Molins minne 2026
Open SwissStandard
10 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 25 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2026 in Sandviken, Sweden. Top 10 Elo average was 1580, and top seed was Thomas Gustafsson (🇸🇪 SWE, 1981).
Thomas Gustafsson (🇸🇪 SWE, 1981) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Per Akerman (4.0) and Patrik Karlsson (4.0). Gustafsson won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Sebastian Hemsen (1654) beat Per Akerman (1923), a +269-point gap.
Location
🇸🇪Sandviken, Sweden
Dates
25 Apr 2026 → 26 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇸🇪Sweden×10
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsThomas Gustafsson led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R6 · LEAD HELD
Thomas Gustafsson never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Thomas Gustafsson beat Patrik Karlsson (White).
R4–R6 · WIN STREAK
Thomas Gustafsson won 3 in a row (R4–R6).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Thomas Gustafsson | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2Patrik Karlsson | 0 | * | — | ½ |
| 3Per Akerman | ½ | — | * | 1 |
| 4Lennart Berg | 0 | ½ | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gustafsson, Thomas | 1981 | SWE | +6N | +10B | =2N | +3B | +5B | +4N | 5.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 14.50 | 2123 | +14.2 |
| 2 | Akerman, Per | 1923 | SWE | +7N | +4B | =1B | −5N | +6B | =9B | 4.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 11.25 | 1801 | -13.6 |
| 3 | Karlsson, Patrik | 1925 | SWE | =5B | +9N | +8B | −1N | =4N | +7B | 4.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 9.25 | 1883 | -3.4 |
| 4 | Berg, Lennart | 0 | SWE | +8B | −2N | +6B | +7N | =3B | −1B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 8.00 | 1825 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Hemsen, Sebastian | 1654 | SWE | =3N | =6B | F | +2B | −1N | +8N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 9.00 | 1911 | +32.2 |
| 6 | Raiha, Charlie | 1671 | SWE | −1B | =5N | −4N | =9B | −2N | +10N | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 2.50 | 1703 | +4.8 |
| 7 | Larsson, Ove | 1633 | SWE | −2B | −8N | +9B | −4B | +10N | −3N | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.00 | 1700 | +7.0 |
| 8 | Wigo, Niklas | 1695 | SWE | −4N | +7B | −3N | +10B | −9N | −5B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.00 | 1634 | -18.0 |
| 9 | Eriksson, Hilding | 1706 | SWE | F | −3B | −7N | =6N | +8B | =2N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.00 | 1697 | -2.2 |
| 10 | Juhlin, Stefan | 1613 | SWE | F | −1N | F | −8N | −7B | −6B | 0.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 0.00 | 945 | -55.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Hemsen, SebastianSWE+32.23.0 pts · #4
- 2Gustafsson, ThomasSWE+14.25.5 pts · #1
- 3Larsson, OveSWE+7.02.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Juhlin, StefanSWE-55.20.0 pts · #10
- 2Wigo, NiklasSWE-18.02.0 pts · #6
- 3Akerman, PerSWE-13.64.0 pts · #5
Biggest upsets
- R4+269 Elo gap