Norway Chess Open 2025 GM group

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92 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 26 May 2025 to 01 Jun 2025 in Stavanger, Norway. 60 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2519, and top seed was Gergely Kantor (🇭🇺 HUN, GM, 2581).

Vitaly Kunin (🇩🇪 GER, GM, 2497) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Lev Yankelevich (7.0) and Torben Knuedel (7.0). Kunin won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Felix Wiger-Nordas (1924) beat Eivind Olav Risting (FM, 2302), a +378-point gap.

Location

🇳🇴Stavanger, Norway

Dates

26 May 2025 → 01 Jun 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇭🇺GMGergely Kantor2581

Avg top 10

2,519

Participants

Titled players · 60

GM×12

IM×13

FM×22

CM×9

WGM×1

WIM×1

WFM×2

Federations · 8 represented

🇳🇴Norway×23

🇮🇳India×10

🇩🇪Germany×8

🇬🇧England×6

🇸🇪Sweden×5

🇨🇳China×4

🇪🇸Spain×3

🇫🇷France×3

Top 3

🥇
GMVitaly Kunin
🇩🇪GER·2497
7.0pts·2576perf+9.1
🥈
GMLev Yankelevich
🇩🇪GER·2422
7.0pts·2590perf+20.7
🥉
IMTorben Knuedel
🇩🇪GER·2319
7.0pts·2502perf+44.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 3 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Knuedel7Kunin7Yankelevich7Sivuk6.5Alonso Garcia6.5Galperin6.5

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 7.0/9. Kunin takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (49.0).

