Sparebanken More Kristiansund Grand Prix 2025 A
17 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 29 Aug 2025 to 31 Aug 2025 in Kristiansund, Norway. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2031, and top seed was Simen Agdestein (🇳🇴 NOR, GM, 2563).
Simen Agdestein (🇳🇴 NOR, GM, 2563) won with 4.0/6, ahead of Elias Demac (3.0) and Raphael Iglesisas Stuhaug (2.5). Agdestein won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Raphael Iglesisas Stuhaug (1772) beat Kjell Naessvold (1980), a +208-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsGM Simen Agdestein led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
GM Simen Agdestein never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
GM Simen Agdestein beat Elias Demac (Black).
GM Simen Agdestein 4 wins (R3–R6)Elias Demac 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMSimen Agdestein | * | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2Elias Demac | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Thomas Nyland | — | — | * | — |
| 4Raphael Iglesisas Stuhaug | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agdestein, SimenGM | 2563 | NOR | F | F | +2N | +5B | +3N | +7B | 4.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 2976 | +3.5 |
| 2 | Demac, Elias | 2216 | NOR | F | F | −1B | +8N | +13B | +6N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.00 | 2251 | +5.6 |
| 3 | Stuhaug, Raphael Iglesisas | 1772 | NOR | F | F | +11B | +7N | −1B | =5N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 2114 | +66.8 |
| 4 | Nyland, Thomas | 2012 | NOR | F | F | −5B | =9N | +10B | +8N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.00 | 2009 | -0.4 |
| 5 | Bjorkan, Olav | 2040 | NOR | F | F | +4N | −1N | =6B | =3B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.75 | 2043 | -3.2 |
| 6 | Simensen, Vegard | 1948 | NOR | F | F | +9B | =10N | =5N | −2B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.00 | 1992 | +4.2 |
| 7 | Naessvold, Kjell | 1980 | NOR | F | F | +13N | −3B | +15N | −1N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1928 | -7.4 |
| 8 | Wadstensvik, Petter Andreas | 1906 | NOR | F | F | +15N | −2B | +16N | −4B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1966 | +5.0 |
| 9 | Stuhaug, Norleif | 1866 | NOR | F | F | −6N | =4B | =12B | +13N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 1898 | +3.4 |
| 10 | Andersen, Martin K | 1844 | NOR | F | F | +17B | =6B | −4N | =14B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1911 | +7.0 |
| 11 | Sivaparan, Isai | 1884 | NOR | F | F | −3N | −13B | +14N | +15B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 1807 | -16.8 |
| 12 | Bjorkan, Ingmund | 1861 | NOR | F | F | F | =14B | =9N | =17B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 1849 | -0.8 |
| 13 | Spanberg, Hannes | 1769 | NOR | F | F | −7B | +11N | −2N | −9B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1782 | -0.4 |
| 14 | Saltnes, Trond Harald | 1896 | NOR | F | F | −16B | =12N | −11B | =10N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.75 | 1665 | -24.2 |
| 15 | Brain, Aksel | 1790 | NOR | F | F | −8B | +17N | −7B | −11N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.50 | 1696 | -18.8 |
| 16 | Skjelstad, Erling | 1844 | NOR | F | F | +14N | F | −8B | — | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1901 | +3.2 |
| 17 | Farstad, Brian Aleksander | 1786 | NOR | F | F | −10N | −15B | F | =12N | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.75 | 1559 | -32.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Stuhaug, Raphael IglesisasNOR+66.82.5 pts · #4
- 2Andersen, Martin KNOR+7.02.0 pts · #6
- 3Demac, EliasNOR+5.63.0 pts · #2
- 1Farstad, Brian AleksanderNOR-32.40.5 pts · #17
- 2Saltnes, Trond HaraldNOR-24.21.0 pts · #13
- 3Brain, AkselNOR-18.81.0 pts · #14
- R4+208 Elo gap
- R4+115 Elo gap
- R3+112 Elo gap