GM Ralf Åkesson is the winner of Malmo Open 2015 with a near perfect 6.5 out of 7 points. The tournament took place from December 12 to December 14. The system used was 4 rounds of rapid chess, followed by 3 rounds of classical chess games. 239 players from 8 European countries participated in the event.
In the final round, Åkesson with the black pieces defeated the top seed GM Hans Tikkanen and won with half point ahead of the competition. GM Jacek Stopa from Poland won the silver medal on tiebreakers, ahead of third place GM Lars Karlsson, both with 6 points.
Final Standings
| Rank | Name | Club/Country | ELO | Points |
| 1 | GM Ralf Åkesson | Västerås SK | 2421 | 6.5 |
| 2 | GM Jacek Stopa | Poland | 2460 | 6 |
| 3 | GM Lars Karlsson | SK Rockaden, Sthlm | 2450 | 6 |
| 4 | FM Martin Lokander | Stockholms SS | 2367 | 5.5 |
| 5 | GM Jacek Gdanski | Poland | 2492 | 5.5 |
| 6 | GM Daniel Semcesen | Lunds ASK | 2431 | 5.5 |
| 7 | FM Kåre Kristensen | Denmark | 2324 | 5.5 |
| 8 | IM Jens Ove Fries Nielsen | Denmark | 2400 | 5.5 |
| 9 | IM Johan Salomon | Norway | 2438 | 5.5 |
| 10 | IM Jonathan Westerberg | SK Team Viking | 2497 | 5.5 |
| 11 | IM Pontus Sjödahl | Västerås SK | 2404 | 5.5 |
| 12 | Thomas Schou-Moldt | Denmark | 2210 | 5.5 |
| 13 | GM Thomas Ernst | Farsta SK | 2360 | 5.5 |
| 14 | GM Hans Tikkanen | Lunds ASK | 2515 | 5 |
| 15 | Emil Lindahl | Växjö SK | 2200 | 5 |
| 16 | IM Atle Grønn | Norway | 2333 | 5 |
| 17 | FM Erik Hedman | SK Rockaden, Sthlm | 2344 | 5 |
| 18 | GM Jonny Hector | Limhamns SK | 2499 | 5 |
| 19 | Eskil Ekeland Grønn | Norway | 1920 | 5 |
| 20 | GM Stellan Brynell | Limhamns SK | 2421 | 5 |
| 21 | FM Esben Kjems Hove | Denmark | 2224 | 5 |
| 22 | IM Rasmus Skytte | Denmark | 2400 | 5 |
| 23 | Jan-Olov Lind | Ervalla SS | 2235 | 5 |
| 24 | GM Hans-Joachim Hecht | Germany | 2329 | 5 |
| 25 | Dennis Miskulin | Jönköping-Huskvarna SK | 2161 | 5 |
| 26 | Can Kabadayi | Turkey | 2139 | 5 |
| 27 | Fredrik Lindh | Kristallens SK | 2272 | 5 |
| 28 | FM Babak Malekian | Malmö AS | 2232 | 5 |
| 29 | FM Philip Lindgren | Limhamns SK | 2418 | 5 |
| 30 | Josef Ask | Västerviks ASK | 2180 | 5 |
| 31 | FM Jakob Aabling-Thomsen | Växjö SK | 2343 | 5 |
| 32 | FM Mikkel Manosri Jacobsen | Denmark | 2203 | 5 |
| 33 | CM Anders Nilsson | Malmö AS | 2222 | 5 |
| 34 | Martin Ollén | Limhamns SK | 2019 | 5 |
| 35 | Mehdi Fomani | Spain | 2039 | 5 |
| 36 | Rahul Kumar | Örgryte SK | 2173 | 5 |
| 37 | FM Filip Boe Olsen | SS Manhem | 2207 | 4.5 |
| 38 | FM Nils-Åke Malmdin | Gnarps SK | 2195 | 4.5 |
