Bergen Spillfestival 2025 hovedturneringen B
11 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 31 Jul 2025 to 03 Aug 2025 in Bergen, Norway. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 306, and top seed was Oyvind Westre Hustvedt (🇳🇴 NOR, 1533).
Kristian Pagh Nielsen (🇩🇰 DEN, 0) won with 5.0/9, ahead of Oyvind Westre Hustvedt (5.0) and Eirik Bakketeig (5.0). Nielsen won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 3 players tied at 5.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
3 players finish on 5.0/9. Nielsen takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (19.5).
Kristian Pagh Nielsen beat Oyvind Westre Hustvedt (White).
Kristian Pagh Nielsen 3 wins (R7–R9)Oyvind Westre Hustvedt 5 wins (R5–R9)Eirik Bakketeig 5 wins (R4–R8)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kristian Pagh Nielsen | * | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2Oyvind Westre Hustvedt | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Eirik Bakketeig | 1 | 0 | * | — |
| 4Arnav Dembi Tiku | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nielsen, Kristian Pagh | 0 | DEN | F | F | F | +2B | +5N | −3N | +8B | +7B | +4B | 5.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 14.50 | 1574 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Hustvedt, Oyvind Westre | 1533 | NOR | F | F | F | −1N | +8B | +4B | +9N | +6B | +3B | 5.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 13.50 | 2335 | +10.0 |
| 3 | Bakketeig, Eirik | 0 | NOR | F | F | F | +7N | +9N | +1B | +5N | +8B | −2N | 5.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 11.50 | 733 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Tiku, Arnav Dembi | 1525 | NOR | F | F | F | +11N | +7B | −2N | +10B | +5N | −1N | 4.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 4.50 | 733 | -20.0 |
| 5 | Nessen, Johannes | 0 | NOR | F | F | F | +10N | −1B | +6N | −3B | −4B | +9N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.50 | 735 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Dembi-Tiku, Shuhul | 0 | NOR | F | F | F | −8N | +10B | −5B | =7N | −2N | +7B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.25 | 733 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Dalvi, Shivansh | 0 | NOR | F | F | F | −3B | −4N | +10N | =6B | −1N | −6N | 1.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 1.25 | 735 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Raja, Navadeep | 0 | NOR | F | F | F | +6B | −2N | −9B | −1N | −3N | F | 1.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 2.50 | 733 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Birkeland, Ask Bergem | 0 | NOR | F | F | F | F | −3B | +8N | −2B | F | −5B | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.00 | 733 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 556000642 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −5B | −6N | −7B | −4N | F | — | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 735 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 556000650 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −4B | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 735 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Hustvedt, Oyvind WestreNOR+10.05.0 pts · #2
- 2Nielsen, Kristian PaghDEN0.05.0 pts · #1
- 3Dembi-Tiku, ShuhulNOR0.02.5 pts · #7
- 1Tiku, Arnav DembiNOR-20.04.0 pts · #10
- 2Nielsen, Kristian PaghDEN0.05.0 pts · #1
- 3Dembi-Tiku, ShuhulNOR0.02.5 pts · #7