Pingstcupen 2026

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23 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 22 May 2026 to 24 May 2026 in Lulea, Sweden. 3 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2149, and top seed was Adrian Soderstrom (🇸🇪 SWE, FM, 2381).

Adrian Soderstrom (🇸🇪 SWE, FM, 2381) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Melvin Ral Lustig (4.0) and Lo Ljungros (3.5). Soderstrom won solo starting round 3.

Location

🇸🇪Lulea, Sweden

Dates

22 May 2026 → 24 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇸🇪FMAdrian Soderstrom2381

Avg top 10

2,149

Participants

Titled players · 3

GM×1

FM×2

Federations · 2 represented

🇸🇪Sweden×19

🇨🇱Chile×1

Top 3

🥇
FMAdrian Soderstrom
🇸🇪SWE·2381
4.5pts·2463perf+3.4
🥈
FMMelvin Ral Lustig
🇸🇪SWE·2217
4.0pts·2363perf+18.0
🥉
Lo Ljungros
🇸🇪SWE·2121
3.5pts·2245perf+27.1

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

FM Adrian Soderstrom led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Soderstrom4.5Ral Lustig4Ljungros3.5Pettersson3.5Nygren3Hellstroem3

R3–R5 · LEAD HELD

FM Adrian Soderstrom held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Adrian Soderstrom drew with FM Melvin Ral Lustig (Black).

R1–R4 · WIN STREAK

FM Adrian Soderstrom won 4 in a row (R1–R4).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMAdrian Soderstrom	*	½	1	—
2FMMelvin Ral Lustig	½	*	—	—
3Lo Ljungros	0	—	*	—
4Tobias Pettersson	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Soderstrom, AdrianFM	2381	SWE	+16N	+8B	+3N	+5B	=2N	4.5	13.5	15.5	13.50	2463	+3.4
2	Ral Lustig, MelvinFM	2217	SWE	+14N	+17B	=5N	+10B	=1B	4.0	12.5	14.5	10.75	2363	+18.0
3	Ljungros, Lo	2121	SWE	+20N	+11B	−1B	+12N	=6N	3.5	12.5	13.5	7.50	2245	+27.1
4	Pettersson, Tobias	2059	SWE	+13N	−5B	+14N	=6B	+10N	3.5	11.0	13.5	9.00	2205	+15.4
5	Hellstroem, Neo	2094	SWE	+23B	+4N	=2B	−1N	=7B	3.0	15.0	15.0	7.00	2160	+21.2
6	Ernst, ThomasGM	2258	SWE	=12B	+15N	=7B	=4N	=3B	3.0	12.5	15.0	8.75	2120	-8.3
7	Nygren, David	2087	SWE	+21N	=10B	=6N	=17B	=5N	3.0	10.5	11.5	6.25	2119	+7.0
8	Isaksson, Henrik	2074	SWE	+22B	−1N	−10N	+21B	+18N	3.0	10.0	10.0	3.00	1942	-9.2
9	Akeborg, Jonatan	1939	SWE	−10N	+13B	=11N	+16B	=17N	3.0	9.5	11.5	6.75	2036	+10.2
10	Liden, Tommy	2146	SWE	+9B	=7N	+8B	−2N	−4B	2.5	13.5	16.5	7.50	2075	-9.4
11	Nackholm, Erik	1978	SWE	+19B	−3N	=9B	=15N	=12B	2.5	11.5	13.0	5.50	1921	-6.8
12	Andersson, Soren	1955	SWE	=6N	=16B	+18N	−3B	=11N	2.5	11.0	13.0	5.75	1995	+2.6
13	Santon Hedlund, Ivar	0	SWE	−4B	−9N	+22B	+19N	=15B	2.5	10.5	10.5	2.75	1732	0.0
14	Gustafsson 1973, Fredrik	1940	SWE	−2B	+22N	−4B	+20B	=16N	2.5	10.5	10.5	2.00	1952	-0.4
15	Rezai, Julius	2017	SWE	+18N	−6B	=20N	=11B	=13N	2.5	10.0	11.0	5.00	1923	-8.0
16	Eriksson, Roland	1969	SWE	−1B	=12N	+23B	−9N	=14B	2.0	12.5	12.5	2.50	1900	-10.8
17	Malmquist, Neo	2052	SWE	F	−2N	+19B	=7N	=9B	2.0	11.5	11.5	4.50	1956	-15.2
18	FIDE 1760866	0	—	−15B	+23N	−12B	+22N	−8B	2.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	1733	0.0
19	FIDE 563007592	0	—	−11N	+21B	−17N	−13B	=20N	1.5	8.0	9.0	1.50	1804	0.0
20	Kashwan, Hassan	1909	SWE	−3B	F	=15B	−14N	=19B	1.0	10.0	10.0	2.00	1753	-10.8
21	Harnemo, Andreas	1626	SWE	−7B	−19N	F	−8N	+23B	1.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	1778	+7.6
22	FIDE 563007819	0	—	−8N	−14B	−13N	−18B	F	0.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	1207	0.0
23	Villarroel Contreras, Fernando Andres	1657	CHI	−5N	−18B	−16N	F	−21N	0.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	1084	-15.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Ljungros, LoSWE
+27.1
3.5 pts · #3
2Hellstroem, NeoSWE
+21.2
3.0 pts · #5
3Ral Lustig, MelvinFMSWE
+18.0
4.0 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Villarroel Contreras, Fernando AndresCHI
-15.2
0.0 pts · #23
2Malmquist, NeoSWE
-15.2
2.0 pts · #15
3Eriksson, RolandSWE
-10.8
2.0 pts · #9