| 39 | Paul Andersson | Ronneby SK | 2057 | 4.5 |
| 40 | Gunnar Johansson | Solna SS | 2215 | 4.5 |
| 41 | FM Anders Livner | Farsta SK | 2361 | 4.5 |
| 42 | Torbjörn Ivarsson | Lunds ASK | 2142 | 4.5 |
| 43 | CM Andreas Persson | Kristallens SK | 2186 | 4.5 |
| 44 | FM Arne Matthiesen | Denmark | 2326 | 4.5 |
| 45 | Malte Burwick | Upsala ASS | 2239 | 4.5 |
| 46 | Per Isaksson | Kungstornet | 2077 | 4.5 |
| 47 | Jessica Bengtsson | SS Manhem | 2014 | 4.5 |
| 48 | Harald Berggren Torell | SS Manhem | 2164 | 4.5 |
| 49 | Jung Min Seo | SS 4 Springare | 1930 | 4.5 |
| 50 | Anders Pettersson | SS Manhem | 2016 | 4.5 |
| 51 | FM Niels J Fries Nielsen | Burgsvik Alva SK | 2309 | 4.5 |
| 52 | Felix Tuomainen | SK Rockaden, Sthlm | 2022 | 4.5 |
| 53 | FM Drazen Dragicevic | Lunds ASK | 2305 | 4.5 |
| 54 | Hanna B Kyrkjebø | Norway | 1883 | 4.5 |
| 55 | Mladen Gajic | Malmö AS | 2240 | 4.5 |
| 56 | Milton Pantzar | Täby SK | 2103 | 4.5 |
| 57 | Michiel Hoetmer | SS Manhem | 1692 | 4.5 |
| 58 | FM Mads Boe | SS Manhem | 2330 | 4 |
| 59 | Tobias Gutzmann | Växjö SK | 2148 | 4 |
| 60 | Mikael Arovén | Kungstornet | 2117 | 4 |
| 61 | John Agnar Kvamme | Norway | 2156 | 4 |
| 62 | Ulf Karlsson | Limhamns SK | 2053 | 4 |
| 63 | Erik Tegler | En Passant, Svedala | 1960 | 4 |
| 64 | Patrik Lindborg | Hultsfreds SK | 2144 | 4 |
| 65 | FM Peter Jakobsen | Denmark | 2233 | 4 |
| 66 | Jedrzej Szumniak | Lunds ASK | 2031 | 4 |
| 67 | Niclas Ottenklev | Schack 08, Norrköping | 2219 | 4 |
| 68 | Sören Svensson | SS Manhem | 1939 | 4 |
| 69 | David Ståhlberg | Ystads SS | 2028 | 4 |
| 70 | Paul Brøndal | Denmark | 2096 | 4 |
| 71 | Christian Unmack | En Passant, Svedala | 2113 | 4 |
| 72 | Martin Jogstad | Eslövs SK | 2125 | 4 |
| 73 | Mats Harrén | Västerviks ASK | 2031 | 4 |
| 74 | Finn Broman | Limhamns SK | 1959 | 4 |
| 75 | Erlend Kyrkjebo | Norway | 2140 | 4 |
| 76 | Patrik Nilsson | Helsingborgs ASK | 2158 | 4 |
| 77 | Shanphen Thinley | Malmö AS | 1847 | 4 |
| 78 | Sten Bernhardsson | Rödeby SK | 1984 | 4 |
| 79 | Håkan Knutsson | Uddebo SK | 1946 | 4 |
| 80 | Birger Persson | Helsingborgs SS | 2179 | 4 |
| 81 | Gottfrid Sjödahl | Malmö AS | 1573 | 4 |
| 82 | Peter Petkovic | Oxie SK | 2141 | 4 |
| 83 | Ingrid Skaslien | Norway | 1507 | 4 |
| 84 | Tomasz Szczepanowski | Helsingborgs ASK | 1632 | 4 |
| 85 | Mikael Ohlsson | Kalmar SK | 1786 | 4 |
| 86 | Sigurd Kjelsbøl Huse | Norway | 1796 | 4 |
| 87 | Sara Næss | Norway | 1605 | 4 |
| 88 | Kimiya Sajjadi | Norway | 1809 | 4 |
| 89 | Henrik Johansson | Östersunds SS | 1678 | 4 |
