Wasa Varturnering 2026 r5-6
19 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 18 Mar 2026 to 25 Mar 2026 in Stockholm, Sweden. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1844, and top seed was Niclas Hedin (🇸🇪 SWE, 1971).
Niclas Hedin (🇸🇪 SWE, 1971) won with 2.0/6, ahead of Borislava Borisova (2.0) and Bjorn Knoppel (1.0). Hedin shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Anders Paulsson (1685) beat Simon Evans (1923), a +238-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 2.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 24 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 2.0/6. Hedin takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (1.5).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hedin, Niclas | 1971 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +5B | +13B | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2662 | +6.8 |
| 2 | Borisova, BorislavaWIM | 1936 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +3B | +15B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2570 | +12.8 |
| 3 | Knoppel, Bjorn | 1742 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −2N | +4B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1803 | +3.8 |
| 4 | Paulsson, Anders | 1685 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +10B | −3N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1839 | +7.0 |
| 5 | Badilla,Jonathan | 0 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −1N | +?B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1818 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Elvang, Simon | 1841 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | +8N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2546 | +16.8 |
| 7 | Bornhede, Henrik | 1653 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | +9N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2458 | +10.0 |
| 8 | Nordenfur, Anton | 1752 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +19N | −6B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1658 | -4.2 |
| 9 | Pommier, Baptiste | 0 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +16N | −7B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 855 | -20.0 |
| 10 | Evans, Simon | 1923 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −4N | +17B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 902 | -16.2 |
| 11 | Lundberg, Roger | 1551 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +18B | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2466 | +24.0 |
| 12 | Hafthorsson, Jon Ulfur | 1883 | ISL | F | F | F | F | +15N | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2610 | +7.2 |
| 13 | Ranby, Hans | 1914 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =14B | −1N | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1177 | -6.8 |
| 14 | Radman, Ilko | 0 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =13N | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1862 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Sterner, Johan | 1790 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −12B | −2N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1107 | -14.6 |
| 16 | FIDE 563000431 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −9B | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 858 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 563000440 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | −10N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1148 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Enfors, Daniel | 1658 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −11N | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 796 | -12.0 |
| 19 | Ekback, Markus | 1519 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −8B | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 946 | -8.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Lundberg, RogerSWE+24.01.0 pts · #4
- 2Elvang, SimonSWE+16.81.0 pts · #3
- 3Borisova, BorislavaWIMSWE+12.82.0 pts · #1
- 1Pommier, BaptisteSWE-20.01.0 pts · #14
- 2Evans, SimonSWE-16.21.0 pts · #19
- 3Sterner, JohanSWE-14.60.0 pts · #17
- R5+238 Elo gap
- R5+107 Elo gap