Rodeby Varcup 2026 std
10 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 06 May 2026 to 20 May 2026 in Rodeby, Sweden. Top 10 Elo average was 1618, and top seed was Valentin Frank (🇸🇪 SWE, 1869).
Natik Ahmedhanov (🇸🇪 SWE, 1853) won with 2.5/4, ahead of Valentin Frank (2.5) and Sten Bernhardsson (2.0). Ahmedhanov won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Rolf Karlsson (1637) beat Dragan Lacic (1865), a +228-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 2.5/4, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Valentin Frank held the sole lead from R3 through R4 without losing it.
2 players finish on 2.5/4. Ahmedhanov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (3.0).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Valentin Frank | * | — | — | ½ |
| 2Natik Ahmedhanov | — | * | — | — |
| 3Rolf Karlsson | — | — | * | — |
| 4Sten Bernhardsson | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ahmedhanov, Natik | 1853 | SWE | F | +7B | =5N | +6B | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.50 | 2025 | +8.8 |
| 2 | Frank, Valentin | 1869 | SWE | F | +9B | +8N | =3N | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 2082 | +15.0 |
| 3 | Bernhardsson, Sten | 1842 | SWE | F | +5B | =6N | =2B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.75 | 1969 | +10.4 |
| 4 | Karlsson, Rolf | 1637 | SWE | F | +8B | =9N | =5B | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.25 | 1926 | +22.8 |
| 5 | Sandborg, Peter | 1818 | SWE | F | −3N | =1B | =4N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.25 | 1652 | -13.2 |
| 6 | Lundgren, Ulf | 1846 | SWE | F | =10N | =3B | −1N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.25 | 1684 | -13.0 |
| 7 | Akesson, Inez | 0 | SWE | F | −1N | =?B | =8N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.25 | 1670 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Lacic, Dragan | 1865 | SWE | F | −4N | −2B | =7B | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.50 | 953 | -25.6 |
| 9 | Karlsson, Bengt-Ake | 1719 | SWE | F | −2N | =4B | F | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1560 | -8.2 |
| 10 | Svensson, Bengt 1957 | 1733 | SWE | F | =6B | F | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.50 | 1846 | +3.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Karlsson, RolfSWE+22.82.0 pts · #2
- 2Frank, ValentinSWE+15.02.5 pts · #1
- 3Bernhardsson, StenSWE+10.42.0 pts · #3
- 1Lacic, DraganSWE-25.60.5 pts · #10
- 2Sandborg, PeterSWE-13.21.0 pts · #5
- 3Lundgren, UlfSWE-13.01.0 pts · #6
- R2+228 Elo gap