Gavleborgs Ind. DM 2026
15 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 14 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Gavle, Sweden. Top 10 Elo average was 1854, and top seed was Toni Soppela (🇸🇪 SWE, 2098).
Lars Persson (🇸🇪 SWE, 1983) won with 5.0/7, ahead of Patrik Karlsson (5.0) and Toni Soppela (4.5). Persson shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Peder Gedda (1768) beat Patrik Karlsson (1925), a +157-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 5.0/7, decided on Buchholz.
2 players finish on 5.0/7. Persson takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (26.0).
Patrik Karlsson beat Lars Persson (Black).
Patrik Karlsson 3 wins (R4–R6)Lars Persson 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Patrik Karlsson | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Lars Persson | 0 | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Fredrik Akerlund | — | ½ | * | 0 |
| 4Love Dahlblom Sundin | — | ½ | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persson, Lars | 1983 | SWE | +6N | +13B | +3B | +7N | =4N | −2B | =5B | 5.0 | 26.0 | 27.5 | 18.00 | 1990 | +4.6 |
| 2 | Karlsson, Patrik | 1925 | SWE | +14B | −7N | =8B | +12N | +6B | +1N | =3N | 5.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 16.00 | 1945 | +6.8 |
| 3 | Soppela, Toni | 2098 | SWE | +9N | +4B | −1N | F | +5B | +7N | =2B | 4.5 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 18.50 | 2048 | -4.8 |
| 4 | Akerlund, Fredrik | 1858 | SWE | +12B | −3N | +10B | +8N | =1B | −5N | +7B | 4.5 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 14.50 | 1917 | +12.2 |
| 5 | Dahlblom Sundin, Love | 1898 | SWE | +10N | −11B | +13N | +6B | −3N | +4B | =1N | 4.5 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 15.50 | 1929 | +9.2 |
| 6 | Hemsen, Sebastian | 1654 | SWE | −1B | +12N | +9B | −5N | −2N | +15B | +8B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 9.00 | 1802 | +15.4 |
| 7 | Gedda, Peder | 1768 | SWE | +15N | +2B | =11N | −1B | +10N | −3B | −4N | 3.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 9.25 | 1859 | +12.2 |
| 8 | Raiha, Charlie | 1671 | SWE | −11N | +15B | =2N | −4B | +14N | +10B | −6N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 6.50 | 1736 | +14.8 |
| 9 | Thejls, Henning | 1697 | SWE | −3B | −10N | −6N | +15B | =12B | +13N | +14N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.50 | 1650 | -10.6 |
| 10 | Sandberg, Jan-Henrik | 1647 | SWE | −5B | +9B | −4N | +13N | −7B | −8N | +15B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 5.00 | 1611 | -6.4 |
| 11 | Hogberg, Thomas | 1984 | SWE | +8B | +5N | =7B | F | F | F | F | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 9.75 | 2054 | +4.8 |
| 12 | Ornmark, Lucas | 1632 | SWE | −4N | −6B | +15N | −2B | =9N | −14B | =13B | 2.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 2.50 | 1451 | -26.4 |
| 13 | Johansson,Andreas | 1518 | SWE | F | −1N | −5B | −10B | +15N | −9B | =12N | 1.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 1.00 | 1392 | -24.4 |
| 14 | Yeghoyan, Tigran | 1653 | SWE | −2N | F | F | F | −8B | +12N | −9B | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.00 | 1539 | -24.4 |
| 15 | FIDE 563000423 | 0 | — | −7B | −8N | −12B | −9N | −13B | −6N | −10N | 0.0 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 0.00 | 862 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Hemsen, SebastianSWE+15.44.0 pts · #6
- 2Raiha, CharlieSWE+14.83.5 pts · #8
- 3Akerlund, FredrikSWE+12.24.5 pts · #3
- 1Ornmark, LucasSWE-26.42.0 pts · #12
- 2Yeghoyan, TigranSWE-24.41.0 pts · #13
- 3Johansson,AndreasSWE-24.41.5 pts · #14
- R2+157 Elo gap
- R1+152 Elo gap
- R3+115 Elo gap