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Torben Knuedel drew with GM Vitaly Kunin (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Torben Knuedel 4 wins (R4–R7)GM Vitaly Kunin 4 wins (R1–R4)GM Lev Yankelevich 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMTorben Knuedel	*	½	—	1
2GMVitaly Kunin	½	*	½	—
3GMLev Yankelevich	—	½	*	½
4GMVitaly Sivuk	0	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Kunin, VitalyGM	2497	GER	+61B	+34N	+22B	+12B	−4N	+6N	=2B	=3B	+7N	7.0	49.0	52.5	39.00	2576	+9.1
2	Yankelevich, LevGM	2422	GER	+67N	+44B	+85B	=5N	+13B	=4B	=1N	=9N	+18B	7.0	45.5	48.0	35.00	2590	+20.7
3	Knuedel, TorbenIM	2319	GER	+64B	=49N	−6B	+57N	+62B	+31N	+5B	=1N	+4B	7.0	42.5	46.0	34.00	2502	+44.6
4	Galperin, PlatonGM	2494	SWE	+56N	+28B	+60N	+16B	+1B	=2N	=8N	=7B	−3N	6.5	47.5	51.0	34.50	2497	+2.7
5	Sivuk, VitalyGM	2501	SWE	+48N	+38B	+24N	=2B	=7N	=11B	−3N	+47B	+16N	6.5	45.5	49.5	33.00	2478	-0.8
6	Alonso Garcia, AaronIM	2454	ESP	=75N	+50B	+3N	=8B	+28N	−1B	=41N	+26B	+25N	6.5	43.5	46.5	32.75	2457	+3.9
7	Wang, Hao(ZJ)IM	2418	CHN	+91B	=27N	+62B	+10N	=5B	=9N	+24B	=4N	−1B	6.0	45.5	46.5	27.50	2481	+8.1
8	Urkedal, Frode Olav OlsenGM	2562	NOR	+30B	+37N	=10B	=6N	=24B	+22N	=4B	−18N	+32B	6.0	44.5	49.5	32.00	2456	-10.1
9	Kvaloy, Aksel BuGM	2479	NOR	−47N	+59N	+39B	+38B	+15N	=7B	=16N	=2B	=12N	6.0	44.5	48.0	31.75	2406	-6.6
10	Sanket ChakravartyIM	2303	IND	+65N	+26B	=8N	−7B	+68N	+17B	=11N	=12B	=14N	6.0	44.0	47.5	29.50	2476	+21.1
11	Rozentalis, EduardasGM	2470	LTU	+42B	=23N	=27B	+32N	+34B	=5N	=10B	=16B	=17N	6.0	43.5	48.0	31.25	2433	-2.9
12	Vestby-Ellingsen, MadsIM	2382	NOR	+73N	+39B	+17B	−1N	=22B	=47N	+23B	=10N	=9B	6.0	43.5	47.0	29.50	2445	+8.1
13	Amar, ElhamGM	2569	NOR	F	+63B	+19N	+31B	−2N	=16B	=15N	+41B	+29N	6.0	42.0	42.0	29.25	2498	-5.0
14	Lie, Kjetil A.GM	2493	NOR	=59B	+86N	=23B	−22N	+61B	=43N	+27B	+20N	=10B	6.0	38.0	40.5	26.00	2359	-12.8
15	Savitha Shri BIM	2298	IND	+90B	−17N	+54B	+61N	−9B	+58N	=13B	=70N	+36N	6.0	37.0	38.5	22.25	2424	+15.0
16	Mahitosh DeyFM	2240	IND	+71N	+18B	+25B	−4N	+29B	=13N	=9B	=11N	−5B	5.5	46.5	50.0	28.00	2507	+61.4
17	Kantor, GergelyGM	2581	HUN	+41N	+15B	−12N	F	+30B	−10N	+32B	+31N	=11B	5.5	43.5	43.5	28.50	2442	-10.8
18	Hansen, Torbjorn RingdalGM	2407	NOR	+40B	−16N	+30B	=23N	F	+35N	+70B	+8B	−2N	5.5	42.0	42.0	27.00	2437	+3.6
19	Adharsh KFM	2322	IND	=50N	+75B	−13B	+42N	=35B	=27N	+48N	−29B	+41N	5.5	38.0	41.0	23.00	2318	+0.4
20	Chakrabarty, ReyaanshFM	2346	AUS	+78N	=47B	=68N	−28B	+42N	+60B	=25N	−14B	+44N	5.5	36.0	39.0	21.75	2325	-2.6
21	Banerjee, SupratitFM	2312	ENG	−57B	+81N	−61B	=78N	+72B	=52N	+54B	+43N	=31B	5.5	31.0	34.0	21.00	2199	-22.6
