Karlskrona Open 2026 CORR R78
Open SwissStandard
8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 06 Apr 2026 to 13 Apr 2026 in Karlskrona, Sweden. Top 10 Elo average was 1843, and top seed was Magnus Wahlbom (🇸🇪 SWE, 2183).
Valentin Frank (🇸🇪 SWE, 1775) won with 1.0/7, ahead of Ulf Lundgren (1.0) and Peter Sandborg (1.0). Frank won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
Location
🇸🇪Karlskrona, Sweden
Dates
06 Apr 2026 → 13 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇸🇪Sweden×8
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 3 players tied at 1.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 11 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
12
11
11
11
11
11
3
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 1.0/7. Frank takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (0.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank, Valentin | 1775 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | F | +7N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2540 | +6.6 |
| 2 | Lundgren, Ulf | 1867 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | F | +8B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2652 | +10.4 |
| 3 | Sandborg, Peter | 1795 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | F | +6N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2443 | +5.6 |
| 4 | Wahlbom, Magnus | 2183 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | F | =5N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1858 | -7.2 |
| 5 | Lacic, Dragan | 1888 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | F | =4B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2166 | +7.2 |
| 6 | Karlsson, Rolf | 1608 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | F | −3B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1012 | -5.6 |
| 7 | Svensson, Bengt 1957 | 1733 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | F | −1B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1062 | -6.6 |
| 8 | Bernhardsson, Sten | 1895 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | F | −2N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1036 | -10.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Lundgren, UlfSWE+10.41.0 pts · #2
- 2Lacic, DraganSWE+7.20.5 pts · #5
- 3Frank, ValentinSWE+6.61.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Bernhardsson, StenSWE-10.40.0 pts · #8
- 2Wahlbom, MagnusSWE-7.20.5 pts · #4
- 3Svensson, Bengt 1957SWE-6.60.0 pts · #7