MAS Open 2026 r1-3
Open SwissStandard
23 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 29 Jan 2026 to 12 Feb 2026 in Malmo, Sweden. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1935, and top seed was Carlos Tornberg (🇸🇪 SWE, 2117).
Per-Erik Franzen (🇸🇪 SWE, 1965) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Carlos Tornberg (3.0) and Isac Johansson (2.5). Franzen shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Joel Sandstrom (1621) beat Ulf Karlsson (1932), a +311-point gap.
Location
🇸🇪Malmo, Sweden
Dates
29 Jan 2026 → 12 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇸🇪Sweden×22
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 3.0/3, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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3
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R3 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 3.0/3. Franzen takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (3.0).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Per-Erik Franzen 3 wins (R1–R3)Carlos Tornberg 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Per-Erik Franzen | * | — | — | — |
| 2Carlos Tornberg | — | * | — | — |
| 3Amin Janjua | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4Isac Johansson | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franzen, Per-Erik | 1965 | SWE | +19N | +8B | +7N | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 2627 | +19.8 |
| 2 | Tornberg, Carlos | 2117 | SWE | +20N | +13B | +5N | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 2656 | +11.4 |
| 3 | Johansson, Isac | 1942 | SWE | =4N | +10B | +9N | 2.5 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 4.25 | 1960 | +2.4 |
| 4 | Janjua, Amin | 1631 | SWE | =3B | +12N | +11B | 2.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 3.75 | 2097 | +67.6 |
| 5 | Sikstrom, Pontus | 1952 | SWE | +17B | +22N | −2B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1893 | -1.2 |
| 6 | Karlsson, Ulf | 1932 | SWE | −12B | +14N | +15B | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 1782 | -9.2 |
| 7 | Gorton, Olof | 1967 | SWE | +18B | =11N | −1B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 1.75 | 1862 | -7.8 |
| 8 | Cronholm, Paul | 1846 | SWE | +16B | −1N | =14B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 1763 | -12.0 |
| 9 | Landgren, Krister | 1853 | SWE | =10N | +21B | −3B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 1.25 | 1686 | -22.8 |
| 10 | Olivemark, Georg | 1576 | SWE | =9B | −3N | +21B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 1.25 | 1778 | +27.2 |
| 11 | Malmgren, Lars-Goran | 1910 | SWE | +23N | =7B | −4N | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.75 | 1738 | -12.2 |
| 12 | Sandstrom, Joel | 1621 | SWE | +6N | −4B | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 1781 | +7.4 |
| 13 | Knudsen, Andre | 1861 | SWE | +15B | −2N | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1849 | -0.6 |
| 14 | Sandstrom, Olof | 1769 | SWE | =21N | −6B | =8N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1647 | -9.4 |
| 15 | Sandstrom, Roland | 1580 | SWE | −13N | +19B | −6N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 0.50 | 1695 | +7.0 |
| 16 | Asell, Marcus | 1555 | SWE | −8N | F | +18B | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 1779 | +11.2 |
| 17 | Bergh, Daniel | 1637 | SWE | −5N | F | +22B | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1742 | +4.4 |
| 18 | Ogbekene, Edmund | 1711 | SWE | −7N | +23B | −16N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1587 | -10.6 |
| 19 | Sundin, Sven-Ingvar | 1669 | SWE | −1B | −15N | =20B | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 0.25 | 1494 | -13.0 |
| 20 | Rahlf, Jan | 1756 | GER | −2B | F | =19N | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 0.25 | 1700 | -8.8 |
| 21 | Malmstrom, Alexander | 1539 | SWE | =14B | −9N | −10N | 0.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.50 | 1460 | -12.0 |
| 22 | Kurt, Aydin | 1532 | SWE | F | −5B | −17N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 985 | -17.6 |
| 23 | Askander, Mikael | 1615 | SWE | −11B | −18N | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1011 | -20.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Janjua, AminSWE+67.62.5 pts · #3
- 2Olivemark, GeorgSWE+27.21.5 pts · #11
- 3Franzen, Per-ErikSWE+19.83.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Landgren, KristerSWE-22.81.5 pts · #10
- 2Askander, MikaelSWE-20.80.0 pts · #23
- 3Kurt, AydinSWE-17.60.0 pts · #22
Biggest upsets
- R1+311 Elo gap
- R3+279 Elo gap
- R3+156 Elo gap