Karlskrona Open 2026 CORR R5678
Open SwissStandard
12 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 03 Mar 2026 to 24 Mar 2026 in Karlskrona, Sweden. Top 10 Elo average was 1834, and top seed was Magnus Wahlbom (🇸🇪 SWE, 2183).
Valentin Frank (🇸🇪 SWE, 1775) won with 2.0/6, ahead of Dragan Lacic (1.5) and Magnus Wahlbom (1.5). Frank shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Bengt-Ake Karlsson (1790) beat Sten Bernhardsson (1895), a +105-point gap.
Location
🇸🇪Karlskrona, Sweden
Dates
03 Mar 2026 → 24 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇸🇪Sweden×12
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsValentin Frank led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 12 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
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R6–R6 · LEAD HELD
Valentin Frank held the sole lead from R6 through R6 without losing it.
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank, Valentin | 1775 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +9B | +6N | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2527 | +13.8 |
| 2 | Lacic, Dragan | 1888 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =8N | +7B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.25 | 2014 | +7.8 |
| 3 | Wahlbom, Magnus | 2183 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =5N | +8B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.00 | 2003 | -5.8 |
| 4 | Karlsson, Bengt-Ake | 1790 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =10B | +11N | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1932 | +11.4 |
| 5 | Svensson, Bengt 1957 | 1733 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =3B | =9N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1891 | +5.8 |
| 6 | Sandborg, Peter | 1795 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +11B | −1B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1860 | +2.8 |
| 7 | Dahlqvist, Hans | 1786 | SWE | F | F | F | F | +12N | −2N | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1771 | -1.4 |
| 8 | Lundgren, Ulf | 1867 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =2B | −3N | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1824 | -2.2 |
| 9 | Karlsson, Rolf | 1608 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −1N | =5B | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 1597 | -2.2 |
| 10 | Nilsson, Jesper | 1631 | SWE | F | F | F | F | =4N | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1711 | +6.0 |
| 11 | Bernhardsson, Sten | 1895 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −6N | −4B | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 960 | -26.2 |
| 12 | Frank, Florentin | 1631 | SWE | F | F | F | F | −7B | F | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 995 | -13.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Frank, ValentinSWE+13.82.0 pts · #1
- 2Karlsson, Bengt-AkeSWE+11.41.5 pts · #3
- 3Lacic, DraganSWE+7.81.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Bernhardsson, StenSWE-26.20.0 pts · #12
- 2Frank, FlorentinSWE-13.60.0 pts · #11
- 3Wahlbom, MagnusSWE-5.81.5 pts · #4
Biggest upsets
- R6+105 Elo gap