The Västerås Open 2025 will take place from September 19 to September 21 in Västerås, Sweden. It is an 8-round Swiss system tournament with time control of 15 min + 5 sec/move for rounds 1-4 and 90 min + 30 sec/move for rounds 5-8. For more events from Sweden, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.
The top-seeded players are GM Erik Blomqvist (2486), IM JungMin Seo (2480), FM Adrian Söderström (2399), IM Ludvig Carlsson (2389), GM Normunds Miezis (2367), FM Leo Crevatin (2270), IM Loay Sameer (2249), Lavinia Valcu (2222), Björn Tagesson (2154), CM Anton Frank (2153), Victor Lilliehöök (2136), Emanuel Sundin (2135), FM Anders Eriksson (2124), Thomas Marttala (2121), Mats Lindgren (2111), Lo Ljungros (2103), FM Nils-Åke Malmdin (2094), Oliver Nilsson (2078), Jussi Jakenberg (2062), Carlos Törnberg (2053), FM Josef Ask (2047), Niklas Carlström (2033), Mikael Stanley (2031), Lennart Evertsson (2024), Hans Malmsten (2024). Scroll down for the full participants list.
More: Lag DM 2025/2026 / Fyrklövern 2025 / Reykjavik Chess Club Autumn Classic 2025 – Group A / Stjernens høstturnering 2025 / Polish Team Championships Division 1 / Festival Internazionale Grand Hotel Adriatico
Västerås Open 2025 Participants
Number
Name
Rating
1
GM Normunds Miezis
2367
2
IM JungMin Seo
2480
3
André Thyberg
2023
4
FM Leo Crevatin
2270
5
IM Ludvig Carlsson
2389
6
Mats Lindgren
2111
7
Lavinia Valcu
2222
8
CM Anton Frank
2153
9
Lo Ljungros
2103
10
Lennart Evertsson
2024
11
Khaschuluu Sergelenbaatar
2008
12
Carlos Törnberg
2053
13
FM Adrian Söderström
2399
14
IM Loay Sameer
2249
15
GM Erik Blomqvist
2486
16
FM Anders Eriksson
2124
17
Björn Tagesson
2154
18
Jacob Hanini
1815
19
Hans Malmsten
2024
20
Max Larsson
1970
21
Neo Malmquist
1962
22
Lukas Israelsson
1975
23
Jonas Berntsson
1952
24
Thomas Marttala
2121
25
Victor Lilliehöök
2136
26
Jussi Jakenberg
2062
27
FM Nils-Åke Malmdin
2094
28
Rishi Viswanath
1882
29
Max Henricson
1882
30
Peter Halvarsson
1933
31
Jonatan Åkeborg
1927
32
Tord Björnvall
1987
33
Asker Davidsson
1807
34
Mikael Stanley
2031
35
Martin Bergdahl
1954
36
Rohan Gore
1916
37
FM Josef Ask
2047
38
Hongjun Wang
1928
39
Pål Magnussen
1938
40
Hugo Sundell
1893
41
Daniel Bergdahl
1864
42
Hans Eriksson
1920
43
Niklas Carlström
2033
44
André J Lindebaum
1784
45
Emanuel Sundin
2135
46
Erik Andersson
1859
47
Hugo Hardwick
1897
48
Lennarth Eriksson
1979
49
Magnus Snällfot
1899
50
Alfons Jouandet-Dahlén
1997
51
Victor Kämpe
1712
52
Yohan Thamarai
1797
53
Peter Bytar
1893
54
Patrik Karlsson
1914
55
Rune Evertsson
1889
56
Oliver Nilsson
2078
57
Alexander Eriksson
1818
58
Markus Tagesson Holm
1944
59
Roger Blomstrand
1772
60
Stefan Varjomaa
1858
61
Igor Markov
1895
62
Hanns Ivar Uniyal
1694
63
Görgen Andersson
1889
64
Fredrik Andersson
1783
65
Sanna Eriksson
1870
66
Ofelia Thörnqvist
1891
67
Jan Eriksson
1593
68
Mårten Garner
1787
69
Fredrik Qwarfort
1847
70
Fredrik Möllerström
1738
71
Kjell Pettersson
1842
72
Anders Hansen
1519