22	Bhagat KushFM	2279	IND	+87N	+36B	−1N	+14B	=12N	−8B	=50N	=33B	=24N	5.0	44.0	46.5	23.50	2386	+25.4
23	Southcott-Moyers, IndyFM	2292	ENG	+80N	=11B	=14N	=18B	=25N	+33B	−12N	=44B	=26N	5.0	43.0	46.0	24.00	2360	+34.4
24	Haug, HavardFM	2354	NOR	+81B	+57N	−5B	+27N	=8N	+48B	−7N	−25B	=22B	5.0	41.0	44.0	21.00	2356	+1.8
25	Zhu, JinerGM	2541	CHN	F	+45B	−16N	+59N	=23B	+34N	=20B	+24N	−6B	5.0	40.5	40.5	23.25	2388	-13.7
26	Advaitt Srikant KoduriFM	1988	IND	+35B	−10N	−70B	=40N	+59B	+37N	+53B	−6N	=23B	5.0	40.0	43.5	22.50	2309	+136.4
27	Krivenko, DionFM	2243	EST	+79N	=7B	=11N	−24B	+85N	=19B	−14N	+60B	=33N	5.0	40.0	42.5	20.25	2306	+16.0
28	Poley, VladimirIM	2284	FID	+88B	−4N	+64B	+20N	−6B	−29N	+58B	−32N	+77B	5.0	38.5	40.5	17.50	2260	-1.7
29	Elsness, FrodeIM	2416	NOR	+74N	=68B	=47N	+33B	−16N	+28B	F	+19N	−13B	5.0	38.0	38.0	22.75	2372	-4.1
30	Ter-Avetisjana, Agnesa StepaniaWIM	2185	LAT	−8N	+55B	−18N	+65B	−17N	+80B	−33N	+52B	+53B	5.0	37.5	40.5	18.50	2292	+43.2
31	Tulchynskyi, FeliksIM	2380	ISR	+82B	=62N	+76B	−13N	+60N	−3B	+68N	−17B	=21N	5.0	37.5	40.5	17.50	2311	-6.6
32	Grebennikov, Nikolai A.CM	2199	FID	−63N	+65B	+36N	−11B	+79N	+89B	−17N	+28B	−8N	5.0	37.5	39.5	18.50	2327	+27.2
33	Garcia Martin, MartaIM	2324	ESP	+58B	=76N	+49B	−29N	=43B	−23N	+30B	=22N	=27B	5.0	37.0	40.0	21.25	2228	-9.6
34	Fiskaaen, Martin HoltenFM	2292	NOR	+69N	−1B	+79N	+85B	−11N	−25B	=42N	=48B	+50N	5.0	37.0	39.5	17.25	2239	-9.8
35	Nechitaylo, NikitaFM	2261	GER	−26N	+84B	=51N	+71B	=19N	−18B	=60N	=42B	+48N	5.0	35.5	38.0	18.75	2158	-22.0
36	Zhou, Yang-FanIM	2425	ENG	+54B	−22N	−32B	=49N	+57B	+84N	=43B	+77N	−15B	5.0	35.0	37.5	17.25	2183	-24.0
37	Nissinen, Niilo ManFM	2301	HKG	+55N	−8B	+73N	=47B	−48N	−26B	+78N	+50B	=49N	5.0	34.5	37.5	18.50	2156	-30.8
38	Myagmarsuren, EvsuldFM	2292	NOR	+52B	−5N	+82B	−9N	−58B	+66N	=61B	+59N	=51B	5.0	34.5	37.5	17.75	2198	-20.0
39	Swarna NihalFM	2228	IND	+51B	−12N	−9N	=84B	=66B	+69N	−77B	+58N	+75B	5.0	32.5	35.0	17.00	2153	-31.2
40	Simonsen, David MindestrommenCM	2104	NOR	−18N	=71B	=45N	=26B	−51N	=87B	+88N	+55B	+62N	5.0	32.5	34.5	17.25	2130	+9.6
41	Harish, NeerajCM	2192	USA	−17B	=66N	=52B	+64N	+49B	+53N	=6B	−13N	−19B	4.5	39.0	42.5	18.50	2248	+20.0
42	Vincenti, LeonardoFM	2120	ITA	−11N	+80B	+89N	−19B	−20B	+72N	=34B	=35N	=43B	4.5	38.0	40.0	15.75	2249	+37.4
43	Hedman, ErikIM	2272	SWE	−76B	+58N	=57B	+66N	=33N	=14B	=36N	−21B	=42N	4.5	36.5	39.5	19.00	2197	-8.2
44	Eliseev, SergeyFM	2254	NOR	+72B	−2N	=63B	+76N	=53B	−70N	+52B	=23N	−20B	4.5	36.0	39.0	16.75	2176	-15.8
45	Weller, Uli	2223	GER	=86B	−25N	=40B	−58N	=64B	−57N	+76B	+66N	+69B	4.5	30.5	33.0	15.50	2081	-33.4
46	Chernetskiy, MykolaIM	2198	UKR	−49B	−64N	−71N	+88B	=65N	+85B	+84B	−51N	+63B	4.5	27.0	29.0	12.25	1977	-25.1
