Axel Smith wins Malmö Open

by André Schulz
12/20/2024 – Last weekend, the Swedish Chess Federation organised a major rapid chess open in Malmö, in which around 200 players from the Baltic Sea region took part. Axel Smith won because he had a better tiebreak than his two closest rivals, Hampus Sörensen and Tiger Hillarp-Persson, who both had the same number of points. | Photo: Linus Johansson and Tiger Hillarp Persson | Photo: Lars OA Hedlund
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Malmö Open 2024

Last weekend, a bit more than 200 chess fans took part in the Malmö Open, an eight-round-rapid-Swiss, which is part of the 2024/25 Swedish Grand Prix.

After eight rounds, the Swedish Grandmasters Axel Smith and Tiger Hillarp Persson and the Swedish International Master Hampus Sörensen shared first place with 7.0/8 each. Axel Smith and Hampus Sörensen remained unbeaten and Smith won the tournament on tiebreak.

Final standings after 8 rounds

1 GM Axel Smith Lunds ASK 2432 8 6 2 0 7.0 42.50
2 IM Hampus Sörensen SK Rockaden, Sthlm 2415 8 6 2 0 7.0 40.50
3 GM Tiger Hillarp-Persson Växjö SK 2459 8 7 0 1 7.0 37.00
4 IM Milton Pantzar Lunds ASK 2449 8 6 1 1 6.5 37.50
5 CM Anton Frank Uppsala SSS 2171 8 6 1 1 6.5 36.00
6 IM Isak Storme Lunds ASK 2455 8 6 1 1 6.5 34.00
7 FM Mikkel Manosri Jacobsen Kristineberg SK 2320 8 6 1 1 6.5 34.00
8 IM Bengt Lindberg Växjö SK 2340 8 6 1 1 6.5 33.00
9 GM Thomas Ernst SS Luleå 2271 8 6 0 2 6.0 39.50
10 Noah Wahlgreen Denmark 2117 8 5 2 1 6.0 39.00
11 CM Alexander Ström-Engdahl SS Manhem 2291 8 5 2 1 6.0 39.00
12 FM Jeppe Hald Falkesgaard Kristineberg SK 2247 8 5 2 1 6.0 38.00
13 IM Johan Eriksson Kungstornet 2377 8 4 4 0 6.0 37.50
14 Christian Eriksson Denmark 2140 8 6 0 2 6.0 37.00
15 FM Leo Crevatin SK Rockaden, Sthlm 2267 8 6 0 2 6.0 36.50
16 IM Jens Ove Fries-Nielsen Kristineberg SK 2326 8 6 0 2 6.0 35.50
17 FM Casper Liu Denmark 2244 8 5 2 1 6.0 35.00
18 Daniel Matus Kristianstads SK 1881 8 6 0 2 6.0 34.50
19 GM Jonny Hector Limhamns SK 2443 8 6 0 2 6.0 33.50
20 Joel Eklund Limhamns SK 2216 8 6 0 2 6.0 33.50
21 WIM Ellinor Frisk Lunds ASK 2174 8 5 1 2 5.5 37.50