| 90 | Johan Hallbeck | En Passant, Svedala | 1636 | 4 |
| 91 | Bård Fjellengen | Norway | 1763 | 4 |
| 92 | Joel Hogeman | Limhamns SK | 2015 | 3.5 |
| 93 | Riccardo Guglielmi | Harplinge SS-Halmstad | 2161 | 3.5 |
| 94 | Adam Ståhlberg | Ystads SS | 1932 | 3.5 |
| 95 | Ulf Lundgren | Rödeby SK | 1986 | 3.5 |
| 96 | Joakim Mörling | Limhamns SK | 2077 | 3.5 |
| 97 | Vlado Tadic | Bosanska Krajina-Mladost | 1934 | 3.5 |
| 98 | Kjell-Åke Andersson | Karlstad AS | 1985 | 3.5 |
| 99 | Niclas Hedin | Wasa SK | 1942 | 3.5 |
| 100 | Richard Valet | Germany | 1979 | 3.5 |
| 101 | FM Eivind Olav Risting | Norway | 1985 | 3.5 |
| 102 | Stefan Kalhorn | Germany | 2148 | 3.5 |
| 103 | FM Mogens Moe | Denmark | 2066 | 3.5 |
| 104 | Janus Christensen | Denmark | 2167 | 3.5 |
| 105 | Johannes Frimodig | Knislinge SK | 1657 | 3.5 |
| 106 | Tord Lindvall | Markaryds SK | 1949 | 3.5 |
| 107 | Jörgen Karlsson | Västerviks ASK | 2194 | 3.5 |
| 108 | Hampus Sörensen | SK Rockaden, Sthlm | 1921 | 3.5 |
| 109 | Tomas Olsson | SS Springaren, Kävlinge | 1937 | 3.5 |
| 110 | Sam Grundel | Linköpings ASS | 1999 | 3.5 |
| 111 | Kjell Petersson | Lunds ASK | 2117 | 3.5 |
| 112 | Weine Nilsson | Jönköping-Huskvarna SK | 2013 | 3.5 |
| 113 | Nils Åkervall | En Passant, Svedala | 2007 | 3.5 |
| 114 | Mikael Helin | Stockholms SS | 1922 | 3.5 |
| 115 | Ola Westerlund | SK Kamraterna | 1894 | 3.5 |
| 116 | Dag Andersen | Norway | 1829 | 3.5 |
| 117 | Sven Johansson | En Passant, Svedala | 1879 | 3.5 |
| 118 | Klemens Ng | Örgryte SK | 1830 | 3.5 |
| 119 | Mikael Takle | Norway | 1612 | 3.5 |
| 120 | FM Tom Rydström | Växjö SK | 2266 | 3.5 |
| 121 | Ellen Fredericia Nilssen | Denmark | 1713 | 3.5 |
| 122 | Hans Frisk | Lunds ASK | 1997 | 3.5 |
| 123 | Joachim Bergré | Alingsås SS | 2061 | 3.5 |
| 124 | Mikael Svensson | Landskrona SK | 2017 | 3.5 |
| 125 | Martin Trost | SS 4 Springare | 1826 | 3.5 |
| 126 | Stefan Andersson | Linköpings ASS | 1873 | 3.5 |
| 127 | Mattis Olofsson-Dolk | Växjö SK | 2272 | 3.5 |
| 128 | Ludvig Carlsson | Västerås SK | 1748 | 3.5 |
| 129 | Nedzad Neretljak | Växjö SK | 2043 | 3.5 |
| 130 | Gabriel Dehlin | Visby SK | 1924 | 3.5 |
| 131 | Sven Degerfeldt | SS Manhem | 1976 | 3.5 |
| 132 | Martin Silwer | Malmö AS | 1980 | 3.5 |
| 133 | Stefan Håkansson | Helsingborgs ASK | 1989 | 3.5 |
| 134 | Bozur Gajic | Oskarshamns SS | 1668 | 3.5 |
| 135 | Roger Nilsson | SK Mumien | 1858 | 3.5 |
| 136 | Stefan Fransson | Oskarshamns SS | 1865 | 3.5 |
| 137 | Joel Sjöstrand | Trojanska Hästen | 1916 | 3.5 |
| 138 | Johnny Sebastian | Norway | 1604 | 3.5 |
