Västerås Open 2025 LIVE
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 |