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Nordnorsk Mesterskap 2025 Mester

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12 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 06 Jun 2025 to 09 Jun 2025 in Harstad, Norway. 4 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2045, and top seed was Sivert Schanche Torfoss (πŸ‡³πŸ‡΄ NOR, CM, 2219).

Benjamin Halvorsen (πŸ‡³πŸ‡΄ NOR, 1976) won with 4.5/6, ahead of Martin Halsvik Larsen (4.0) and Torbjorn Valvag (4.0). Halvorsen clinched sole first place in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Martin Halsvik Larsen (2022) beat Sivert Schanche Torfoss (CM, 2219), a +197-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡³πŸ‡΄Harstad, Norway
Dates
06 Jun 2025 β†’ 09 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 6 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡³πŸ‡΄CMSivert Schanche Torfoss2219
Avg top 10
2,045
Participants
12
Titled players Β· 4
FMΓ—1
CMΓ—3
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡³πŸ‡΄NorwayΓ—12
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 6 rounds

Benjamin Halvorsen led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders
5
3
3
3
1
1
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6Halvorsen takes lead
Halvorsen4.5Larsen4Soraas4Hammari4Valvag4Royset3.5
R6 Β· LEADER CHANGE09 Jun

Benjamin Halvorsen takes the sole lead (4.5/6).

R4 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Benjamin Halvorsen drew with Martin Halsvik Larsen (Black).

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Benjamin Halvorsen*
Β½
1
β€”
2Martin Halsvik Larsen
Β½
*
0
Β½
3CMTorben Soraas
0
1
*β€”
4FMVinjar Hammariβ€”
Β½
β€”*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Halvorsen, Benjamin1976NOR+4Bβˆ’3N+12B=2N+7B+6N4.519.020.014.002234+40.4
2Larsen, Martin Halsvik2022NOR+8N+6B=5N=1B+3Bβˆ’4N4.020.022.514.252222+32.0
3Valvag, Torbjorn2088NOR+11N+1B=4N=5Bβˆ’2N+10B4.018.019.511.502124+6.0
4Soraas, TorbenCM2122NORβˆ’1N+9B=3B=7N+11B+2B4.018.019.511.252105-2.2
5Hammari, VinjarFM2070NOR+12B+7N=2B=3Nβˆ’6B+8N4.017.518.511.002182+18.4
6Royset, PalCM2105NOR=10Bβˆ’2N+8N+12B+5Nβˆ’1B3.516.517.58.252068-4.4
7Bech, Havard Eriksen2037NOR+9Nβˆ’5B+10N=4Bβˆ’1N+11B3.516.017.57.002029-0.8
8Torfoss, Sivert SchancheCM2219NORβˆ’2B=10Nβˆ’6B+9N+12Nβˆ’5B2.515.016.03.751915-90.4
9Remman, Frank1855NORβˆ’7Bβˆ’4N=11Nβˆ’8B=10N+12B2.013.014.02.501885+2.4
10Solbu, August1907NOR=6N=8Bβˆ’7Bβˆ’11N=9Bβˆ’3N1.515.517.04.001841-21.6
11Gulljord, Birk1900NORβˆ’3Bβˆ’12N=9B+10Bβˆ’4Nβˆ’7N1.515.016.02.501787-17.8
12Selnes, Odd Ketil1873NORβˆ’5N+11Bβˆ’1Nβˆ’6Nβˆ’8Bβˆ’9N1.016.518.01.501748-18.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

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