Majorna Varturnering 2026 R456
22 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 01 Apr 2026 to 15 Apr 2026 in Goteborg, Sweden. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1988, and top seed was Tobias Bende (🇸🇪 SWE, 2110).
Lennart Fransson (🇸🇪 SWE, 1991) won with 2.5/6, ahead of Magnus Rolen (2.5) and Stefan 2005 Karlsson (2.0). Fransson won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Alharash Feras (1903) beat Jonas Kallen (2077), a +174-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 2.5/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 9 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 2.5/6. Fransson takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (4.5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lennart Fransson | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Magnus Rolen | — | * | 1 | — |
| 3Stefan 2005 Karlsson | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Natig Vahabov | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fransson, Lennart | 1991 | SWE | F | F | F | =18B | +6N | +7B | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.25 | 2123 | +9.4 |
| 2 | Rolen, Magnus | 2018 | SWE | F | F | F | +10N | =8B | +3B | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.75 | 2388 | +28.0 |
| 3 | Karlsson, Stefan 2005 | 2092 | SWE | F | F | F | +8N | +4B | −2N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.50 | 2138 | +2.0 |
| 4 | Feras, Alharash | 1903 | SYR | F | F | F | +5B | −3N | +10B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.00 | 2186 | +21.4 |
| 5 | Christoforidis, Nicolas | 1921 | SWE | F | F | F | −4N | +11B | +9B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.50 | 1957 | +2.4 |
| 6 | Vahabov, Natig | 1758 | SWE | F | F | F | +14B | −1B | +11N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.00 | 1939 | +30.4 |
| 7 | Simpson, Liam | 1915 | SWE | F | F | F | +12N | +17B | −1N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.50 | 2032 | +10.2 |
| 8 | Bende, Tobias | 2110 | SWE | F | F | F | −3B | =2N | +17B | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.75 | 2012 | -7.4 |
| 9 | Moller, Mikael | 1951 | SWE | F | F | F | =17N | +16B | −5N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.25 | 1847 | -8.8 |
| 10 | Kallen, Jonas | 2077 | SWE | F | F | F | −2B | +18N | −4N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.50 | 1819 | -24.2 |
| 11 | Carpatorea, Iulian | 1639 | SWE | F | F | F | +22B | −5N | −6B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1695 | +9.6 |
| 12 | Norell, Anders | 1834 | SWE | F | F | F | −7B | +13N | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1806 | -1.4 |
| 13 | Hernebring, Marten | 1693 | SWE | F | F | F | +19B | −12B | F | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 1775 | +3.8 |
| 14 | Kvarby, Anders | 1848 | SWE | F | F | F | −6N | +21N | F | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1683 | -8.2 |
| 15 | Westlund, Tim | 1879 | SWE | F | F | F | +20B | F | F | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.50 | 2543 | +7.0 |
| 16 | Berg, Bo | 1703 | SWE | F | F | F | +21B | −9N | F | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1793 | +4.6 |
| 17 | Berg, Roy | 1906 | SWE | F | F | F | =9B | −7N | −8N | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.75 | 1719 | -13.2 |
| 18 | Mohammed, Safian Haj | 1895 | SWE | F | F | F | =1N | −10B | F | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.25 | 1864 | -1.8 |
| 19 | Gallardo, Guillermo | 1768 | SWE | F | F | F | −13N | =20B | F | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1531 | -9.8 |
| 20 | Evertsson, David | 1752 | SWE | F | F | F | −15N | =19N | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 1591 | -7.6 |
| 21 | Kalen, Kjell | 1614 | SWE | F | F | F | −16N | −14B | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 965 | -12.4 |
| 22 | Cigoja, Vuk | 1774 | BIH | F | F | F | −11N | F | — | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 819 | -14.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Vahabov, NatigSWE+30.42.0 pts · #4
- 2Rolen, MagnusSWE+28.02.5 pts · #2
- 3Feras, AlharashSYR+21.42.0 pts · #6
- 1Kallen, JonasSWE-24.21.0 pts · #14
- 2Cigoja, VukBIH-14.00.0 pts · #21
- 3Berg, RoySWE-13.20.5 pts · #17
- R6+174 Elo gap
- R4+135 Elo gap