MAS Open 2026 r4-7
23 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 26 Feb 2026 to 26 Mar 2026 in Malmo, Sweden. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1935, and top seed was Carlos Tornberg (πΈπͺ SWE, 2117).
Amin Janjua (πΈπͺ SWE, 1631) won with 4.0/7, ahead of Carlos Tornberg (3.0) and Olof Gorton (3.0). Janjua shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Amin Janjua (1631) beat Carlos Tornberg (2117), a +486-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 7 roundsAmin Janjua led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 7 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Amin Janjua never relinquished the lead after R6; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Amin Janjua won 4 in a row (R4βR7).
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Amin Janjua | * | β | 1 | β |
| 2Olof Gorton | β | * | β | β |
| 3Carlos Tornberg | 0 | β | * | β |
| 4Olof Sandstrom | β | β | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janjua, Amin | 1631 | SWE | F | F | F | +19N | +2B | +7N | +4B | 4.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 2697 | +127.2 |
| 2 | Tornberg, Carlos | 2117 | SWE | F | F | F | +7B | β1N | +8B | +9N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.00 | 2006 | -7.4 |
| 3 | Gorton, Olof | 1967 | SWE | F | F | F | +16N | β8N | +18B | +10N | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.00 | 1855 | -6.6 |
| 4 | Sikstrom, Pontus | 1952 | SWE | F | F | F | =14N | +5B | +11N | β1N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.25 | 1940 | -0.2 |
| 5 | Karlsson, Ulf | 1932 | SWE | F | F | F | =17N | β4N | +19B | +15B | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.25 | 1860 | -4.8 |
| 6 | Sandstrom, Olof | 1769 | SWE | F | F | F | +12B | β11N | +20N | =14B | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.25 | 1845 | +7.4 |
| 7 | Franzen, Per-Erik | 1965 | SWE | F | F | F | β2N | +14B | β1B | +8N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.50 | 1828 | -12.2 |
| 8 | Sandstrom, Joel | 1621 | SWE | F | F | F | +15N | +3B | β2N | β7B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.50 | 1875 | +22.0 |
| 9 | Cronholm, Paul | 1846 | SWE | F | F | F | =10B | +17N | =14N | β2B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.25 | 1956 | +11.2 |
| 10 | Landgren, Krister | 1853 | SWE | F | F | F | =9N | +19B | =15N | β3B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.75 | 1748 | -18.8 |
| 11 | Knudsen, Andre | 1861 | SWE | F | F | F | +21N | +6B | β4B | F | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 1932 | +4.4 |
| 12 | Kurt, Aydin | 1532 | SWE | F | F | F | β6N | =21B | =16B | +22N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 1706 | +32.4 |
| 13 | Sundin, Sven-Ingvar | 1669 | SWE | F | F | F | +23N | β15B | F | +20N | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 1700 | +0.8 |
| 14 | Johansson, Isac | 1942 | SWE | F | F | F | =4B | β7N | =9B | =6N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 1799 | -16.0 |
| 15 | Asell, Marcus | 1555 | SWE | F | F | F | β8B | +13N | =10B | β5N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 1686 | +10.4 |
| 16 | Olivemark, Georg | 1576 | SWE | F | F | F | β3B | F | =12N | +18N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.50 | 1695 | +11.6 |
| 17 | Malmgren, Lars-Goran | 1910 | SWE | F | F | F | =5B | β9B | +21N | F | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.75 | 1822 | -7.4 |
| 18 | Sandstrom, Roland | 1580 | SWE | F | F | F | =20B | +22N | β3N | β16B | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.75 | 1648 | +4.8 |
| 19 | Bergh, Daniel | 1637 | SWE | F | F | F | β1B | β10N | β5N | +23B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.50 | 1544 | -10.4 |
| 20 | Askander, Mikael | 1615 | SWE | F | F | F | =18N | F | β6B | β13B | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.75 | 1410 | -31.6 |
| 21 | Ogbekene, Edmund | 1711 | SWE | F | F | F | β11B | =12N | β17B | F | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1509 | -13.2 |
| 22 | Rahlf, Jan | 1756 | GER | F | F | F | F | β18B | =23N | β12B | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.25 | 1284 | -70.8 |
| 23 | Malmstrom, Alexander | 1539 | SWE | F | F | F | β13B | F | =22B | β19N | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.25 | 1422 | -15.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
- 1Janjua, AminSWE+127.24.0 pts Β· #1
- 2Kurt, AydinSWE+32.42.0 pts Β· #8
- 3Sandstrom, JoelSWE+22.02.0 pts Β· #13
- 1Rahlf, JanGER-70.80.5 pts Β· #23
- 2Askander, MikaelSWE-31.60.5 pts Β· #21
- 3Landgren, KristerSWE-18.82.0 pts Β· #9
- R5+486 Elo gap
- R5+346 Elo gap
- R6+334 Elo gap