Tromsosjakken NGP 2025 B

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8 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 05 Sept 2025 to 07 Sept 2025 in Tromsosjakken, Norway. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1650, and top seed was Eirik Norbakken (🇳🇴 NOR, 1797).

Henrik Marienborg Strom (🇳🇴 NOR, 1715) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Olav Nikolai Sorensen (3.5) and Eirik Norbakken (3.0). Strom won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Olav Nikolai Sorensen (1666) beat Eirik Norbakken (1797), a +131-point gap.

Location

🇳🇴Tromsosjakken, Norway

Dates

05 Sept 2025 → 07 Sept 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇳🇴Eirik Norbakken1797

Avg top 10

1,650

Participants

Federations · 2 represented

🇳🇴Norway×7

🇸🇰Slovakia×1

Top 3

🥇
Henrik Marienborg Strom
🇳🇴NOR·1715
3.5pts·1799perf+22.0
🥈
Olav Nikolai Sorensen
🇳🇴NOR·1666
3.5pts·1811perf+39.2
🥉
Eirik Norbakken
🇳🇴NOR·1797
3.0pts·1712perf-10.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 2 players tied at 3.5/5, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Sorensen3.5Strom3.5Norbakken3Bakkevoll2.5Rist2Strom2

R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 3.5/5. Strom takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (11.0).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Olav Nikolai Sorensen drew with Henrik Marienborg Strom (White).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Olav Nikolai Sorensen	*	½	1	0
2Henrik Marienborg Strom	½	*	½	1
3Eirik Norbakken	0	½	*	½
4Johannes Bakkevoll	1	0	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Strom, Henrik Marienborg	1715	NOR	=5B	+6N	=3B	=2N	+4B	3.5	11.0	13.0	8.75	1799	+22.0
2	Sorensen, Olav Nikolai	1666	NOR	−4N	+8B	+6N	=1B	+3B	3.5	11.0	11.0	6.75	1811	+39.2
3	Norbakken, Eirik	1797	NOR	+8N	=4B	=1N	+5B	−2N	3.0	11.5	11.5	5.00	1712	-10.6
4	Bakkevoll, Johannes	1600	NOR	+2B	=3N	=5B	=7N	−1N	2.5	12.0	13.5	6.75	1680	+21.6
5	Rist, Karl-Johan	1605	NOR	=1N	+7B	=4N	−3N	−6B	2.0	11.0	12.5	4.50	1591	-2.4
6	Strom, Bjorn Marienborg	1584	NOR	+7N	−1B	−2B	F	+5N	2.0	10.5	10.5	3.50	1651	+7.4
7	Nagy, Martin	1620	SVK	−6B	−5N	+8B	=4B	F	1.5	6.5	6.5	1.25	1514	-24.4
8	Liljebakk, Tor Arne	1616	NOR	−3B	−2N	−7N	—	—	0.0	6.5	8.0	0.00	894	-47.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Sorensen, Olav NikolaiNOR
+39.2
3.5 pts · #1
2Strom, Henrik MarienborgNOR
+22.0
3.5 pts · #2
3Bakkevoll, JohannesNOR
+21.6
2.5 pts · #4

Top rating losers

1Liljebakk, Tor ArneNOR
-47.2
0.0 pts · #8
2Nagy, MartinSVK
-24.4
1.5 pts · #7
3Norbakken, EirikNOR
-10.6
3.0 pts · #3

Biggest upsets

R5+131 Elo gap
Sorensen, Olav Nikolai1666 beat Norbakken, Eirik1797