Kristianstads SK KM 2026 r4-5
Open SwissStandard
6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 04 Mar 2026 to 18 Mar 2026 in Kristianstad, Sweden. Top 10 Elo average was 1904, and top seed was Bengt Nilsson (🇸🇪 SWE, 2125).
Havras Khalat (🇸🇪 SWE, 1862) won with 1.0/5, ahead of Jonny Sjostedt (1.0) and Benjamin Ehmann (1.0). Khalat won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
Location
🇸🇪Kristianstad, Sweden
Dates
04 Mar 2026 → 18 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇸🇪Sweden×6
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 3 players tied at 1.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 1.0/5. Khalat takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (1.5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jonny Sjostedt | * | — | — | ½ |
| 2Havras Khalat | — | * | — | — |
| 3Benjamin Ehmann | — | — | * | — |
| 4Bengt Nilsson | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khalat, Havras | 1862 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +4B | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.50 | 2590 | +8.0 |
| 2 | Sjostedt, Jonny | 1850 | SWE | F | F | F | =4N | =5B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1963 | +6.0 |
| 3 | Ehmann, Benjamin | 1968 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +6N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 2616 | +6.0 |
| 4 | Eddiesson, Jeff | 1805 | SWE | F | F | F | =2B | −1N | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.50 | 1656 | -13.6 |
| 5 | Nilsson, Bengt | 2125 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =2N | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1833 | -7.2 |
| 6 | Aljarrah, Kais | 1816 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −3B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1165 | -6.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Khalat, HavrasSWE+8.01.0 pts · #2
- 2Sjostedt, JonnySWE+6.01.0 pts · #1
- 3Ehmann, BenjaminSWE+6.01.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Eddiesson, JeffSWE-13.60.5 pts · #5
- 2Nilsson, BengtSWE-7.20.5 pts · #4
- 3Aljarrah, KaisSWE-6.00.0 pts · #6