Summer in Hell Titel Closed 2025
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 06 Aug 2025 to 10 Aug 2025 in Trondheim, Norway. 9 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2268, and top seed was Milton Pantzar (🇸🇪 SWE, IM, 2448).
John Paul Wallace (🇳🇴 NOR, IM, 2339) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Milton Pantzar (6.5) and Shadi Sian (6.0). Wallace shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Martin Oksendal (FM, 2282) beat Milton Pantzar (IM, 2448), a +166-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM John Paul Wallace led from R7 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
CM Shadi Sian takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
IM John Paul Wallace lost to IM Milton Pantzar (White).
IM John Paul Wallace 5 wins (R4–R8)IM Milton Pantzar 3 wins (R1–R3)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇳🇴IMWallace, John Paul | 2339 | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 27.00 | 38.0 | +15.5 | 2480 |
| 2 | 🇸🇪IMPantzar, Milton | 2448 | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 26.25 | 38.5 | -3.0 | 2414 |
| 3 | 🇳🇴CMSian, Shadi | 2155 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 22.50 | 39.0 | +119.2 | 2405 |
| 4 | 🇳🇴FMOksendal, Martin | 2282 | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 23.25 | 39.5 | +16.2 | 2346 |
| 5 | 🇳🇴FMOye-Stromberg, Alexander | 2293 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 17.25 | 40.5 | -7.4 | 2265 |
| 6 | 🇳🇴FMDahl, Trygve | 2224 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 15.00 | 41.0 | +1.6 | 2230 |
| 7 | 🇳🇴FMRoulet-Dubonnet, Emerik Vapenstad | 2241 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3.5 | 14.25 | 41.5 | -13.0 | 2191 |
| 8 | 🇸🇪GMErnst, Thomas | 2301 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | 14.00 | 41.5 | -14.7 | 2184 |
| 9 | 🇲🇩WFMVerbin, Valentina | 2178 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 2.5 | 10.50 | 42.5 | -16.4 | 2112 |
| 10 | 🇺🇦Hohelj, Stanislav | 2216 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 2.0 | 6.50 | 43.0 | -36.2 | 2053 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Sian, ShadiCMNOR+119.26.0 pts · #3
- 2Oksendal, MartinFMNOR+16.25.5 pts · #4
- 3Wallace, John PaulIMNOR+15.57.0 pts · #1
- 1Hohelj, StanislavUKR-36.22.0 pts · #10
- 2Verbin, ValentinaWFMMDA-16.42.5 pts · #9
- 3Ernst, ThomasGMSWE-14.73.5 pts · #8
- R4+166 Elo gap
- R3+146 Elo gap
- R7+123 Elo gap