Kragero Grand Prix 2025 TOUR A
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44 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 05 Sept 2025 to 07 Sept 2025 in Kragero, Norway. 12 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2365, and top seed was Aksel Bu Kvaloy (🇳🇴 NOR, GM, 2490).
Geir Sune Tallaksen Ostmoe (🇳🇴 NOR, IM, 2486) won with 3.5/6, ahead of Tor Fredrik Kaasen (3.5) and Havard Haug (3.0). Ostmoe won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Kazim Yilmaz (1798) beat Eirik Strom Austad (2171), a +373-point gap.
Location
🇳🇴Kragero, Norway
Dates
05 Sept 2025 → 07 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 12
GM×1
IM×3
FM×6
CM×1
WFM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇳🇴Norway×43
🇲🇩Moldova×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 3.5/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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44
18
3
1
2
R5–R6 · LEAD HELD
IM Tor Fredrik Kaasen held the sole lead from R5 through R6 without losing it.
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 3.5/6. Ostmoe takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (9.5).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
IM Tor Fredrik Kaasen 3 wins (R3–R5)IM Geir Sune Tallaksen Ostmoe 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMTor Fredrik Kaasen | * | — | ½ | — |
| 2IMGeir Sune Tallaksen Ostmoe | — | * | — | — |
| 3FMHavard Haug | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4FMMartin Holten Fiskaaen | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ostmoe, Geir Sune TallaksenIM | 2486 | NOR | F | F | =6N | +9B | +7N | +18B | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 8.25 | 2689 | +8.1 |
| 2 | Kaasen, Tor FredrikIM | 2467 | NOR | F | F | +19B | +34B | +6N | =3N | 3.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.00 | 2597 | +5.3 |
| 3 | Haug, HavardFM | 2373 | NOR | F | F | +30N | =7B | +38N | =2B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.50 | 2548 | +18.6 |
| 4 | Skaar, Ben Samuel Groth | 2172 | NOR | F | F | −8N | +24N | +17B | +34B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 5.00 | 2131 | -4.8 |
| 5 | Fiskaaen, Martin HoltenFM | 2341 | NOR | F | F | +25N | −6B | +40N | +20B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.50 | 2297 | -1.4 |
| 6 | Vestby-Ellingsen, MadsIM | 2371 | NOR | F | F | =1B | +5N | −2B | +8N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 7.25 | 2411 | +3.3 |
| 7 | Kvaloy, Aksel BuGM | 2490 | NOR | F | F | +18B | =3N | −1B | +19N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.50 | 2444 | -2.3 |
| 8 | Dale, Marius Hag | 1968 | NOR | F | F | +4B | =21N | +23B | −6B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.00 | 2214 | +47.2 |
| 9 | Myagmarsuren, EvsuldFM | 2247 | NOR | F | F | +14B | −1N | +25B | =30N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.25 | 2269 | +2.2 |
| 10 | Austad, Eirik Strom | 2171 | NOR | F | F | =22B | −23N | +24B | +15N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.50 | 1900 | -43.6 |
| 11 | Bernhoftsen-Banks, Alec | 1857 | NOR | F | F | −21B | +29N | =13N | +26B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.25 | 1995 | +27.6 |
| 12 | Torfoss, Sivert SchancheCM | 2202 | NOR | F | F | +17B | −20N | =14B | +31N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.75 | 2086 | -21.6 |
| 13 | Gasland, Lukas Dominik | 2057 | NOR | F | F | +31B | −19N | =11B | +23N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.75 | 2030 | -4.4 |
| 14 | Kierulf, Villum Brevick | 2047 | NOR | F | F | −9N | +35B | =12N | +22B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.25 | 2136 | +19.2 |
| 15 | Lysen, Terje Kevin G | 1760 | NOR | F | F | +32N | =41B | +36N | −10B | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.75 | 1984 | +43.6 |
| 16 | Nordahl, Frederik | 1769 | NOR | F | F | +43B | −17N | +42B | =28N | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1980 | +44.0 |
| 17 | Haugen, Lars Tormod | 1997 | NOR | F | F | −12N | +16B | −4N | +33B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.00 | 1966 | -2.6 |
| 18 | Brattgjerd, Isak VinhFM | 2303 | NOR | F | F | −7N | +30B | +20N | −1N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.50 | 2292 | -1.0 |
