Goteborgs Veteran-DM 2026 R6789
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20 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 28 Apr 2026 to 19 May 2026 in Goteborg, Sweden. Top 10 Elo average was 1902, and top seed was Lennart Fransson (🇸🇪 SWE, 1991).
Anders Kvarby (🇸🇪 SWE, 1848) won with 3.0/9, ahead of Roy Berg (3.0) and Sven Degerfeldt (3.0). Kvarby won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Per-Olof Jonbrink (1714) beat Bertil Westergren (1888), a +174-point gap.
Location
🇸🇪Goteborg, Sweden
Dates
28 Apr 2026 → 19 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇸🇪Sweden×20
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 4 players tied at 3.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 20 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.
Co-leaders
20
20
20
20
20
6
3
1
4
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
4 players finish on 3.0/9. Kvarby takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (9.0).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sven Degerfeldt | * | — | — | — |
| 2Roy Berg | — | * | 1 | — |
| 3Anders Kvarby | — | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Borje Persson | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kvarby, Anders | 1848 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | +8B | +9N | −2B | +4B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.00 | 2042 | +21.2 |
| 2 | Berg, Roy | 1906 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | =11N | +15B | +1N | =8N | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.50 | 1993 | +9.0 |
| 3 | Degerfeldt, Sven | 1869 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | =12B | +17N | +6B | =10N | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.50 | 2022 | +15.6 |
| 4 | Persson, Borje | 1791 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | +20N | +11B | +9B | −1N | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1977 | +24.2 |
| 5 | Wiklund, Robert | 1894 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | +16N | =10N | −8B | =7N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.75 | 1871 | -1.2 |
| 6 | Lonnroth, Johan | 1755 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | +19B | +12N | −3N | F | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1900 | +11.8 |
| 7 | Christoforidis, Nicolas | 1921 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | −18N | +16B | =13N | =5B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.75 | 1871 | -7.4 |
| 8 | Jacobsson, Lennart | 1882 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | −1N | F | +5N | =2B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 1875 | -0.6 |
| 9 | Berg, Johan | 1865 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | =10B | −1B | −4N | +11B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.25 | 1742 | -28.0 |
| 10 | Bohlin, Jan | 1913 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | =9N | =5B | F | =3B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.25 | 1872 | -5.6 |
| 11 | Hodzic, Refik | 1790 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | =2B | −4N | +20B | −9N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1702 | -10.0 |
| 12 | Mohammed, Safian Haj | 1895 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | =3N | −6B | F | +19B | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 1727 | -12.2 |
| 13 | Westergren, Bertil | 1888 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | −17B | F | =7B | +16B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1793 | -8.4 |
| 14 | Nikolic, Ilija | 1604 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | F | =19N | −15N | +20B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 1630 | +2.0 |
| 15 | Berg, Bo | 1703 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | F | −2N | +14B | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 1755 | +3.0 |
| 16 | Westman, Lennart | 1718 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | −5B | −7N | +17B | −13N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1669 | -4.8 |
| 17 | Jonbrink, Per-Olof | 1714 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | +13N | −3B | −16N | — | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1703 | -1.4 |
| 18 | Fransson, Lennart | 1991 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | +7B | F | F | — | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 2744 | +8.8 |
| 19 | Brauer, Claes | 1556 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | −6N | =14B | F | −12N | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.75 | 1480 | -5.8 |
| 20 | Carlsson, Martin 1955 | 1642 | SWE | F | F | F | F | F | −4B | F | −11N | −14N | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 913 | -24.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Persson, BorjeSWE+24.23.0 pts · #4
- 2Kvarby, AndersSWE+21.23.0 pts · #3
- 3Degerfeldt, SvenSWE+15.63.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Berg, JohanSWE-28.01.5 pts · #14
- 2Carlsson, Martin 1955SWE-24.20.0 pts · #20
- 3Mohammed, Safian HajSWE-12.21.5 pts · #8
Biggest upsets
- R6+174 Elo gap
- R7+140 Elo gap