| 139 | Leif Lindkvist | Oves SK | 1959 | 3.5 |
| 140 | Axel Berglind | SK Rockaden, Sthlm | 2023 | 3 |
| 141 | Christian Candia | Kristallens SK | 2045 | 3 |
| 142 | Ronald Hansson | Malmö SS | 1894 | 3 |
| 143 | Gusztáv Láng | Solna SS | 1802 | 3 |
| 144 | Paul Olsson | Kristianstads SK | 1948 | 3 |
| 145 | Claus- Peter Diener | Germany | 1596 | 3 |
| 146 | Per-Erik Franzén | Lunds ASK | 1969 | 3 |
| 147 | Mårten Garner | Linköpings ASS | 1834 | 3 |
| 148 | Åke Andersson | Malmö AS | 1742 | 3 |
| 149 | Anders Östlund | Tyresö SK | 2036 | 3 |
| 150 | Tore Andersson | Markaryds SK | 1844 | 3 |
| 151 | Christer Landgren | Ystads SS | 1664 | 3 |
| 152 | Jan Kälveus | Malmö AS | 1812 | 3 |
| 153 | Glenn Malmqvist | Malmö AS | 2063 | 3 |
| 154 | Isak Storme | SS Manhem | 1864 | 3 |
| 155 | Sten Larsson | Västerviks ASK | 1648 | 3 |
| 156 | Anders Svensson | Västerviks ASK | 2113 | 3 |
| 157 | Christian Eriksson | Denmark | 2211 | 3 |
| 158 | Kasher Shehzad | Norway | 1617 | 3 |
| 159 | Marte B Kyrkjebo | Norway | 1604 | 3 |
| 160 | Gert Lyngsjö | Landskrona SK | 1909 | 3 |
| 161 | Börge Waaktaar Svanholm | Norway | 1824 | 3 |
| 162 | Fredrik Qwarfort | Linköpings ASS | 1892 | 3 |
| 163 | Michael Källström | Visby SK | 1849 | 3 |
| 164 | Erik Kasselstrand | Gusums SK | 1675 | 3 |
| 165 | Håkan Willard | Malmö AS | 1537 | 3 |
| 166 | Kristjan Hallberg | SK Kamraterna | 1656 | 3 |
| 167 | Ronald Engström | Markaryds SK | 1834 | 3 |
| 168 | Christer Wahlgren | Limhamns SK | 1762 | 3 |
| 169 | Louise Segerfelt | SS Manhem | 1862 | 3 |
| 170 | Jacob Jönsson | Södra Sandby SS | 1510 | 3 |
| 171 | Robin Olsen | Norway | 2067 | 3 |
| 172 | Justus Rudolph | Lunds ASK | 1706 | 3 |
| 173 | William Sandberg Olsen | Norway | 1520 | 3 |
| 174 | Kajsa Nilsson | Nolereds SK | 1655 | 3 |
| 175 | Andreas Sebastian | Norway | 1441 | 3 |
| 176 | GM Ulf Andersson | Alingsås SS | 2512 | 3 |
| 177 | Tim Nielsen | Lunds ASK | 1600 | 2.5 |
| 178 | Lars Hägglund | Borås-Fristad SK | 1888 | 2.5 |
| 179 | Ulf Persson | Lunds ASK | 1867 | 2.5 |
| 180 | Per Eisele | Södra Sandby SS | 1913 | 2.5 |
| 181 | Gary Olsson | SK Bara Bönder | 1934 | 2.5 |
| 182 | Ingrid Greibrokk | Norway | 1771 | 2.5 |
| 183 | Embla Ekeland Grønn | Norway | 1430 | 2.5 |
| 184 | Aristeidis Skevis | Greece | 1667 | 2.5 |
| 185 | Halil Sadiku | Oxie SK | 1987 | 2.5 |
| 186 | Joar Sixt | IFK Hindås | 1639 | 2.5 |
| 187 | John Fritz | Västerviks ASK | 2012 | 2.5 |
| 188 | Ofelia Eriksson | Linköpings ASS | 1700 | 2.5 |
| 189 | Olof Sjödahl | Malmö AS | 1860 | 2.5 |
