Tromsosjakken NGP 2025 B
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.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 3.5/5, decided on Buchholz.
2 players finish on 3.5/5. Strom takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (11.0).
Olav Nikolai Sorensen drew with Henrik Marienborg Strom (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille 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.
- 1Sorensen, Olav NikolaiNOR+39.23.5 pts · #1
- 2Strom, Henrik MarienborgNOR+22.03.5 pts · #2
- 3Bakkevoll, JohannesNOR+21.62.5 pts · #4
- 1Liljebakk, Tor ArneNOR-47.20.0 pts · #8
- 2Nagy, MartinSVK-24.41.5 pts · #7
- 3Norbakken, EirikNOR-10.63.0 pts · #3
- R5+131 Elo gap