Cermaq Hostmesterskap i Langsjakk 2025 R 1-4
Open SwissStandard
20 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 01 Oct 2025 to 22 Oct 2025 in Alta, Norway. Top 10 Elo average was 1741, and top seed was Aksel Brasoy (🇳🇴 NOR, 1946).
Vegard Wilhelmsen (🇳🇴 NOR, 1795) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Ruslan Pylypenko (3.5) and Jim Levi Wilhelmsen (3.0). Wilhelmsen clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Ruslan Pylypenko (1681) beat Mikkel Damtoft Solbakken (1844), a +163-point gap.
Location
🇳🇴Alta, Norway
Dates
01 Oct 2025 → 22 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇳🇴Norway×18
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsVegard Wilhelmsen led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE15 Oct
Ruslan Pylypenko takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Vegard Wilhelmsen beat Ruslan Pylypenko (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Vegard Wilhelmsen 3 wins (R3–R5)Ruslan Pylypenko 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Vegard Wilhelmsen | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Ruslan Pylypenko | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Jim Levi Wilhelmsen | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Mikkel Damtoft Solbakken | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilhelmsen, Vegard | 1795 | NOR | +8N | −6B | +16N | +3B | +2N | 4.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 9.00 | 1943 | +30.8 |
| 2 | Pylypenko, Ruslan | 1681 | NOR | =7N | +18B | +9N | +4N | −1B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.00 | 1823 | +38.0 |
| 3 | Wilhelmsen, Jim Levi | 1820 | NOR | +10B | F | +7N | −1N | +6B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.50 | 1893 | +18.4 |
| 4 | Solbakken, Mikkel Damtoft | 1844 | NOR | +18N | +5B | +6N | −2B | — | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.00 | 1916 | +15.6 |
| 5 | Nass, Kristine Sandstad | 1660 | NOR | +16B | −4N | F | +11B | +10N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.50 | 1768 | +8.6 |
| 6 | Brasoy, Aksel | 1946 | NOR | +17B | +1N | −4B | F | −3N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 1774 | -17.4 |
| 7 | Heggelund, Iben Sofia | 1474 | NOR | =2B | =17N | −3B | +18N | — | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1685 | +41.6 |
| 8 | Stenersen, Truls | 1554 | NOR | −1B | −10N | F | +20B | +11N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.50 | 1502 | -9.2 |
| 9 | Lervik, Anders | 1654 | NOR | +19N | F | −2B | F | +14N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 881 | -9.2 |
| 10 | Pedersen, Birger | 1585 | NOR | −3N | +8B | −11N | =16B | −5B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 2.25 | 1441 | -15.2 |
| 11 | Mella, Oddbjorn | 1502 | NOR | =13N | F | +10B | −5N | −8B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1536 | +5.6 |
| 12 | Opdahl, Raymond | 1572 | NOR | F | F | +19B | =13N | — | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1692 | +6.4 |
| 13 | Hagestad, Iver Dagsonn | 1692 | NOR | =11B | F | F | =12B | −15N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.50 | 1460 | -37.2 |
| 14 | FIDE 1579657 | 0 | — | F | F | F | +19N | −9B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 854 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Pettersen, Andreas | 1680 | NOR | F | F | F | F | +13B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2492 | +20.8 |
| 16 | Heatta, Simon Mattias | 0 | NOR | −5N | F | −1B | =10N | — | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.75 | 1407 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Arild, Steinar | 1636 | NOR | −6N | =7B | — | — | — | 0.5 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1517 | -7.0 |
| 18 | Rist, Karl-Johan | 1603 | NOR | −4B | −2N | F | −7B | — | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 866 | -25.2 |
| 19 | Pedersen, Amund Heitmann | 0 | NOR | −9B | F | −12N | −14B | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 813 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 556002246 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −8N | — | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 754 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Heggelund, Iben SofiaNOR+41.62.0 pts · #7
- 2Pylypenko, RuslanNOR+38.03.5 pts · #1
- 3Wilhelmsen, VegardNOR+30.84.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Hagestad, Iver DagsonnNOR-37.21.0 pts · #11
- 2Rist, Karl-JohanNOR-25.20.0 pts · #16
- 3Brasoy, AkselNOR-17.42.0 pts · #5
Biggest upsets
- R4+163 Elo gap
- R4+129 Elo gap
- R5+126 Elo gap