Varturneringen Karlstad 2026 R45
Open SwissStandard
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
Federations · 2 represented
🇸🇪Sweden×5
🇲🇿Mozambique×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsVictor 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
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1
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Victor Muntean | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Sebastian Varjomaa | — | * | — | — |
| 3Nils Ludvigsson | — | — | * | — |
| 4Gustavo Gomes Mateus | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muntean, Victor | 2158 | SWE | F | F | F | +5B | +4N | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2560 | +3.2 |
| 2 | Varjomaa,Sebastian | 1731 | SWE | F | F | F | +6N | =5N | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 1804 | +4.8 |
| 3 | Ludvigsson, Nils | 1606 | SWE | F | F | F | +7B | =6N | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1606 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Mateus, Gustavo Gomes | 1755 | MOZ | F | F | F | +8N | −1B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1355 | -3.2 |
| 5 | Aksoy, Vidar | 1616 | SWE | F | F | F | −1N | =2B | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1692 | +4.0 |
| 6 | Braby, Berth S | 1606 | SWE | F | F | F | −2B | =3B | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1487 | -6.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 563007398 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −3N | −?N | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 806 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 563006707 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −4B | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 955 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 563007401 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −?N | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 805 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Varjomaa,SebastianSWE+4.81.5 pts · #2
- 2Aksoy, VidarSWE+4.00.5 pts · #3
- 3Muntean, VictorSWE+3.22.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Braby, Berth SSWE-6.00.5 pts · #4
- 2Mateus, Gustavo GomesMOZ-3.21.0 pts · #6
- 3Ludvigsson, NilsSWE0.01.5 pts · #5