Porsgrunn Grand Prix TOUR 2025 B
55 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 26 Sept 2025 to 29 Sept 2025 in Porsgrunn, Norway. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1732, and top seed was Kazim Yilmaz (🇳🇴 NOR, 1798).
Jorgen Froisland (🇳🇴 NOR, 1736) won with 3.5/6, ahead of Cyril Karlsen (3.5) and Bjorn Lie (3.5). Froisland won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Paul Hrituleac (1585) beat John Olav Kroken (1794), a +209-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 3 players tied at 3.5/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 9 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
3 players finish on 3.5/6. Froisland takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (10.5).
Jorgen Froisland 3 wins (R4–R6)Cyril Karlsen 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jorgen Froisland | * | — | — | — |
| 2Cyril Karlsen | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3Bjorn Lie | — | — | * | — |
| 4Kazim Yilmaz | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Froisland, Jorgen | 1736 | NOR | F | F | =12N | +21B | +10N | +5B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 9.25 | 1940 | +31.6 |
| 2 | Karlsen, Cyril | 1761 | NOR | F | F | +49B | +25N | +20B | =6B | 3.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.50 | 2041 | +48.0 |
| 3 | Lie, Bjorn | 1684 | NOR | F | F | +45N | +47B | =7N | +39B | 3.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.00 | 1838 | +10.2 |
| 4 | Gauslaa, Marius | 0 | NOR | F | F | +11N | +31B | −5N | +24B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 7.00 | 1602 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Leer-Helgesen, Andreas | 1666 | NOR | F | F | +42N | +23N | +4B | −1N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.50 | 1719 | +9.6 |
| 6 | Yilmaz, Kazim | 1798 | NOR | F | F | +37B | =20N | +17B | =2N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.75 | 1874 | +7.6 |
| 7 | Hrituleac, Paul | 1585 | NOR | F | F | +27B | +22N | =3B | =20N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.75 | 1905 | +33.6 |
| 8 | Homtako, Thea Alexandra | 1677 | NOR | F | F | −20N | +15B | +40B | +12N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 6.50 | 1832 | +32.0 |
| 9 | Brovoll, Peder | 1608 | NOR | F | F | +33N | −13N | +34B | +30B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 6.00 | 1720 | +22.8 |
| 10 | Halvorsen, Frode | 1618 | NOR | F | F | +41B | +48N | −1B | +23N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.50 | 1811 | +15.6 |
| 11 | Sathren, Linda Fagerli | 1471 | NOR | F | F | −4B | +53N | +54N | +35B | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 2289 | +20.8 |
| 12 | Zayen, Peter Bechir | 1538 | NOR | F | F | =1B | +29N | +37B | −8B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.25 | 1774 | +50.0 |
| 13 | Schjott-Bugge, Henrik | 1645 | NOR | F | F | −36N | +9B | =21N | +26B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.00 | 1731 | +17.6 |
| 14 | Hrituleac, Sofia | 0 | NOR | F | F | −15B | =18N | +16B | +51N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.25 | 1612 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Karlsen, Ciljan | 1606 | NOR | F | F | +14N | −8N | +48B | =37N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.25 | 1692 | +13.6 |
| 16 | Sundbo, Stian | 1513 | NOR | F | F | +32N | =38B | −14N | +44N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.75 | 2284 | +18.4 |
| 17 | Linkjendal, Sondre Olsen | 1579 | NOR | F | F | +51B | +40N | −6N | =25B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 1814 | +50.0 |
| 18 | Nordlov, Jorgen | 1567 | NOR | F | F | =50N | =14B | =38N | +46B | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.50 | 1422 | -3.8 |
| 19 | Egeland, Torben Sandoy | 1590 | NOR | F | F | =43N | +44B | −24N | +38B | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.25 | 1341 | -13.0 |
| 20 | Bae, Anton | 1707 | NOR | F | F | +8B | =6B | −2N | =7B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.00 | 1705 | +0.4 |
| 21 | Mulye, Varad | 1595 | NOR | F | F | =40B | −1N | =13B | +29N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.00 | 1677 | +17.6 |
| 22 | Karaliute, Urte | 1668 | NOR | F | F | +31N | −7B | −30N | +34B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.00 | 1521 | -31.2 |
| 23 | Linnerud, Oskar Sandberg | 1606 | NOR | F | F | +24N | −5B | +47N | −10B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1632 | +5.6 |
| 24 | Hrituleac, Kosta | 1629 | NOR | F | F | −23B | +50N | +19B | −4N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.50 | 1664 | +6.0 |
| 25 | Loberg, Eivind | 1694 | NOR | F | F | =39B | −2B | +49N | =17N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 1655 | -3.2 |
