Gambit KM Classic Open 2026 r4
Open SwissStandard
7 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held on 23 Apr 2026 in Norrtalje, Sweden. Top 10 Elo average was 1515, and top seed was Michael Rygaard (🇸🇪 SWE, 2115).
Vincent Tornard (🇸🇪 SWE, 1839) won with 1.0/4, ahead of Leeo Rygaard (1.0) and Anders maj Eriksson (0.5). Tornard shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Leeo Rygaard (1588) beat Janne Pihlaja (1872), a +284-point gap.
Location
🇸🇪Norrtalje, Sweden
Dates
23 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Avg top 10
1,515
Participants
7
Federations · 1 represented
🇸🇪Sweden×6
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 1.0/4, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.
Co-leaders
14
14
14
4
R4 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 1.0/4. Tornard takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (0.0).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Vincent Tornard | * | — | — | — |
| 2Leeo Rygaard | — | * | — | — |
| 3Anders maj Eriksson | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4Markus Ekeblad | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tornard, Vincent | 1839 | SWE | F | F | F | +6B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2512 | +12.4 |
| 2 | Rygaard, Leeo | 1588 | SWE | F | F | F | +5N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2628 | +30.4 |
| 3 | Eriksson, Anders maj | 1821 | SWE | F | F | F | =4B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1763 | -1.8 |
| 4 | Ekeblad, Markus | 1764 | SWE | F | F | F | =3N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1827 | +1.8 |
| 5 | Pihlaja, Janne | 1872 | SWE | F | F | F | −2B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 827 | -30.4 |
| 6 | Hallman, Sebastian | 1719 | SWE | F | F | F | −1N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1053 | -6.2 |
| 7 | FIDE 563004488 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 990 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Rygaard, LeeoSWE+30.41.0 pts · #2
- 2Tornard, VincentSWE+12.41.0 pts · #1
- 3Ekeblad, MarkusSWE+1.80.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Pihlaja, JanneSWE-30.40.0 pts · #6
- 2Hallman, SebastianSWE-6.20.0 pts · #7
- 3Eriksson, Anders majSWE-1.80.5 pts · #3
Biggest upsets
- R4+284 Elo gap