The Hasselbacken Chess Open commenced on 30th April, 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden. This 9-round swiss event, organized to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Stockholm Chess Society, has attracted more than 300 participants from all round the globe, who are fighting it out for the first prize of 50000 SEK. As many as 34 Grandmasters are participating in the event, with Former World Championship Candidate GM Dmitry Andreikin being the top seed.
After 4 rounds, a total of 5 Grandmasters – Mareco Sandro, Zoltan Almasi, Sebastien Maze, Ilia Smirin and Urkedal Frode – are in the lead with perfect scores of 4/4. Urkedal Frode, who was recently conferred with the title of Grandmaster, overcame the experienced Indian GM Krishnan Sasikiran in Round 4.
Amongst Indians, GMs Adhiban, Sethuraman and Vidit Gujrathi have notched up 3.5 points and are joint second with 16 other players.