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Holmestrandmesterskapet 2025

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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
Top seed
Avg top 10
1,218
Participants
9
Federations · 1 represented
🇳🇴Norway×9
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Herman 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
2
1
2
3
1
1
2
2
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Rustad takes lead
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

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Rustad, Herman Hofmann1730NORF=2B+3N+9B+4N+6BF+7B+8N6.524.524.519.001913+35.6
2Backe, Espen1681NORF=1NF=3B+9N+4B+6N+5B+7N6.025.025.017.251782+26.0
3Lovaas, Roger1649NOR+7B+8N1B=2NF+9B+4N+6B=5N6.025.025.014.251677+5.2
4Aamodt, Erlend0NOR+6B5N+7B=8N1B2N3B=9NF3.028.028.05.5014080.0
5Madsen, Richard1498NORF+4B6NF+7B8NF2N=3B2.528.528.58.001261-42.0
6Rygge, Kjell1430NOR4NF+5B7NF1N2B3N+9B2.029.029.04.001521+10.0
7Rekkavik, Asmund0NOR3N9B4N+6B5NF+8B1N2B2.029.029.03.5014080.0
8Suhhanov, Juri1570NORF3BF=4BF+5B7NF1B1.529.529.54.001501-11.2
9Ostmann, Jens1405NORF+7NF1N2B3NF=4B6N1.529.529.53.50823-19.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

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