Goteborg Open 2026 Grp B
Round-RobinStandard
6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 22 May 2026 to 24 May 2026 in Goteborg, Sweden. Top 10 Elo average was 1952, and top seed was Mandi Yang (🇸🇪 SWE, 1968).
Martin Bergdahl (🇸🇪 SWE, 1940) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Liam Simpson (3.0) and Mandi Yang (2.0).
Location
🇸🇪Goteborg, Sweden
Dates
22 May 2026 → 24 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇸🇪Sweden×6
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsMartin Bergdahl led from R1 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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R1–R5 · LEAD HELD
Martin Bergdahl held the sole lead from R1 through R5 without losing it.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Martin Bergdahl lost to Liam Simpson (Black).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇸🇪Bergdahl, Martin | 1940 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 7.5 | +44.0 | 2103 |
| 2 | 🇸🇪Simpson, Liam | 1949 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | — | 3.0 | 6.00 | 8.0 | +20.2 | 2142 |
| 3 | 🇸🇪Yang, Mandi | 1968 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | — | 2.0 | 4.50 | 9.0 | -5.6 | 1944 |
| 4 | 🇸🇪Lindholm, Marcus | 1942 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | — | 2.0 | 3.00 | 9.0 | +1.2 | 1951 |
| 5 | 🇸🇪Christoforidis, Nicolas | 1946 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | — | 0.5 | 1.00 | 10.5 | -29.8 | 1628 |
| 6 | 🇸🇪Papadopoulos, Georgios | 1966 | 0 | — | — | — | — | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.5 | -21.6 | 1140 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Bergdahl, MartinSWE+44.03.5 pts · #1
- 2Simpson, LiamSWE+20.23.0 pts · #2
- 3Lindholm, MarcusSWE+1.22.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Christoforidis, NicolasSWE-29.80.5 pts · #5
- 2Papadopoulos, GeorgiosSWE-21.60.0 pts · #6
- 3Yang, MandiSWE-5.62.0 pts · #3