Sandvikensmasterskap 2026 R45
Open SwissStandard
6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 01 Apr 2026 to 22 Apr 2026 in Sandviken, Sweden. Top 10 Elo average was 1783, and top seed was Lars Persson (🇸🇪 SWE, 2032).
Per Akerman (🇸🇪 SWE, 1939) won with 1.5/5, ahead of Joel Sandmark (1.5) and Sebastian Hemsen (1.0). Akerman shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇸🇪Sandviken, Sweden
Dates
01 Apr 2026 → 22 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇸🇪Sweden×6
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 1.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 1.5/5. Akerman takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (2.5).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Joel Sandmark drew with Per Akerman (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Joel Sandmark | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Per Akerman | ½ | * | — | 1 |
| 3Lars Persson | — | — | * | — |
| 4Sebastian Hemsen | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akerman, Per | 1939 | SWE | F | F | F | +3N | =2B | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 1839 | -3.4 |
| 2 | Sandmark, Joel | 1651 | SWE | F | F | F | +6B | =1N | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2002 | +18.4 |
| 3 | Hemsen, Sebastian | 1660 | SWE | F | F | F | −1B | +5N | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1815 | +8.0 |
| 4 | Persson, Lars | 2032 | SWE | F | F | F | +5B | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2506 | +3.4 |
| 5 | Eriksson, Hilding | 1711 | SWE | F | F | F | −4N | −3B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1019 | -14.8 |
| 6 | Wigo, Niklas | 1705 | SWE | F | F | F | −2N | F | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 837 | -23.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Sandmark, JoelSWE+18.41.5 pts · #1
- 2Hemsen, SebastianSWE+8.01.0 pts · #4
- 3Persson, LarsSWE+3.41.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Wigo, NiklasSWE-23.20.0 pts · #5
- 2Eriksson, HildingSWE-14.80.0 pts · #6
- 3Akerman, PerSWE-3.41.5 pts · #2