Borlange KM 2025-2026 r5-8
Open SwissStandard
10 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 31 Jan 2026 to 26 Feb 2026 in Borlange, Sweden. Top 10 Elo average was 1705, and top seed was John Klasen (🇸🇪 SWE, 1901).
Munter Hassan (🇸🇪 SWE, 1794) won with 3.0/8, ahead of Ulf Ryden (3.0) and Leif Carlsson (2.5). Hassan won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
Location
🇸🇪Borlange, Sweden
Dates
31 Jan 2026 → 26 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇸🇪Sweden×10
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 3.0/8, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 10 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
10
10
10
10
3
1
1
2
R6–R8 · LEAD HELD
Ulf Ryden held the sole lead from R6 through R8 without losing it.
R8 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 3.0/8. Hassan takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (8.0).
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Ulf Ryden drew with Munter Hassan (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ulf Ryden | * | ½ | ½ | — |
| 2Munter Hassan | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Peter Hellstrom | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4John Klasen | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hassan, Munter | 1794 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +3B | =8N | =2B | +6B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.25 | 1931 | +15.6 |
| 2 | Ryden, Ulf | 1836 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +8N | +7B | =1N | =4B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.25 | 1905 | +7.2 |
| 3 | Carlsson, Leif | 1699 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −1N | =6B | +10N | +9B | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1727 | +3.2 |
| 4 | Hellstrom, Peter | 1862 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | +9B | +7N | =2N | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.50 | 1907 | +4.2 |
| 5 | Klasen, John | 1901 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =6N | F | +9N | +7B | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 1872 | -0.4 |
| 6 | Lindstrom, Arne | 1736 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =5B | =3N | +8B | −1N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 1762 | +2.8 |
| 7 | Hedberg, Per | 1534 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +9N | −2N | −4B | −5N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1590 | +2.6 |
| 8 | Larsson, Christer 1948 | 1674 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −2B | =1B | −6N | F | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1511 | -11.0 |
| 9 | de Gendre, Barbara | 1527 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −7B | −4N | −5B | −3N | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 949 | -19.6 |
| 10 | Faldner, Leif | 1490 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | F | −3B | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 899 | -4.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Hassan, MunterSWE+15.63.0 pts · #2
- 2Ryden, UlfSWE+7.23.0 pts · #1
- 3Hellstrom, PeterSWE+4.22.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1de Gendre, BarbaraSWE-19.60.0 pts · #9
- 2Larsson, Christer 1948SWE-11.00.5 pts · #8
- 3Faldner, LeifSWE-4.60.0 pts · #10