Kristallens VT 2026 Klass III R56
Open SwissStandard
8 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 09 Apr 2026 to 23 Apr 2026 in Stockholm, Sweden. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1646, and top seed was Mats Nilsen (🇸🇪 SWE, 1751).
Mats Nilsen (🇸🇪 SWE, 1751) won with 2.0/6, ahead of Sam Alseif (2.0) and Sture Lindberg (1.5). Nilsen shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Gregory Lazovskiy (1547) beat Tobias Lofgren (1650), a +103-point gap.
Location
🇸🇪Stockholm, Sweden
Dates
09 Apr 2026 → 23 Apr 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 · 6 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇸🇪Sweden×7
🇺🇸United States of America×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 2.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 8 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
8
8
8
8
3
2
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 2.0/6. Nilsen takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (1.0).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mats Nilsen | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Sam Alseif | — | * | — | — |
| 3Sture Lindberg | — | — | * | — |
| 4Gregory Lazovskiy | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nilsen, Mats | 1751 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +6N | +4B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2382 | +11.2 |
| 2 | Alseif, Sam | 1689 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +7B | +6N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2399 | +16.0 |
| 3 | Lindberg, Sture | 1726 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =5B | +7N | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1796 | +4.4 |
| 4 | Lazovskiy, Gregory | 1547 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +8N | −1N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1681 | +9.6 |
| 5 | Lindell, Anton | 1593 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =3N | — | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1705 | +3.4 |
| 6 | Olofsson, Coen | 1559 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −1B | −2B | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 994 | -18.0 |
| 7 | Dixon, Martin | 1655 | USA | F | F | F | F | −2N | −3B | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 972 | -12.2 |
| 8 | Lofgren, Tobias | 1650 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −4B | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 789 | -10.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Alseif, SamSWE+16.02.0 pts · #2
- 2Nilsen, MatsSWE+11.22.0 pts · #1
- 3Lazovskiy, GregorySWE+9.61.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Olofsson, CoenSWE-18.00.0 pts · #6
- 2Dixon, MartinUSA-12.20.0 pts · #8
- 3Lofgren, TobiasSWE-10.60.0 pts · #7
Biggest upsets
- R5+103 Elo gap