Boras Varturnering 2026
12 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 18 Mar 2026 to 15 Apr 2026 in Boras, Sweden. Top 10 Elo average was 1763, and top seed was Christian Larsson (🇸🇪 SWE, 2027).
Per Harila (🇸🇪 SWE, 1978) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Dan Ljungstrom (4.0) and Tony Baric (3.5). Harila shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Tony Baric (1695) beat Christian Larsson (2027), a +332-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Dan Ljungstrom takes the sole lead (2.5/3).
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Harila takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (9.5).
Per Harila won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Per Harila | * | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2Dan Ljungstrom | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Tony Baric | 1 | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Christian Larsson | 0 | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harila, Per | 1978 | SWE | +10B | −3N | +11N | +6B | +4N | 4.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 6.50 | 1998 | +4.4 |
| 2 | Ljungstrom, Dan | 1973 | SWE | +7N | =11B | +8N | =3B | +5N | 4.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 7.50 | 1944 | -0.8 |
| 3 | Baric, Tony | 1695 | SWE | F | +1B | +4N | =2N | +11B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 9.50 | 2266 | +41.0 |
| 4 | Larsson, Christian | 2027 | SWE | +9N | +6B | −3B | +5N | −1B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 1861 | -17.6 |
| 5 | Persson, Borje | 1741 | SWE | =8N | =9B | +12N | −4B | −2B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 1.75 | 1699 | -6.4 |
| 6 | Sollenborn, Jorgen | 1905 | SWE | +12B | −4N | +7B | −1N | — | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 2.50 | 1779 | -10.0 |
| 7 | Abo Khashref, Ghassan | 1578 | SWE | −2B | F | −6N | +9B | +8N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 1704 | +6.6 |
| 8 | Alemos, Dimitri | 0 | SWE | =5B | +10N | −2B | F | −7B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1634 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Sandgren, Per-Olov | 1609 | SWE | −4B | =5N | =10B | −7N | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1537 | -9.2 |
| 10 | Nikolov, Toni | 1593 | SWE | −1N | −8B | =9N | F | =12B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 0.75 | 1582 | -3.0 |
| 11 | Allasalloum, Khaled | 0 | SWE | F | =2N | −1B | F | −3N | 0.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.00 | 1609 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Savilov, Dennys | 1533 | SWE | −6N | F | −5B | F | =10N | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.50 | 1473 | -10.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Baric, TonySWE+41.03.5 pts · #4
- 2Abo Khashref, GhassanSWE+6.62.0 pts · #8
- 3Harila, PerSWE+4.44.0 pts · #1
- 1Larsson, ChristianSWE-17.63.0 pts · #2
- 2Sollenborn, JorgenSWE-10.02.0 pts · #5
- 3Savilov, DennysSWE-10.00.5 pts · #11
- R3+332 Elo gap
- R2+283 Elo gap