| 190 | Jonas Nyström | IFK Hindås | 1945 | 2.5 |
| 191 | Dirk Rudolph | Lunds ASK | 1720 | 2.5 |
| 192 | Tomas Jensen | Ljungby SK | 1608 | 2.5 |
| 193 | Peter Kruuse | Västerås SK | 1921 | 2.5 |
| 194 | Karl Ekberg | Limhamns SK | 1694 | 2.5 |
| 195 | Lennart Beijer | Hultsfreds SK | 1719 | 2.5 |
| 196 | Peter Halvarsson | Linköpings ASS | 1928 | 2.5 |
| 197 | Jannis Troyke | Germany | 1780 | 2.5 |
| 198 | Mikael Johansson | Alingsås SS | 2021 | 2.5 |
| 199 | Bengt Dovrinder | Hallsberg SS | 2043 | 2.5 |
| 200 | Mehrdad Kashani | Malmö SS | 1865 | 2.5 |
| 201 | Edvin Trost | Stockholms SS | 1459 | 2.5 |
| 202 | Torkel Loman | Södra Sandby SS | 1789 | 2.5 |
| 203 | Jacob Ekberg | Helsingborgs ASK | 1634 | 2.5 |
| 204 | Stefan Myrenfors | Helsingborgs SS | 1517 | 2.5 |
| 205 | Sten Sjödahl | Oves SK | 1920 | 2 |
| 206 | Johan Granholm | Kålltorps SS | 1614 | 2 |
| 207 | Ulf Norevall | Upsala ASS | 1771 | 2 |
| 208 | Torben William Petersen | Denmark | 1538 | 2 |
| 209 | Jörgen Sollenborn | SA Fenix Springaren | 1998 | 2 |
| 210 | Jonas Martinsson | SK Mumien | 1868 | 2 |
| 211 | Torgny Olsson | En Passant, Svedala | 1783 | 2 |
| 212 | Håkan Warston | SS Manhem | 1632 | 2 |
| 213 | Ulrik Jejlskov Larsen | Denmark | 1659 | 2 |
| 214 | Erik Larsson | Malmö AS | 1526 | 2 |
| 215 | Bengt Kvisth | Limhamns SK | 1770 | 2 |
| 216 | Orla Eilegaard Jørgensen | Denmark | 1666 | 2 |
| 217 | Theodor Hellquist | Malmö AS | 1600 | 2 |
| 218 | Ola Torstein Endresen | Norway | 1629 | 2 |
| 219 | Hugo Roginski | Linköpings ASS | 1522 | 2 |
| 220 | Göran Palmqvist | SK Passanten | 1467 | 2 |
| 221 | Harald Mottang | Norway | 1593 | 2 |
| 222 | Roland Johansson | En Passant, Svedala | 2021 | 1.5 |
| 223 | André Forsberg | En Passant, Svedala | 1760 | 1.5 |
| 224 | Anders Hansen | Harplinge SS-Halmstad | 1734 | 1.5 |
| 225 | Lars Ziegler | Norway | 1673 | 1.5 |
| 226 | Magnus Cedervall | Limhamns SK | 2026 | 1.5 |
| 227 | Joakim Wahlström | Malmö AS | 1816 | 1.5 |
| 228 | Daniel Sjöberg | Hultsfreds SK | 1947 | 1.5 |
| 229 | Jamal Alnabhani | Ronneby SK | 1470 | 1.5 |
| 230 | Bjarne Eiholt | Denmark | 1623 | 1.5 |
| 231 | Robert Hedlerfog | Helsingborgs ASK | 1673 | 1.5 |
| 232 | Stefan Printz | Malmö AS | 1788 | 1.5 |
| 233 | Mats Chronblad | Limhamns SK | 1879 | 1.5 |
| 234 | Paul Eknor | Vaggeryds SK | 1642 | 1 |
| 235 | Stig-Lennart Godin | Ystads SS | 1547 | 1 |
| 236 | Sejfo Agovic | Helsingborgs ASK | 1731 | 1 |
| 237 | Stefan Flygare | Malmö AS | 1705 | 1 |
| 238 | Johan Sigeman | Lunds ASK | 2164 | 1 |
| 239 | Olof Sandström | Malmö AS | 1765 | 1 |
