Kristallens VT 2026 Klass III R1234
Open SwissStandard
8 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 05 Mar 2026 to 26 Mar 2026 in Stockholm, Sweden. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1646, and top seed was Mats Nilsen (🇸🇪 SWE, 1751).
Sam Alseif (🇸🇪 SWE, 1689) won with 4.0/4, ahead of Gregory Lazovskiy (2.5) and Mats Nilsen (2.5). Alseif won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Anton Lindell (1593) beat Mats Nilsen (1751), a +158-point gap.
Location
🇸🇪Stockholm, Sweden
Dates
05 Mar 2026 → 26 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for first 40 moves and 15 min. for the rest of the game with 30 sec. increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇸🇪Sweden×7
🇺🇸United States of America×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsSam Alseif led from R3; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
4
2
1
1
R3–R4 · LEAD HELD
Sam Alseif never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
Sam Alseif won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sam Alseif | * | — | 1 | 1 |
| 2Mats Nilsen | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3Gregory Lazovskiy | 0 | — | * | ½ |
| 4Sture Lindberg | 0 | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alseif, Sam | 1689 | SWE | +4B | +8N | +2B | +6N | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.00 | 2424 | +69.6 |
| 2 | Lazovskiy, Gregory | 1547 | SWE | +5N | +7B | −1N | =4B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 4.50 | 1741 | +41.6 |
| 3 | Nilsen, Mats | 1751 | SWE | −6N | =4B | +5N | +8B | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.00 | 1738 | -1.6 |
| 4 | Lindberg, Sture | 1726 | SWE | −1N | =3N | +8B | =2N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1655 | -6.4 |
| 5 | Dixon, Martin | 1655 | USA | −2B | +6N | −3B | +7B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1616 | -1.2 |
| 6 | Lindell, Anton | 1593 | SWE | +3B | −5B | =7N | −1B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 3.25 | 1569 | -4.8 |
| 7 | Olofsson, Coen | 1559 | SWE | +8B | −2N | =6B | −5N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.75 | 1515 | -14.4 |
| 8 | Lofgren, Tobias | 1650 | SWE | −7N | −1B | −4N | −3N | 0.0 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 878 | -36.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Alseif, SamSWE+69.64.0 pts · #1
- 2Lazovskiy, GregorySWE+41.62.5 pts · #3
- 3Dixon, MartinUSA-1.22.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Lofgren, TobiasSWE-36.80.0 pts · #8
- 2Olofsson, CoenSWE-14.41.5 pts · #7
- 3Lindberg, StureSWE-6.42.0 pts · #4
Biggest upsets
- R1+158 Elo gap
- R1+108 Elo gap