Cermaq Hostmesterskap i Langsjakk 2025 R 5-8
21 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 29 Oct 2025 to 19 Nov 2025 in Alta, Norway. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1796, and top seed was Vinjar Hammari (🇳🇴 NOR, FM, 2119).
Mikkel Damtoft Solbakken (🇳🇴 NOR, 1844) won with 3.0/8, ahead of Birger Pedersen (2.0) and Andreas Pettersen (2.0). Solbakken broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Birger Pedersen (1585) beat Vegard Wilhelmsen (1795), a +210-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsMikkel Damtoft Solbakken led from R8; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 22 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.
Mikkel Damtoft Solbakken never relinquished the lead after R8; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Mikkel Damtoft Solbakken won 3 in a row (R6–R8).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solbakken, Mikkel Damtoft | 1844 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | +7N | +8N | +3B | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2565 | +47.2 |
| 2 | Pedersen, Birger | 1585 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | +9N | −10N | +7B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 1863 | +20.4 |
| 3 | Pettersen, Andreas | 1680 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | +19N | +17B | −1N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1043 | -11.2 |
| 4 | Nass, Kristine Sandstad | 1660 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | +18B | −7N | +8B | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1848 | +15.0 |
| 5 | Hammari, VinjarFM | 2119 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | +6B | +16N | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2519 | +3.2 |
| 6 | Pedersen, Robin | 1720 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | +20B | −5N | =15B | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1684 | -4.0 |
| 7 | Wilhelmsen, Vegard | 1795 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | −1B | +4B | −2N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1571 | -35.2 |
| 8 | Wilhelmsen, Jim Levi | 1820 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | +11N | −1B | −4N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1603 | -34.8 |
| 9 | Heggelund, Iben Sofia | 1474 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | −2B | −13N | +12B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1455 | -2.8 |
| 10 | Brasoy, Aksel | 1946 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | +2B | — | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2385 | +2.0 |
| 11 | Pylypenko, Ruslan | 1681 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | −8B | +12N | — | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1661 | -1.6 |
| 12 | Mella, Oddbjorn | 1502 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | +17N | −11B | −9N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 778 | -16.2 |
| 13 | Lervik, Anders | 1654 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | +9B | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2274 | +5.2 |
| 14 | Hagestad, Iver Dagsonn | 1692 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | +16B | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2403 | +15.2 |
| 15 | Arild, Steinar | 1636 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =6N | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1720 | +2.4 |
| 16 | Rist, Karl-Johan | 1603 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | −14N | −5B | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1048 | -9.2 |
| 17 | Heatta, Simon Mattias | 0 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | −12B | −3N | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 791 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Stenersen, Truls | 1554 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | −4N | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 860 | -14.4 |
| 19 | FIDE 1579657 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | −3B | — | — | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 880 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Pedersen, Amund Heitmann | 0 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | −6N | — | — | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 920 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Gusfre, Jorgen | 0 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | −?N | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 663 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Solbakken, Mikkel DamtoftNOR+47.23.0 pts · #1
- 2Pedersen, BirgerNOR+20.42.0 pts · #2
- 3Hagestad, Iver DagsonnNOR+15.21.0 pts · #6
- 1Wilhelmsen, VegardNOR-35.21.0 pts · #9
- 2Wilhelmsen, Jim LeviNOR-34.81.0 pts · #10
- 3Mella, OddbjornNOR-16.21.0 pts · #18
- R8+210 Elo gap
- R8+160 Elo gap