NeoSWE+42.02.5 pts · #8
- 2Eriksson, LennarthSWE+34.63.5 pts · #3
- 3Nilsson, MarkusSWE+29.23.0 pts · #4
- 1Frid, PerSWE-46.41.0 pts · #37
- 2Elofsson Alenius, AlexSWE-23.60.5 pts · #36
- 3Nygren, DavidSWE-23.21.0 pts · #31
- R8+164 Elo gap
- R6+124 Elo gap
- R6+109 Elo gap