StjerneOffer Hostlangsjakk 2025 A
22 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 28 Sept 2025 to 04 Oct 2025 in Oslo, Norway. 3 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2052, and top seed was Elham Amar (🇳🇴 NOR, GM, 2584).
Ward Al-Tarboush (🇳🇴 NOR, FM, 2224) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Oluka Robert Mcligeyo (6.5) and Sigurd Hoystad Stavem (5.0).
The biggest upset came in round 6: Birk Braaten (1855) beat Oluka Robert Mcligeyo (CM, 2082), a +227-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsFM Ward Al-Tarboush led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
CM Oluka Robert Mcligeyo takes the sole lead (6.5/9).
FM Ward Al-Tarboush drew with CM Oluka Robert Mcligeyo (Black).
FM Ward Al-Tarboush 4 wins (R1–R4)CM Oluka Robert Mcligeyo 3 wins (R7–R9)Sigurd Hoystad Stavem 5 wins (R5–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMWard Al-Tarboush | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2CMOluka Robert Mcligeyo | ½ | * | — | 1 |
| 3Sigurd Hoystad Stavem | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Michael Mortensen | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Tarboush, WardFM | 2224 | NOR | +3N | +12B | +9N | +10B | =2N | +11B | +7N | =6B | — | 7.0 | 30.0 | 33.5 | 28.25 | 2286 | +10.0 |
| 2 | Oluka Robert McligeyoCM | 2082 | KEN | +4N | +10B | −19N | +12B | =1B | −6N | +13B | +5N | +7N | 6.5 | 34.0 | 36.0 | 26.50 | 2173 | +23.2 |
| 3 | Stavem, Sigurd Hoystad | 1878 | NOR | −1B | −11N | F | −18N | +20B | +14N | +9B | +15N | +6B | 5.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 14.50 | 1814 | -18.8 |
| 4 | Becher, Adrian | 1802 | NOR | −2B | +14N | F | +13B | =6N | −7B | −5N | +8N | +16B | 4.5 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 14.00 | 1801 | -0.2 |
| 5 | Mortensen, Michael | 1878 | NOR | F | −9B | =12N | +15B | F | +8N | +4B | −2B | +11N | 4.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 16.25 | 1885 | +9.6 |
| 6 | Braaten, Birk | 1855 | NOR | −10N | +13B | F | +17N | =4B | +2B | F | =1N | −3N | 4.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 17.25 | 1990 | +46.4 |
| 7 | Sidali, Elias Hulleberg | 1971 | NOR | F | F | F | +8N | +17B | +4N | −1B | +13N | −2B | 4.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 13.50 | 1993 | +5.6 |
| 8 | Brakke, Tristan Mathias Holth | 1635 | NOR | −20N | +16B | −17N | −7B | +21N | −5B | +14N | −4B | +13B | 4.0 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 9.50 | 1691 | +15.6 |
| 9 | Skogrand, Erik | 1736 | NOR | +18B | +5N | −1B | F | −13N | −10B | −3N | +20B | =21N | 3.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 8.75 | 1773 | +3.2 |
| 10 | Walgren, William Arntzen | 2129 | NOR | +6B | −2N | +18B | −1N | =11B | +9N | — | — | — | 3.5 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 11.25 | 1974 | -36.8 |
| 11 | Torstad, Eivind Heggelund | 1712 | NOR | +16N | +3B | F | F | =10N | −1N | F | +17B | −5B | 3.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 10.75 | 1939 | +32.8 |
| 12 | Bjornstad, Hallvard Foss | 2037 | NOR | +22B | −1N | =5B | −2N | +14B | +15N | — | — | — | 3.5 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 8.75 | 1914 | -26.8 |
| 13 | Lyngholm, Christian | 1669 | NOR | +15B | −6N | +14B | −4N | +9B | F | −2N | −7B | −8N | 3.0 | 32.0 | 34.0 | 9.00 | 1634 | -20.8 |
| 14 | Overskott, Daniel Kollerud | 0 | NOR | +21N | −4B | −13N | +20B | −12N | −3B | −8B | +16N | F | 3.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 5.00 | 1570 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Hassani, Ramyar | 1478 | NOR | −13N | +21B | F | −5N | +16N | −12B | F | −3B | =20N | 2.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 4.25 | 1605 | +13.6 |
| 16 | Chao, Marco | 1522 | NOR | −11B | −8N | F | +21N | −15B | F | +20N | −14B | −4N | 2.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 3.00 | 1396 | -30.4 |
| 17 | Glendrange, Gunnar | 1795 | NOR | F | −18N | +8B | −6B | −7N | +21B | F | −11N | — | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 5.50 | 1643 | -24.0 |
| 18 | Brattgjerd, August Minh | 1878 | NOR | −9N | +17B | −10N | +3B | −19B | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 7.00 | 1891 | -2.8 |
| 19 | Amar, ElhamGM | 2584 | NOR | F | F | +2B | F | +18N | F | — | — | — | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 8.50 | 2984 | +1.6 |
| 20 | Kolosov, Nicolai | 0 | NOR | +8B | −22N | −21B | −14N | −3N | F | −16B | −9N | =15B | 1.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 5.25 | 1420 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Kjonstad, Thor Ole | 1557 | NOR | −14B | −15N | +20N | −16B | −8B | −17N | F | F | =9B | 1.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 3.25 | 1266 | -60.4 |
| 22 | Nilsen, Tobias G | 1750 | NOR | −12N | +20B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 1237 | -3.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Braaten, BirkNOR+46.44.0 pts · #5
- 2Torstad, Eivind HeggelundNOR+32.83.5 pts · #6
- 3Oluka Robert McligeyoCMKEN+23.26.5 pts · #2
- 1Kjonstad, Thor OleNOR-60.41.5 pts · #21
- 2Walgren, William ArntzenNOR-36.83.5 pts · #7
- 3Chao, MarcoNOR-30.42.0 pts · #20
- R6+227 Elo gap
- R2+166 Elo gap
- R1+142 Elo gap