47	Fu, YiheFM	2123	AUS	+9B	=20N	=29B	=37N	F	=12B	F	−5N	+70B	4.0	40.5	40.5	20.25	2439	+108.4
48	Johansson, Carl FredrikCM	2171	SWE	−5B	+90N	=83B	+63N	+37B	−24N	−19B	=34N	−35B	4.0	38.5	40.0	14.00	2216	+10.2
49	Pragnya H GWFM	1929	IND	+46N	=3B	−33N	=36B	−41N	+74B	=62N	F	=37B	4.0	38.0	41.0	18.25	2250	+115.6
50	Charvi AFM	2056	IND	=19B	−6N	−59B	+91N	+76B	+51N	=22B	−37N	−34B	4.0	37.5	38.5	13.25	2160	+42.4
51	Costache, Andrei Eugeniu	1952	ROU	−39N	F	=35B	−62N	+40B	−50B	+67N	+46B	=38N	4.0	35.5	35.5	18.00	2184	+90.0
52	Anatol, Luke Leon Robin	2007	USA	−38N	=56B	=41N	=67B	+75N	=21B	−44N	−30N	+81B	4.0	35.0	38.0	14.75	2143	+61.6
53	Pubantz, JanFM	2315	GER	+84N	−60B	+67N	=68B	=44N	−41B	−26N	+73B	−30N	4.0	33.0	35.5	13.50	2088	-51.4
54	Liu,Tianyi (Jack)	2112	ENG	−36N	+87B	−15N	+69B	F	+79B	−21N	=63N	=72B	4.0	32.5	34.5	12.50	2117	-1.6
55	Pintor, Simao	2021	POR	−37B	−30N	+77B	=75B	=67N	−61N	+79B	−40N	+82B	4.0	31.0	34.0	12.25	2066	+10.4
56	Rouda Essa, AlserkalWGM	2147	UAE	−4B	=52N	−66B	=86N	−69B	−63N	+90B	+88N	+57B	4.0	29.0	30.5	10.25	2006	-69.2
57	Gouanelle, FranckCM	2024	FRA	+21N	−24B	=43N	−3B	−36N	+45B	−59B	+86N	−56N	3.5	39.0	41.5	14.75	2156	+25.2
58	Strahl, Christian	2059	GER	−33N	−43B	+87N	+45B	+38N	−15B	−28N	−39B	=67N	3.5	38.5	41.0	13.75	2145	+17.6
59	Thuesen, Mogens	2129	DEN	=14N	−9B	+50N	−25B	−26N	+65B	+57N	−38B	F	3.5	38.0	41.5	14.00	2193	+7.2
60	Avadhoot Lokesh Bhakti Brahme	2081	IND	+83B	+53N	−4B	+70N	−31B	−20N	=35B	−27N	F	3.5	38.0	41.0	13.00	2292	+69.5
61	Zheng, Harry Z	2149	ENG	−1N	+69B	+21N	−15B	−14N	+55B	=38N	F	—	3.5	37.0	40.5	15.50	2275	+41.2
62	Pang, EthanFM	2226	ENG	+77N	=31B	−7N	+51B	−3N	F	=49B	=75N	−40B	3.5	37.0	37.0	13.00	2103	-25.0
63	Maurstad, Astor Moe	1933	NOR	+32B	−13N	=44N	−48B	−84N	+56B	=73N	=54B	−46N	3.5	35.5	38.0	15.00	2091	+63.6
64	Silva, MarianaWFM	2035	POR	−3N	+46B	−28N	−41B	=45N	−75B	−65N	+80B	+87N	3.5	35.0	37.5	12.25	2069	+6.0
65	Muller, Maxime	2023	FRA	−10B	−32N	+92B	−30N	=46B	−59N	+64B	=81N	=74N	3.5	34.0	35.0	10.00	2055	+6.0
66	Follana Albelda, Lucia	2022	ESP	−89N	=41B	+56N	−43B	=39N	−38B	=85N	−45B	+86N	3.5	32.5	34.5	12.50	2089	+13.0
67	Elsness, Fredrik Valstad	2111	NOR	−2B	+88N	−53B	=52N	=55B	−77N	−51B	+79N	=58B	3.5	32.5	34.5	10.75	1998	-58.4
68	Gentemann, Moritz	2242	GER	+92B	=29N	=20B	=53N	−10B	+71N	−31B	F	—	3.5	32.5	33.5	11.75	2244	+1.8
69	Amundsen, Ask	2009	NOR	−34B	−61N	+91B	−54N	+56N	−39B	=74N	+78B	−45N	3.5	32.5	33.5	9.75	2080	+15.2
70	Hohelj, Stanislav	2300	UKR	F	F	+26N	−60B	+74N	+44B	−18N	=15B	−47N	3.5	32.0	32.0	16.00	2180	-20.6
71	Zhang, Ruijia	1970	CHN	−16B	=40N	+46B	−35N	+78B	−68B	F	F	+84N	3.5	32.0	32.0	12.50	2163	+34.0
72	Azikri, Gur	1982	ISR	−44N	=74B	=75N	+73B	−21N	−42B	F	+84B	=54N	3.5	31.0	31.0	11.25	2100	+22.8
