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Rockaden Umea Berger 2026

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6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 27 Apr 2026 to 25 May 2026 in Umea, Sweden. Top 10 Elo average was 1947, and top seed was David Nygren (🇸🇪 SWE, 2057).

Elliot Fransson (🇸🇪 SWE, 1870) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Julius Rezai (3.5) and David Nygren (2.5). Fransson shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Ewoud Demeestere (1897) beat David Nygren (2057), a +160-point gap.

Location
🇸🇪Umea, Sweden
Dates
27 Apr 2026 → 25 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇸🇪David Nygren2057
Avg top 10
1,947
Participants
6
Federations · 1 represented
🇸🇪Sweden×6
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R2; 2 players tied at 3.5/5, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
2
1
1
1
2
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Fransson3.5Rezai3.5Ersholt2.5Nygren2.5Demeestere1.5Olofsson1.5
R2–R5 · LEAD HELD

Elliot Fransson held the sole lead from R2 through R5 without losing it.

R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 3.5/5. Fransson takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (10.0).

R1 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Elliot Fransson beat Julius Rezai (Black).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Elliot Fransson*
1
1
½
2Julius Rezai
0
*
1
½
3Isak Ersholt
0
0
*
½
4David Nygren
½
½
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Fransson, Elliot1870SWE+2N+4B=5N=6B=3N3.510.011.58.752111+64.8
2Rezai, Julius1992SWE−1B+5B=3N+4B+6N3.510.011.56.752086+12.4
3Nygren, David2057SWE=4B+6N=2B−5N=1B2.511.012.56.251924-17.6
4Ersholt, Isak1905SWE=3N−1N+6B−2N+5B2.511.012.54.251955+6.6
5Demeestere, Ewoud1897SWE−6B−2N=1B+3B−4N1.512.013.54.251807-12.2
6Olofsson, Henrik1958SWE+5N−3B−4N=1N−2B1.512.013.53.251795-21.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets