Kristallens VT 2026 Klass IV R1234
Round-RobinStandard
7 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 05 Mar 2026 to 26 Mar 2026 in Stockholm, Sweden. Top 10 Elo average was 651, and top seed was Martin Alm (🇸🇪 SWE, 1576).
Simon Berg (🇸🇪 SWE, 0) won with 3.0/4, ahead of Martin Alm (3.0) and Lars-Olov Wallin (2.5). Berg won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
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
Round-robin · 4 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇸🇪Sweden×6
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 7 · 4 roundsMartin Alm led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
2
2
1
2
R3–R4 · LEAD HELD
Martin Alm held the sole lead from R3 through R4 without losing it.
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Martin Alm won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 🇸🇪Berg, Simon | 0 | * | — | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1491 |
| 1 | 🇸🇪Alm, Martin | 1576 | — | * | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 2.50 | 2.5 | +16.2 | 2291 |
| 2 | 🇸🇪Wallin, Lars-Olov | 1523 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | — | 1 | — | 2.5 | 4.25 | 8.5 | +6.4 | 1566 |
| 5 | 🇸🇪Zhou, David | 0 | — | — | ½ | * | 1 | — | 1 | 2.5 | 2.25 | 3.5 | -8.0 | 1524 |
| 4 | 🇸🇪Palm, Gunnar | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | * | 1 | — | 1.0 | 0.00 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 1568 |
| 7 | 🇸🇪Flynner, Kristina | 1458 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | * | — | 0.0 | 0.00 | 9.5 | -30.8 | 744 |
| 6 | FIDE 563006189 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 820 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Alm, MartinSWE+16.23.0 pts · #1
- 2Wallin, Lars-OlovSWE+6.42.5 pts · #2
- 3Palm, GunnarSWE0.01.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Flynner, KristinaSWE-30.80.0 pts · #7
- 2Zhou, DavidSWE-8.02.5 pts · #5
- 3Palm, GunnarSWE0.01.0 pts · #4