205 participants

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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Stedman,T1931Hillarp Persson,T24590–12024B22Malmo Open 20241.1
Storme,I2455Sadiku,H19291–02024B00Malmo Open 20241.2
Sjodahl,O1929Pantzar,M24490–12024C45Malmo Open 20241.3
Hector,J2443Alzaga,L19261–02024C11Malmo Open 20241.4
Soderberg,K1915Smith,A24320–12024A21Malmo Open 20241.5
Kistrup,N2420Andries,L19121–02024A78Malmo Open 20241.6
Olsson,P1906Sorensen,H24150–12024B22Malmo Open 20241.7
Johansson,L2412Dingertz,G19051–02024D35Malmo Open 20241.8
Cedervall,M1901Eriksson,J23770–12024B22Malmo Open 20241.9
Lindberg,B2340Rosell,S19011–02024B14Malmo Open 20241.10
Hillarp Persson,T2459Malmqvist,G20421–02024A09Malmo Open 20242.1
Sandmann,V2054Storme,I24551–02024D35Malmo Open 20242.2
Pantzar,M2449Persson,B20271–02024A65Malmo Open 20242.3
Sorensen,R2045Hector,J24430–12024A21Malmo Open 20242.4
Smith,A2432Vedant Kumar Saravana20211–02024A21Malmo Open 20242.5
Schriever-Abeln,M2038Kistrup,N24200–12024D11Malmo Open 20242.6
Sorensen,H2415Enholm,H20101–02024E71Malmo Open 20242.7
Eriksson,K2029Johansson,L24120–12024C11Malmo Open 20242.8
Eriksson,J2377Karlsson,R20071–02024E83Malmo Open 20242.9
Hoglund,L2026Lindberg,B23400–12024B22Malmo Open 20242.10
Nilsson,A2166Hillarp Persson,T24590–12024A45Malmo Open 20243.1
Andries,A2164Pantzar,M24490–12024C45Malmo Open 20243.2
Hector,J2443Mashhadi,P21441–02024C13Malmo Open 20243.3
Skonnord,U2150Smith,A24320–12024B23Malmo Open 20243.4
Eriksson,C2140Sorensen,H24150–12024B22Malmo Open 20243.5
Johansson,L2412Wengholm,A21301–02024E73Malmo Open 20243.6
Wahlgreen,N2117Eriksson,J2377½–½2024A48Malmo Open 20243.7
Lindberg,B2340Kingsley,E20950–12024B40Malmo Open 20243.8
Gregor,B2094Reimanis,R23390–12024C02Malmo Open 20243.9
Fries-Nielsen,J2326Ask,J20811–02024A46Malmo Open 20243.10
Hillarp Persson,T2459Ernst,T22710–12024D35Malmo Open 20244.1
Pantzar,M2449Crevatin,L22671–02024D35Malmo Open 20244.2
Perets,D2257Hector,J24431–02024C63Malmo Open 20244.3
Smith,A2432Eklund,J22161–02024B13Malmo Open 20244.4
Sorensen,H2415Meskenas,P22031–02024E46Malmo Open 20244.5
Liu,C2244Johansson,L24120–12024C01Malmo Open 20244.6
Reimanis,R2339Muntean,V21991–02024A46Malmo Open 20244.7
Frisk,E2174Fries-Nielsen,J23261–02024A13Malmo Open 20244.8
Matthiesen,A2321Johansson,W1992½–½2024A46Malmo Open 20244.9
Mueller,M2166Strom-Engdahl,A2291½–½2024B30Malmo Open 20244.10
Reimanis,R2339Pantzar,M2449½–½2024D52Malmo Open 20245.1
Ernst,T2271Smith,A24320–12024B33Malmo Open 20245.2
Perets,D2257Sorensen,H24150–12024C60Malmo Open 20245.3
Johansson,L2412Frisk,E2174½–½2024B27Malmo Open 20245.4
Johansson,W1992Eriksson,J23770–12024B52Malmo Open 20245.5
Wahlgreen,N2117Matthiesen,A23211–02024B06Malmo Open 20245.6
Strom-Engdahl,A2291Pedersen,D22031–02024B90Malmo Open 20245.7
Hald Falkesgaard,J2247Mueller,M21661–02024A13Malmo Open 20245.8
Gregor,B2094Hillarp Persson,T24590–12024B67Malmo Open 20245.9
Storme,I2455Wengholm,A21301–02024A45Malmo Open 20245.10
Smith,A2432Sorensen,H2415½–½2024D35Malmo Open 20246.1
Pantzar,M2449Strom-Engdahl,A22910–12024D11Malmo Open 20246.2
Wahlgreen,N2117Johansson,L24121–02024Malmo Open 20246.3
Eriksson,J2377Hald Falkesgaard,J2247½–½2024D44Malmo Open 20246.4
Frisk,E2174Reimanis,R23390–12024A16Malmo Open 20246.5
Hillarp Persson,T2459Muntean,V21991–02024E70Malmo Open 20246.6
Engstrom,K2193Storme,I24550–12024C56Malmo Open 20246.7
Johnson,B2183Hector,J24431–02024D04Malmo Open 20246.8
Frank,A2171Fries-Nielsen,J23261–02024B00Malmo Open 20246.9
Mashhadi,P2144Jacobsen,M23200–12024B12Malmo Open 20246.10
Reimanis,R2339Smith,A24320–12024Malmo Open 20247.1
Sorensen,H2415Wahlgreen,N21171–02024E06Malmo Open 20247.2
Strom-Engdahl,A2291Hillarp Persson,T24590–12024B90Malmo Open 20247.3
Storme,I2455Liu,C2244½–½2024A28Malmo Open 20247.4
Loftgaard,M2221Eriksson,J2377½–½2024B52Malmo Open 20247.5
Jacobsen,M2320Johnson,B21831–02024A10Malmo Open 20247.6
Hald Falkesgaard,J2247Ernst,T22711–02024A20Malmo Open 20247.7
Crevatin,L2267Frank,A21710–12024E11Malmo Open 20247.8
Tops,J1999Pantzar,M24490–12024B00Malmo Open 20247.9
Lindberg,B2340Tabaa,G20041–02024C18Malmo Open 20247.10
Frank,A2171Smith,A2432½–½2024B01Malmo Open 20248.1
Sorensen,H2415Jacobsen,M2320½–½2024D17Malmo Open 20248.2
Hillarp Persson,T2459Hald Falkesgaard,J22471–02024A15Malmo Open 20248.3
Pedersen,D2203Storme,I24550–12024B48Malmo Open 20248.4
Pantzar,M2449Loftgaard,M22211–02024A50Malmo Open 20248.5
Eriksson,J2377Strom-Engdahl,A2291½–½2024D19Malmo Open 20248.6
Frisk,E2174Lindberg,B23400–12024A30Malmo Open 20248.7
Liu,C2244Wahlgreen,N2117½–½2024E07Malmo Open 20248.8
Ollen,M2171Hector,J24430–12024C63Malmo Open 20248.9
Mashhadi,P2144Fries-Nielsen,J23260–12024A43Malmo Open 20248.10

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André Schulz started working for ChessBase in 1991 and is an editor of ChessBase News.
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