Sthlm Seniorschack KM 2026 r6-8
Open SwissStandard
40 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 05 Mar 2026 to 19 Mar 2026 in Stockholm, Sweden. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1984, and top seed was Gunnar Hedin (🇸🇪 SWE, 2084).
Rado Jovic (🇸🇪 SWE, 1952) won with 3.0/8, ahead of Gunnar Hedin (2.5) and Leif Lundquist (2.5). Jovic shared the lead from round 7 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Kent Sahlin (1654) beat Axel Ornstein (IM, 2048), a +394-point gap.
Location
🇸🇪Stockholm, Sweden
Dates
05 Mar 2026 → 19 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Titled players · 2
IM×1
WFM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇸🇪Sweden×39
🇵🇱Poland×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsRado Jovic led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R8 · LEADER CHANGE19 Mar
Rado Jovic takes the sole lead (3.0/8).
R6–R8 · WIN STREAK
Rado Jovic won 3 in a row (R6–R8).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rado Jovic | * | — | 0 | — |
| 2Lars Cederfeldt | — | * | — | — |
| 3Gunnar Hedin | 1 | — | * | 0 |
| 4Leif Lundquist | — | — | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jovic, Rado | 1952 | SWE | F | F | −2B | F | F | +37N | +27B | +31N | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.00 | 2171 | +22.8 |
| 2 | Hedin, Gunnar | 2084 | SWE | F | F | +1N | F | F | =6B | −3N | +28B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.00 | 2035 | -5.2 |
| 3 | Lundquist, Leif | 1857 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | +14N | +2B | =8N | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.00 | 2170 | +22.8 |
| 4 | Cederfeldt, Lars | 1762 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | =21N | +7B | +29N | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.75 | 2033 | +20.0 |
| 5 | Landin, Bo | 1918 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | +15N | =14B | +16N | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.75 | 2068 | +10.0 |
| 6 | Stromback, Henrik | 2018 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | =2N | +20B | =9N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.75 | 2072 | +4.4 |
| 7 | Razavi, Abbas | 1687 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | +23N | −4N | +17B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.00 | 1888 | +16.2 |
| 8 | Lowgren, Bjorn | 1797 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | =19B | +29N | =3B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.00 | 2034 | +18.8 |
| 9 | Algars, Olle | 1919 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | =30N | +26B | =6B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.00 | 2097 | +14.4 |
| 10 | Lundberg, Mikael | 1600 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | −22B | +32N | +35B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.00 | 1700 | +16.0 |
| 11 | Sahlin, Kent | 1654 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | +39B | −17N | +34B | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 1909 | +18.4 |
| 12 | Bergstrom, Helge | 1535 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | +32B | +38B | −15N | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 1729 | +15.2 |
| 13 | Hartzell, Ove | 1848 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | =28N | +37B | =27N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2044 | +16.0 |
| 14 | Sterner, Johan | 1810 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | −3B | =5N | +25B | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.75 | 1855 | +3.8 |
| 15 | Ring, Lars | 1740 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | −5B | =22N | +12B | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.75 | 1725 | -1.2 |
| 16 | Viklund, Dick | 1834 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | +18B | =25N | −5B | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.25 | 1787 | -3.6 |
| 17 | Pettersson, Lars-Ake | 1792 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | =36N | +11B | −7N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.25 | 1688 | -8.6 |
| 18 | Stumpf, Friedemann | 1651 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | −16N | +21B | =23N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.25 | 1760 | +8.8 |
| 19 | Engstrom, Stefan | 1985 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | =8N | =28B | =20N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.25 | 1856 | -10.2 |
| 20 | Karlsson, Sven-Ake | 1839 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | +33B | −6N | =19B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.75 | 1919 | +6.2 |
| 21 | Stolov, Leonid | 1710 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | =4B | −18N | +38B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.25 | 1661 | -4.0 |
| 22 | Karlsson, Magnus 1960 | 1722 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | +10N | =15B | F | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.75 | 1863 | +7.2 |
| 23 | Gustavsson, Veine | 1735 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | −7B | +40N | =18B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1679 | -4.8 |
| 24 | Franzen, Bo | 1814 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | −29B | +33N | =30B | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 1856 | +3.6 |
| 25 | Westrom, Hans | 1791 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | +40N | =16B | −14N | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1781 | -0.8 |
| 26 | Johansson, Lennart B | 1969 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | =27B | −9N | +37N | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 1914 | -4.6 |
| 27 | Berg Laachiri, SusannaWFM | 1919 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | =26N | −1N | =13B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.75 | 1798 | -9.6 |
| 28 | Haggvik, Kjell | 1932 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | =13B | =19N | −2N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.75 | 1847 | -7.0 |
| 29 | Kaminski, Andrzej | 1884 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | +24N | −8B | −4B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 1666 | -17.8 |
| 30 | Evertsson, Rune | 1928 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | =9B | −31N | =24N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.75 | 1786 | -11.4 |
| 31 | Lindblad, Tomas | 2001 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | F | +30B | −1B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1940 | -3.4 |
| 32 | Liistamo, Jouko | 1500 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | −12N | −10B | +39B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1424 | -5.8 |
| 33 | Hellman, Sten | 1755 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | −20N | −24B | +36N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.50 | 1667 | -7.0 |
| 34 | Ornstein, AxelIM | 2048 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | +38N | F | −11N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1651 | -8.4 |
| 35 | Jansson, Arne | 1503 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | F | +39N | −10N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1556 | +2.8 |
| 36 | Johansson, Christer 1960 | 1722 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | =17B | F | −33B | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.75 | 1581 | -7.0 |
| 37 | Silins, Peter | 1906 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | −1B | −13N | −26B | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1123 | -28.6 |
| 38 | Juntti, Lars-Ivar | 1571 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | −34B | −12N | −21N | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 939 | -18.8 |
| 39 | Koc, Ali 1956 | 1511 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | −11N | −35B | −32N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 752 | -53.6 |
| 40 | Nilsson, Christer 1954 | 1699 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | −25B | −23B | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 963 | -16.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Jovic, RadoSWE+22.83.0 pts · #1
- 2Lundquist, LeifSWE+22.82.5 pts · #4
- 3Cederfeldt, LarsSWE+20.02.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Koc, Ali 1956SWE-53.60.0 pts · #37
- 2Silins, PeterSWE-28.60.0 pts · #39
- 3Juntti, Lars-IvarSWE-18.80.0 pts · #38
Biggest upsets
- R8+394 Elo gap
- R7+227 Elo gap
- R8+122 Elo gap