Unga Talangers GM8

Round-RobinStandard

10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 09 Mar 2026 to 14 Mar 2026 in Stockholm, Sweden. 10 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2453, and top seed was Platon Galperin (🇸🇪 SWE, GM, 2504).

Mayank Chakraborty (🇮🇳 IND, IM, 2478) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Jonah B Willow (6.0) and Aksel Bu Kvaloy (5.5). Chakraborty won solo starting round 7.

Location

🇸🇪Stockholm, Sweden

Dates

09 Mar 2026 → 14 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Round-robin · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇸🇪GMPlaton Galperin2504

Avg top 10

2,453

Participants

Titled players · 10

GM×3

IM×6

FM×1

Federations · 7 represented

🇸🇪Sweden×3

🇩🇰Denmark×2

🇮🇳India×1

🇬🇧England×1

🇩🇪Germany×1

🇳🇴Norway×1

🇳🇱Netherlands×1

Top 3

🥇
IMMayank Chakraborty
🇮🇳IND·2478
7.0pts·2670perf+21.6
🥈
IMJonah B Willow
🇬🇧ENG·2432
6.0pts·2580perf+17.9
🥉
GMAksel Bu Kvaloy
🇳🇴NOR·2502
5.5pts·2582perf+8.2

How it unfolded

Top 10 · 9 rounds

IM Mayank Chakraborty led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.

Co-leaders

Chakraborty#1Willow#2Kvaloy#3Blomqvist#4Olsen#5Ermitsch#6Ris#7Galperin#8Lindgren#9Medhus#10

R2–R9 · LEAD HELD

IM Mayank Chakraborty never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Mayank Chakraborty drew with IM Jonah B Willow (Black).

2× WIN STREAK · 3+3 wins

IM Mayank Chakraborty posted 3 in a row (R1–R3) and 3 in a row (R6–R8) — total 6 wins.

Cross-table

#	Player	Elo	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pts	SB	Bh	Δ Elo	Perf
1	🇮🇳IMMayank Chakraborty	2478	*	½	0	1	½	1	1	1	1	1	7.0	26.00	37.0	+21.6	2670
2	🇬🇧IMWillow, Jonah B	2432	½	*	½	½	1	½	½	½	1	1	6.0	24.00	38.0	+17.9	2580
3	🇳🇴GMKvaloy, Aksel Bu	2502	1	½	*	½	½	1	½	—	½	1	5.5	24.50	38.5	+8.2	2582
5	🇩🇰IMOlsen, Filip Boe	2456	0	½	½	*	½	1	1	0	1	½	5.0	19.50	39.0	+4.6	2496
4	🇸🇪GMBlomqvist, Erik	2454	½	0	½	½	*	½	½	1	½	1	5.0	19.25	39.0	+4.8	2496
6	🇩🇪IMErmitsch, Magnus	2430	0	½	0	0	½	*	½	1	1	½	4.0	14.00	40.0	-1.8	2413
7	🇳🇱IMRis, Robert	2450	0	½	½	0	½	½	*	½	½	½	3.5	14.25	40.5	-9.6	2373
8	🇸🇪GMGalperin, Platon	2504	0	½	—	1	0	0	½	*	½	½	3.0	12.25	41.0	-17.1	2354
10	🇩🇰FMMedhus, Vitus Bondo	2439	0	0	½	0	½	0	½	½	*	½	2.5	9.75	41.5	-18.1	2289
9	🇸🇪IMLindgren, Philip	2385	0	0	0	½	0	½	½	½	½	*	2.5	9.00	41.5	-10.5	2295

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Mayank ChakrabortyIMIND
+21.6
7.0 pts · #1
2Willow, Jonah BIMENG
+17.9
6.0 pts · #2
3Kvaloy, Aksel BuGMNOR
+8.2
5.5 pts · #3

Top rating losers

1Medhus, Vitus BondoFMDEN
-18.1
2.5 pts · #10
2Galperin, PlatonGMSWE
-17.1
3.0 pts · #8
3Lindgren, PhilipIMSWE
-10.5
2.5 pts · #9