The Stockholm Elo Challenge 2013 is set to take place from April 26th to May 1st at the Stockholms Schacksalonger, Ringvägen 9 C, T-bana Zinkensdamm in the Swedish capital.
It will a 9 rounds Swiss open with a time control of 90 minutes + 30 seconds per move for the first 40 moves, and 15 minutes + 30 seconds per move for the rest of the game.
The event will be valid for FIDE and one of its main objectives is to give chances for local players to gain Elo points.
The prizes will be distributed as follows (in Swedish Kronas): 1st – 9.000 Kr (approx. 1.400 USD); 2nd – 4.500 Kr; 3rd – 2.400 Kr; 4th – 1.800 Kr, etc. All the prizes are fully guaranteed.
GM Ralf Akesson is the first seed among the registered players.
Registered players:
| 1 | GM | Åkesson Ralf | SWE | 2490 |
| 2 | IM | Sjödahl Pontus | SWE | 2470 |
| 3 | GM | Karlsson Lars | SWE | 2459 |
| 4 | FM | Westerberg Jonathan | SWE | 2424 |
| 5 | GM | Bellon Juan | ESP | 2363 |
| 6 | FM | Arman Deniz | TUR | 2338 |
| 7 | Cederstam-Barsk Carl | SWE | 2334 | |
| 8 | FM | Lundin Jan | SWE | 2322 |
| 9 | Ölund Joar | SWE | 2295 | |
| 10 | Eriksson Jörgen | SWE | 2263 | |
| 11 | Persson Mats | SWE | 2237 | |
| 12 | Ask Josef | SWE | 2170 | |
| 13 | FM | Eriksson Bo | SWE | 2145 |
| 14 | Wiander Michael | SWE | 2118 | |
| 15 | Wenzel Birger | GER | 2109 | |
| 16 | Hedström Johan | SWE | 2100 | |
| 17 | Marder Simon | SWE | 2083 | |
| 18 | Lönnqvist Henrik | FIN | 2075 | |
| 19 | Carlsten Peter | SWE | 2059 | |
| 20 | Isaksson Per | SWE | 2059 | |
| 21 | Bergström Jakob | SWE | 2017 | |
| 22 | Sjödin Bengt | SWE | 2014 | |
| 23 | Assi Philosoph | ISR | 2009 | |
| 24 | Wahlstedt Mats | SWE | 1985 | |
| 25 | Rånby Hans | SWE | 1982 | |
| 26 | Hedin Niclas | SWE | 1961 | |
| 27 | Helin Mikael | SWE | 1940 | |
| 28 | Jansson Gilbert | SWE | 1916 | |
| 29 | Wihlborn Bengt | SWE | 1911 | |
| 30 | Duenas Alexis | SWE | 1891 | |
| 31 | Bit-Narva David | SWE | 1881 | |
| 32 | Knöppel Björn | SWE | 1877 | |
| 33 | Smith Lennart | SWE | 1866 | |
| 34 | Viklund Dick | SWE | 1862 | |
| 35 | Pantzar Milton | SWE | 1854 | |
| 36 | Larsson Christer | SWE | 1814 | |
| 37 | Schahin Rajab | SWE | 1791 | |
| 38 | Lindvall Per | SWE | 1790 | |
| 39 | Axelsson Thomas | SWE | 1776 | |
| 40 | Gundersen Ingvar | NOR | 1769 | |
| 41 | Ekenstierna Adrian | SWE | 1762 | |
| 42 | Bannout Edvin | SWE | 1751 | |
| 43 | Yazdankhah Sam | SWE | 1738 | |
| 44 | Darnell Anton | SWE | 1727 | |
| 45 | Cloodt Henrik | SWE | 1697 | |
| 46 | Bergström Göran | SWE | 1683 | |
| 47 | Jansson Torolf | SWE | 1618 | |
| 48 | Berg Daniel | SWE | 1614 | |
| 49 | Greibrokk Ingrid | NOR | 1608 | |
| 50 | Fredholm Lisa | SWE | 1603 | |
| 51 | Jacobsen Hans-Henry | NOR | 1602 | |
| 52 | Petersson Baldur Teodor | SWE | 1592 | |
| 53 | Jacobsen Elise Sjottern | NOR | 1574 | |
| 54 | Hoac Edvin | SWE | 1551 | |
| 55 | Ternstedt Patrik | SWE | 1459 | |
| 56 | Pilström Björn | SWE | 1400 | |
| 57 | Wall Mats | SWE | 1400 | |
| 58 | Mossiaguine Arina | SWE | 1371 | |
| 59 | Westlund Tomas | SWE | 1300 | |
| 60 | Ringskog Ola | SWE | 1200 | |
| 61 | Pilström Carl-Oscar | SWE | 1072 | |
