Karlskrona Open 2026 r1-2
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12 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held from 13 Jan 2026 to 20 Jan 2026 in Karlskrona, Sweden. Top 10 Elo average was 1834, and top seed was Magnus Wahlbom (🇸🇪 SWE, 2183).
Rolf Karlsson (🇸🇪 SWE, 1608) won with 2.0/2, ahead of Magnus Wahlbom (2.0) and Valentin Frank (1.5). Karlsson won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Rolf Karlsson (1608) beat Dragan Lacic (1888), a +280-point gap.
Location
🇸🇪Karlskrona, Sweden
Dates
13 Jan 2026 → 20 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 2 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇸🇪Sweden×12
Top 3
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Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karlsson, Rolf | 1608 | SWE | +10N | +5N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2639 | +31.6 |
| 2 | Wahlbom, Magnus | 2183 | SWE | +11N | +6B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2591 | +3.4 |
| 3 | Frank, Valentin | 1775 | SWE | =4N | +8B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.25 | 2074 | +15.8 |
| 4 | Bernhardsson, Sten | 1895 | SWE | =3B | +9N | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.25 | 1896 | +0.4 |
| 5 | Lacic, Dragan | 1888 | SWE | +7N | −1B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1671 | -11.0 |
| 6 | Sandborg, Peter | 1795 | SWE | +12N | −2N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1907 | +3.8 |
| 7 | Svensson, Bengt 1957 | 1733 | SWE | −5B | +10B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1839 | +5.8 |
| 8 | Lundgren, Ulf | 1867 | SWE | =9B | −3N | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 0.25 | 1510 | -18.6 |
| 9 | Frank, Florentin | 1631 | SWE | =8N | −4B | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 0.25 | 1688 | +4.8 |
| 10 | Karlsson, Bengt-Ake | 1790 | SWE | −1B | −7N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 871 | -26.4 |
| 11 | Dahlqvist, Hans | 1786 | SWE | −2B | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1383 | -1.6 |
| 12 | Nilsson, Jesper | 1631 | SWE | −6B | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 995 | -11.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Karlsson, RolfSWE+31.62.0 pts · #1
- 2Frank, ValentinSWE+15.81.5 pts · #3
- 3Svensson, Bengt 1957SWE+5.81.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Karlsson, Bengt-AkeSWE-26.40.0 pts · #12
- 2Lundgren, UlfSWE-18.60.5 pts · #8
- 3Nilsson, JesperSWE-11.20.0 pts · #10
Biggest upsets
- R2+280 Elo gap
- R1+182 Elo gap