73	Aravindhan, AchyuthCM	2098	NED	−12B	+92N	−37B	−72N	=86B	+76N	=63B	−53N	=85B	3.5	30.0	31.0	8.25	2003	-50.0
74	Beisteiner, Joachim	2109	AUT	−29B	=72N	+86B	=83N	−70B	−49N	=69B	=85N	=65B	3.5	28.5	31.0	10.50	2018	-24.2
75	Abrahams, DanielCM	2112	CAN	=6B	−19N	=72B	=55N	−52B	+64N	F	=62B	−39N	3.0	35.5	39.0	12.25	2072	-11.2
76	Aarts, Joaquin	1990	NED	+43N	=33B	−31N	−44B	−50N	−73B	−45N	+90B	=78N	3.0	34.0	35.5	10.00	2063	+12.4
77	Haugsdal, Arn-Tore	1950	NOR	−62B	−82N	−55N	F	+81B	+67B	+39N	−36B	−28N	3.0	32.0	32.0	11.50	2087	+22.6
78	Machin, GuillaumeCM	2069	FRA	−20B	−83N	+90B	=21B	−71N	+86N	−37B	−69N	=76B	3.0	31.5	33.0	8.25	2013	-16.4
79	Lewandrowski, Tomasz	1979	POL	−27B	+91N	−34B	+82N	−32B	−54N	−55N	−67B	+92B	3.0	30.5	31.5	5.00	2004	+4.4
80	Gasland, Lukas Dominik	1997	NOR	−23B	−42N	−81B	+92N	+82B	−30N	−83B	−64N	+88B	3.0	29.0	30.0	6.00	2001	-3.2
81	Stranz, RichardFM	2075	AUT	−24N	−21B	+80N	−89B	−77N	+91B	=87N	=65B	−52N	3.0	28.5	29.5	7.00	1992	-21.4
82	Guretchii, Kirill	2094	MDA	−31N	+77B	−38N	−79B	−80N	−88B	+92N	+87B	−55N	3.0	27.5	28.5	6.50	1941	-76.0
83	Li, Guohao	2355	CHN	−60N	+78B	=48N	=74B	F	F	+80N	F	—	3.0	25.0	25.0	9.75	2158	-22.4
84	Hetland, Even	2025	NOR	−53B	−35N	+88B	=39N	+63B	−36B	−46N	−72N	−71B	2.5	34.0	36.0	8.00	1979	-30.4
85	Wiger-Nordas, Felix	1924	NOR	F	+89B	−2N	−34N	−27B	−46N	=66B	=74B	=73N	2.5	34.0	34.0	7.25	2058	+41.2
86	Zepeda Berlanga, Jan EnriqueCM	1941	MEX	=45N	−14B	−74N	=56B	=73N	−78B	+91N	−57B	−66B	2.5	31.5	32.5	7.00	1961	+1.2
87	Sivaparan, Isai	1997	NOR	−22B	−54N	−58B	=90N	+92B	=40N	=81B	−82N	−64B	2.5	28.5	29.5	5.75	1917	-38.8
88	Pivi, Mauro	1997	ITA	−28N	−67B	−84N	−46N	+90B	+82N	−40B	−56B	−80N	2.0	30.5	32.0	4.50	1888	-24.2
89	Risting, Eivind OlavFM	2302	NOR	+66B	−85N	−42B	+81N	F	−32N	—	—	—	2.0	20.0	22.5	6.50	1996	-38.4
90	Myny, Sigur H	2014	NOR	−15N	−48B	−78N	=87B	−88N	=92B	−56N	−76N	=91B	1.5	25.5	26.5	2.25	1811	-87.6
91	Gore, Rohan	2110	SWE	−7N	−79B	−69N	−50B	F	−81N	−86B	=92N	=90N	1.0	24.5	24.5	1.25	1737	-144.4
92	Gjersvik, Aksel Elias	1978	NOR	−68N	−73B	−65N	−80B	−87N	=90N	−82B	=91B	−79N	1.0	23.5	24.5	1.25	1710	-100.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Advaitt Srikant KoduriFMIND
+136.4
5.0 pts · #33
2Pragnya H GWFMIND
+115.6
4.0 pts · #55
3Fu, YiheFMAUS
+108.4
4.0 pts · #47

Top rating losers

1Gore, RohanSWE
-144.4
1.0 pts · #92
2Gjersvik, Aksel EliasNOR
-100.4
1.0 pts · #91
3Myny, Sigur HNOR
-87.6
1.5 pts · #90

Biggest upsets

R2+378 Elo gap
Wiger-Nordas, Felix1924 beat FMRisting, Eivind Olav2302
R1+356 Elo gap
FMFu, Yihe2123 beat GMKvaloy, Aksel Bu2479
R7+327 Elo gap
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