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Varturneringen Karlstad 2026 R45

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9 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 28 Apr 2026 to 12 May 2026 in Karlstad, Sweden. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1164, and top seed was Victor Muntean (🇸🇪 SWE, 2158).

Victor Muntean (🇸🇪 SWE, 2158) won with 2.0/5, ahead of Sebastian Varjomaa (1.5) and Nils Ludvigsson (1.5). Muntean broke clear in the final round.

Location
🇸🇪Karlstad, Sweden
Dates
28 Apr 2026 → 12 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇸🇪Victor Muntean2158
Avg top 10
1,164
Participants
9
Federations · 2 represented
🇸🇪Sweden×5
🇲🇿Mozambique×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Victor Muntean led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders
12
12
12
5
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
R5–R5 · LEAD HELD

Victor Muntean held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Victor Muntean*
1
2Sebastian Varjomaa*
3Nils Ludvigsson*
4Gustavo Gomes Mateus
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Muntean, Victor2158SWEFFF+5B+4N2.01.51.51.502560+3.2
2Varjomaa,Sebastian1731SWEFFF+6N=5N1.51.01.00.751804+4.8
3Ludvigsson, Nils1606SWEFFF+7B=6N1.50.50.50.2516060.0
4Mateus, Gustavo Gomes1755MOZFFF+8N1B1.02.02.00.001355-3.2
5Aksoy, Vidar1616SWEFFF1N=2B0.53.53.50.751692+4.0
6Braby, Berth S1606SWEFFF2B=3B0.53.03.00.751487-6.0
7FIDE 5630073980FFF3N?N0.01.51.50.008060.0
8FIDE 5630067070FFF4B0.01.01.00.009550.0
9FIDE 5630074010FFF?N?N0.00.00.00.008050.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

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