The 2026 Swedish Chess Championship is underway in Jönköping, Sweden, running from June 26 to July 4. The country’s premier national event features a 10-player round-robin tournament, with each participant facing every other competitor once to determine the Swedish champion.
The championship is played with the classical time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 additional minutes for the remainder of the game, with a 30-second increment from move one.
The field includes a strong mix of Sweden’s leading grandmasters and international masters. Top-rated players include IM JungMin Seo (2488), GM Erik Blomqvist (2487), IM Edvin Trost (2460), IM Hampus Sörensen (2460), IM Isak Storme (2453), IM Milton Pantzar (2444), GM Axel Smith (2439), IM Martin Lokander (2427), FM Joar Östlund (2390), and FM Hugo Wernberg (2296).