Asker Varkonrad 2025 R 3
8 players participated in this 13-round tournament, held from 12 May 2025 to 26 May 2025 in Asker, Norway. Top 10 Elo average was 1042, and top seed was Pal Agdestein (π³π΄ NOR, 1832).
Pal Agdestein (π³π΄ NOR, 1832) won with 3.0/13, ahead of Benjamin Lindhjem (3.0) and Lars Brauti (2.0). Agdestein shared the lead from round 10, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 13: Benjamin Lindhjem (1481) beat Mikhail Utseth (1647), a +166-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 13 roundsTight race until R13; 2 players tied at 3.0/13, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 9 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Pal Agdestein takes the sole lead (2.0/11).
2 players finish on 3.0/13. Agdestein takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (4.0).
Benjamin Lindhjem lost to Pal Agdestein (White).
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Benjamin Lindhjem | * | 0 | β | 1 |
| 2Pal Agdestein | 1 | * | β | β |
| 3Lars Brauti | β | β | * | 0 |
| 4Mikhail Utseth | 0 | β | 1 | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R13 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agdestein, Pal | 1832 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +6B | F | +2N | F | +5N | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2321 | +3.4 |
| 2 | Lindhjem, Benjamin | 1481 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +6N | β1B | +7N | +4B | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1808 | +44.8 |
| 3 | Brauti, Lars | 1755 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | +8N | +5B | β4N | β | β | β | β | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 857 | -12.0 |
| 4 | Utseth, Mikhail | 1647 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +3B | F | F | F | β2N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1625 | -1.6 |
| 5 | Kandukuri, Abhinav | 0 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | β3N | F | F | F | +?B | β1B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 961 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 1599429 | 0 | β | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | β1N | β2B | β | β | β | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 857 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Lovberget, Erik | 1624 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | β2B | β | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 721 | -12.2 |
| 8 | FIDE 1599410 | 0 | β | F | F | F | F | F | F | β3B | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 929 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
- 1Lindhjem, BenjaminNOR+44.83.0 pts Β· #1
- 2Agdestein, PalNOR+3.43.0 pts Β· #2
- 3Kandukuri, AbhinavNOR0.01.0 pts Β· #8
- 1Lovberget, ErikNOR-12.20.0 pts Β· #4
- 2Brauti, LarsNOR-12.02.0 pts Β· #6
- 3Utseth, MikhailNOR-1.61.0 pts Β· #3
- R13+166 Elo gap
- R12+143 Elo gap
- R9+108 Elo gap