Vaxjo SK KM 2026 grp 1 r6-7
Round-RobinStandard
8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 31 Mar 2026 to 14 Apr 2026 in Vaxjo, Sweden. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2035, and top seed was Tom Rydstrom (🇸🇪 SWE, FM, 2336).
Patrik Lindborg (🇸🇪 SWE, 2154) won with 2.0/7, ahead of Mattias 1979 Nilsson (1.5) and Tom Rydstrom (1.5). Lindborg broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Mattias 1979 Nilsson (1922) beat Andrii Sevastianov (2131), a +209-point gap.
Location
🇸🇪Vaxjo, Sweden
Dates
31 Mar 2026 → 14 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 7 rounds
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇸🇪Sweden×8
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 7 roundsPatrik Lindborg led from R7 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 8 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Co-leaders
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8
8
8
8
4
1
R7–R7 · LEAD HELD
Patrik Lindborg held the sole lead from R7 through R7 without losing it.
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇸🇪Lindborg, Patrik | 2154 | * | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | +9.4 | 2722 |
| 4 | 🇸🇪Nilsson, Mattias 1979 | 1922 | — | * | — | ½ | — | 1 | — | — | 1.5 | 1.25 | 2.0 | +17.2 | 2232 |
| 2 | 🇸🇪FMRydstrom, Tom | 2336 | — | — | * | — | 1 | ½ | — | — | 1.5 | 1.25 | 1.5 | -3.4 | 2225 |
| 3 | 🇸🇪Levin, Magnus | 1960 | — | ½ | — | * | — | — | 1 | — | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1.5 | +10.0 | 2135 |
| 5 | 🇸🇪Johnsson, Marcus | 1903 | — | — | 0 | — | * | — | — | 1 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1.5 | +7.0 | 2083 |
| 6 | 🇸🇪Sevastianov, Andrii | 2131 | — | 0 | ½ | — | — | * | — | — | 0.5 | 0.75 | 3.0 | -11.0 | 1920 |
| 7 | 🇸🇪Gonzalez, Emilio | 1971 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — | * | — | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.5 | -17.2 | 1237 |
| 8 | 🇸🇪Nilsson, Hakan 1974 | 1902 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.0 | -24.0 | 1219 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Nilsson, Mattias 1979SWE+17.21.5 pts · #4
- 2Levin, MagnusSWE+10.01.5 pts · #3
- 3Lindborg, PatrikSWE+9.42.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Nilsson, Hakan 1974SWE-24.00.0 pts · #8
- 2Gonzalez, EmilioSWE-17.20.0 pts · #7
- 3Sevastianov, AndriiSWE-11.00.5 pts · #6
Biggest upsets
- R6+209 Elo gap