| 19 | Khoo-Thwe, LouisFM | 2233 | NOR | F | F | −2N | +13B | +34N | −7B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.50 | 2257 | +4.0 |
| 20 | Hetland, Even | 2066 | NOR | F | F | +35N | +12B | −18B | −5N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.50 | 2171 | +20.8 |
| 21 | Kaewpitakkun, Pantham | 2138 | NOR | F | F | +11N | =8B | =22N | −38B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.75 | 2009 | -25.2 |
| 22 | Brattgjerd, August Minh | 1878 | NOR | F | F | =10N | +37B | =21B | −14N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.25 | 2010 | +25.6 |
| 23 | Yilmaz, Kazim | 1798 | NOR | F | F | +41N | +10B | −8N | −13B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 2003 | +19.4 |
| 24 | Hoifodt, Jakob Salen | 1748 | NOR | F | F | +36N | −4B | −10N | +32B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 1968 | +38.0 |
| 25 | Bjornstad, Hallvard Foss | 2037 | NOR | F | F | −5B | +27N | −9N | +40B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 2074 | +6.0 |
| 26 | Sathish, Githiha | 1691 | NOR | F | F | =27B | =31N | +35B | −11N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.75 | 1844 | +32.4 |
| 27 | Kopperud, Vidar Aleksander | 1828 | NOR | F | F | =26N | −25B | =32N | +37B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.75 | 1803 | -2.8 |
| 28 | Sorgjerd, Jan | 1964 | NOR | F | F | +33N | =40B | −30N | =16B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1873 | -9.2 |
| 29 | Nordahl, Christine | 1714 | NOR | F | F | −39N | −11B | +41N | +36B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 1837 | +26.4 |
| 30 | Verbin, ValentinaWFM | 2126 | MDA | F | F | −3B | −18N | +28B | =9B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.25 | 2135 | -0.2 |
| 31 | Skribeland, Erik Gurakar | 1854 | NOR | F | F | −13N | =26B | +37N | −12B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1822 | -11.6 |
| 32 | Xia, Lukas Ze-Ting | 1800 | NOR | F | F | −15B | +43N | =27B | −24N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.50 | 1689 | -25.2 |
| 33 | Innset-Ekkje, Amandus | 1721 | NOR | F | F | −28B | =42N | +44B | −17N | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.75 | 1795 | +12.0 |
| 34 | Strand, Andreas | 2014 | NOR | F | F | +40B | −2N | −19B | −4N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.50 | 1981 | -5.4 |
| 35 | Moklebust-Lien, Eskil | 1836 | NOR | F | F | −20B | −14N | −26N | +41B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.50 | 1712 | -26.4 |
| 36 | Nguyen, Tyson Quang Hy | 1779 | NOR | F | F | −24B | +44N | −15B | −29N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.50 | 1551 | -47.6 |
| 37 | Kristiansen, David | 1684 | NOR | F | F | +42B | −22N | −31B | −27N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.50 | 1649 | -6.8 |
| 38 | Ostensen, Nicolai MaximeFM | 2335 | NOR | F | F | F | F | −3B | +21N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 2256 | -4.0 |
| 39 | Rustan, Elias Buschmann | 1897 | NOR | F | F | +29B | — | — | — | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2513 | +10.4 |
| 40 | Mortensen, Michael | 1878 | NOR | F | F | −34N | =28N | −5B | −25N | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1751 | -22.8 |
| 41 | Gundersen, Ingvar | 1816 | NOR | F | F | −23B | =15N | −29B | −35N | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.25 | 1455 | -34.4 |
| 42 | Johannessen, Martin T. | 1808 | NOR | F | F | −37N | =33B | −16N | F | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.75 | 1451 | -27.0 |
| 43 | Blikom, Theo | 1770 | NOR | F | F | −16N | −32B | F | =44N | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.25 | 1502 | -39.2 |
| 44 | Albrigtsen, Tord | 1757 | NOR | F | F | F | −36B | −33N | =43B | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.25 | 1484 | -40.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Dale, Marius HagNOR+47.22.5 pts · #7
- 2Nordahl, FrederikNOR+44.02.5 pts · #16
- 3Lysen, Terje Kevin GNOR+43.62.5 pts · #11
Top rating losers
- 1Nguyen, Tyson Quang HyNOR-47.61.0 pts · #36
- 2Austad, Eirik StromNOR-43.62.5 pts · #12
- 3Albrigtsen, TordNOR-40.00.5 pts · #43
Biggest upsets
- R4+373 Elo gap
- R3+204 Elo gap
- R5+145 Elo gap