Holmestrandmesterskapet 2025
Open SwissStandard
9 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 08 May 2025 to 22 May 2025 in Holmestrand, Norway. Top 10 Elo average was 1218, and top seed was Herman Hofmann Rustad (🇳🇴 NOR, 1730).
Herman Hofmann Rustad (🇳🇴 NOR, 1730) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Espen Backe (6.0) and Roger Lovaas (6.0). Rustad shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
Location
🇳🇴Holmestrand, Norway
Dates
08 May 2025 → 22 May 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇳🇴Norway×9
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsHerman Hofmann Rustad led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE15 May
Herman Hofmann Rustad takes the sole lead (3.5/5).
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Herman Hofmann Rustad drew with Espen Backe (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Herman Hofmann Rustad 6 wins (R3–R9)Espen Backe 5 wins (R5–R9)Roger Lovaas 3 wins (R6–R8)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Herman Hofmann Rustad | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Espen Backe | ½ | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Roger Lovaas | 0 | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Erlend Aamodt | 0 | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rustad, Herman Hofmann | 1730 | NOR | F | =2B | +3N | +9B | +4N | +6B | F | +7B | +8N | 6.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 19.00 | 1913 | +35.6 |
| 2 | Backe, Espen | 1681 | NOR | F | =1N | F | =3B | +9N | +4B | +6N | +5B | +7N | 6.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 17.25 | 1782 | +26.0 |
| 3 | Lovaas, Roger | 1649 | NOR | +7B | +8N | −1B | =2N | F | +9B | +4N | +6B | =5N | 6.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 14.25 | 1677 | +5.2 |
| 4 | Aamodt, Erlend | 0 | NOR | +6B | −5N | +7B | =8N | −1B | −2N | −3B | =9N | F | 3.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 5.50 | 1408 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Madsen, Richard | 1498 | NOR | F | +4B | −6N | F | +7B | −8N | F | −2N | =3B | 2.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 8.00 | 1261 | -42.0 |
| 6 | Rygge, Kjell | 1430 | NOR | −4N | F | +5B | −7N | F | −1N | −2B | −3N | +9B | 2.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 4.00 | 1521 | +10.0 |
| 7 | Rekkavik, Asmund | 0 | NOR | −3N | −9B | −4N | +6B | −5N | F | +8B | −1N | −2B | 2.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 3.50 | 1408 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Suhhanov, Juri | 1570 | NOR | F | −3B | F | =4B | F | +5B | −7N | F | −1B | 1.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 4.00 | 1501 | -11.2 |
| 9 | Ostmann, Jens | 1405 | NOR | F | +7N | F | −1N | −2B | −3N | F | =4B | −6N | 1.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 3.50 | 823 | -19.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Rustad, Herman HofmannNOR+35.66.5 pts · #1
- 2Backe, EspenNOR+26.06.0 pts · #2
- 3Rygge, KjellNOR+10.02.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Madsen, RichardNOR-42.02.5 pts · #8
- 2Ostmann, JensNOR-19.41.5 pts · #9
- 3Suhhanov, JuriNOR-11.21.5 pts · #7