| 26 | Haddeland, Ask | 1613 | NOR | F | F | +46B | −37N | +28B | −13N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 1496 | -18.0 |
| 27 | Kroken, John Olav | 1794 | NOR | F | F | −7N | +42B | −39N | +45B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.50 | 1632 | -10.2 |
| 28 | Knudsen, Sjur Overas | 1537 | NOR | F | F | =38N | +43B | −26N | =41B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.00 | 1525 | -1.6 |
| 29 | Vatne, Benjamin Ljosland | 1620 | NOR | F | F | +44N | −12B | +45N | −21B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.00 | 1418 | -32.4 |
| 30 | Homtako, Chloe Elisabeth | 1530 | NOR | F | F | −48B | +55N | +22B | −9N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1539 | +2.0 |
| 31 | Kristensen, Geir | 1482 | NOR | F | F | −22B | −4N | +55B | +47N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1642 | +8.4 |
| 32 | Solberg, Stale | 1484 | NOR | F | F | −16B | +33N | −44B | +55N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 1481 | -0.4 |
| 33 | Jullum, Hege Ibsen | 1449 | NOR | F | F | −9B | −32B | +53N | +52B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.50 | 1399 | -3.8 |
| 34 | Petkov, Vaso | 1488 | NOR | F | F | +54B | +52B | −9N | −22N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.50 | 838 | -24.0 |
| 35 | Larsen, Per Magnus | 1496 | NOR | F | F | +53B | =46N | =51B | −11N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.75 | 1544 | +3.8 |
| 36 | Nilsen, Truls Fredin | 1727 | NOR | F | F | +13B | +39N | — | — | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2445 | +15.6 |
| 37 | Shcherbyna, Mark | 1681 | UKR | F | F | −6N | +26B | −12N | =15B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.25 | 1552 | -29.2 |
| 38 | Klow, Asmund | 0 | NOR | F | F | =28B | =16N | =18B | −19N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.50 | 1465 | -2.4 |
| 39 | Kleka, Olivier | 0 | NOR | F | F | =25N | −36B | +27B | −3N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1638 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Kuburovic, Vladimir | 1705 | SWE | F | F | =21N | −17B | −8N | +49B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1532 | -38.8 |
| 41 | Ravlo, Fridtjof | 0 | NOR | F | F | −10N | −45B | +43N | =28N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 1435 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Kasastul, Helene | 1440 | NOR | F | F | −5B | −27N | =46B | +50N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.50 | 1502 | +5.6 |
| 43 | Bergfjord, Christian Emil | 1439 | NOR | F | F | =19B | −28N | −41B | +54N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.25 | 1371 | -6.4 |
| 44 | Amundsen, Noah Jullum | 0 | NOR | F | F | −29B | −19N | +32N | −16B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1359 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Rad, Ramin | 1496 | NOR | F | F | −3B | +41N | −29B | −27N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 899 | -14.6 |
| 46 | Fossheim, Matias Arhus | 0 | NOR | F | F | −26N | =35B | =42N | −18N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.75 | 1336 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Jorgensen, Catherine | 1615 | NOR | F | F | +52N | −3N | −23B | −31B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.50 | 791 | -31.8 |
| 48 | Marozas, Dainius | 1717 | NOR | F | F | +30N | −10B | −15N | — | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1460 | -41.6 |
| 49 | Lorentzen, Jan Ove | 1626 | NOR | F | F | −2N | +51N | −25B | −40N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.50 | 1517 | -11.0 |
| 50 | Martinsen, Bendik | 1422 | NOR | F | F | =18B | −24B | =52N | −42B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 1272 | -10.2 |
| 51 | Pedersen, Helge Fischer | 1679 | NOR | F | F | −17N | −49B | =35N | −14B | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1294 | -29.0 |
| 52 | FIDE 1590138 | 0 | — | F | F | −47B | −34N | =50B | −33N | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.50 | 1171 | 0.0 |
| 53 | Bjorkmann, Knut | 1481 | NOR | F | F | −35N | −11B | −33B | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 672 | -61.6 |
| 54 | Kleka, Wojtek | 0 | NOR | F | F | −34N | F | −11B | −43B | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 666 | 0.0 |
| 55 | Flugel, Mikkjel Lofthus | 0 | NOR | F | F | F | −30B | −31N | −32B | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 698 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Zayen, Peter BechirNOR+50.02.5 pts · #11
- 2Linkjendal, Sondre OlsenNOR+50.02.5 pts · #8
- 3Karlsen, CyrilNOR+48.03.5 pts · #2
- 1Bjorkmann, KnutNOR-61.60.0 pts · #51
- 2Marozas, DainiusNOR-41.61.0 pts · #41
- 3Kuburovic, VladimirSWE-38.81.5 pts · #23
- R3+209 Elo gap
- R5+143 Elo gap
- R5+138 Elo gap