Kibix Open 2026 std
30 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 09 May 2026 to 10 May 2026 in Umea, Sweden. 2 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2118, and top seed was Adrian Soderstrom (🇸🇪 SWE, FM, 2381).
Adrian Soderstrom (🇸🇪 SWE, FM, 2381) won with 3.5/7, ahead of David Johansson (3.5) and Roland Eriksson (3.0). Soderstrom shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Joar Hansbo Redell (1776) beat Marius Helmsdorf (2009), a +233-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 3.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 12 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 3.5/7. Soderstrom takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (7.5).
David Johansson 3 wins (R4–R6)FM Adrian Soderstrom 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1David Johansson | * | — | — | — |
| 2FMAdrian Soderstrom | — | * | — | — |
| 3Roland Eriksson | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4Soren Andersson | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soderstrom, AdrianFM | 2381 | SWE | F | F | F | +23B | +15N | +16N | =7B | 3.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.25 | 2491 | +3.8 |
| 2 | Johansson, David | 2105 | SWE | F | F | F | +28N | +21N | +15B | =10N | 3.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.25 | 2363 | +21.8 |
| 3 | Eriksson, Roland | 1969 | SWE | F | F | F | +14B | +11N | =4B | =5N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 7.50 | 2042 | +7.2 |
| 4 | Andersson, Soren | 1955 | SWE | F | F | F | +19N | +30B | =3N | =16B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.00 | 2075 | +9.8 |
| 5 | Heijdenberg, Ronny | 1841 | SWE | F | F | F | +29N | =17B | +22N | =3B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.50 | 2065 | +17.4 |
| 6 | Blomkvist, Kenneth | 1657 | SWE | F | F | F | =8N | +26B | +30N | =14B | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.25 | 1814 | +8.4 |
| 7 | Ernst, ThomasGM | 2258 | SWE | F | F | F | =18N | +22B | =23N | =1N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.00 | 2175 | -2.8 |
| 8 | Wikberg, Benjamin | 0 | SWE | F | F | F | =6B | −24B | +20N | +22B | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.00 | 1752 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Akeborg, Jonatan | 1939 | SWE | F | F | F | −15N | =18B | +25N | +21B | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.25 | 2117 | +19.0 |
| 10 | Helmsdorf, Marius | 2009 | GER | F | F | F | −22N | +28B | +24N | =2B | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.25 | 1960 | -3.2 |
| 11 | Johansson, Alexander | 1780 | SWE | F | F | F | +20N | −3B | +28N | =25B | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.50 | 2028 | +26.2 |
| 12 | FIDE 1782320 | 0 | — | F | F | F | +26B | −14N | =19B | +29N | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.75 | 1679 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Lindh, Adam | 1814 | SWE | F | F | F | −27N | +29B | =14N | +24B | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1776 | -3.0 |
| 14 | Walinder, Jonas | 1821 | SWE | F | F | F | −3N | +12B | =13B | =6N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.25 | 1688 | -10.6 |
| 15 | Liden, Tommy | 2146 | SWE | F | F | F | +9B | −1B | −2N | +23B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.50 | 2139 | -1.2 |
| 16 | Nygren, David | 2087 | SWE | F | F | F | +24N | =23N | −1B | =4N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 2038 | -3.8 |
| 17 | Isaksson, Henrik | 2074 | SWE | F | F | F | =25B | =5N | F | +18B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.50 | 2047 | -2.0 |
| 18 | Olofsson, Henrik | 1950 | SWE | F | F | F | =7B | =9N | =21B | −17N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.25 | 1985 | +2.0 |
| 19 | Karrlander, Gunnar | 1795 | SWE | F | F | F | −4B | =20B | =12N | =28B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.25 | 1790 | -0.4 |
| 20 | Dahlkvist Hartwig, Sture | 1853 | SWE | F | F | F | −11B | =19N | −8B | +26N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.75 | 1676 | -24.0 |
| 21 | Rezai, Julius | 2017 | SWE | F | F | F | +30N | −2B | =18N | −9N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.75 | 1725 | -21.6 |
| 22 | Hansbo Redell, Joar | 1776 | SWE | F | F | F | +10B | −7N | −5B | −8N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.50 | 1884 | +12.0 |
| 23 | Titareva, Tatiana | 2130 | LAT | F | F | F | −1N | =16B | =7B | −15N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.25 | 2025 | -11.2 |
| 24 | Farmakas, Erik | 1642 | SWE | F | F | F | −16B | +8N | −10B | −13N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.50 | 1155 | -18.0 |
| 25 | Enqvist, Gosta | 1975 | SWE | F | F | F | =17N | F | −9B | =11N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.25 | 1806 | -13.2 |
| 26 | Grahn, Anna-Karin | 1421 | SWE | F | F | F | −12N | −6N | +29B | −20B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 939 | -5.6 |
| 27 | Demeestere, Ewoud | 1866 | SWE | F | F | F | +13B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.50 | 2614 | +8.6 |
| 28 | Soderberg, Filip | 1936 | SWE | F | F | F | −2B | −10N | −11B | =19N | 0.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.75 | 1600 | -31.6 |
| 29 | FIDE 563007584 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −5B | −13N | −26N | −12B | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 892 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 563007592 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −21B | −4N | −6B | F | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1076 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Johansson, AlexanderSWE+26.22.5 pts · #4
- 2Johansson, DavidSWE+21.83.5 pts · #1
- 3Akeborg, JonatanSWE+19.02.5 pts · #6
- 1Soderberg, FilipSWE-31.60.5 pts · #26
- 2Dahlkvist Hartwig, StureSWE-24.01.5 pts · #14
- 3Rezai, JuliusSWE-21.61.5 pts · #25
- R4+233 Elo gap
- R6+156 Elo gap