Fagernes International Autumn 2025 GM

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58 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 05 Oct 2025 to 12 Oct 2025 in fagernes, Norway. 41 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2527, and top seed was Elham Amar (🇳🇴 NOR, GM, 2593).

Abdimalik Abdisalimov (🇺🇿 UZB, GM, 2501) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal (6.5) and Ortik Nigmatov (6.5). Abdisalimov won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Charvi A (FM, 2076) beat Tiger Hillarp Persson (GM, 2442), a +366-point gap.

Location

🇳🇴fagernes, Norway

Dates

05 Oct 2025 → 12 Oct 2025

Time control

Standard: 40 Moves in 100 Min. Incr. 30 Sec. / / 40 Min. Incr. 30 Sec.

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇳🇴GMElham Amar2593

Avg top 10

2,527

Participants

Titled players · 41

GM×12

IM×11

FM×9

CM×6

WGM×2

WIM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇳🇴Norway×23

🇮🇳India×16

🇸🇪Sweden×6

🇨🇦Canada×2

🇦🇺Australia×2

🇺🇿Uzbekistan×2

🇭🇺Hungary×1

🇩🇪Germany×1

Top 3

🥇
GMAbdimalik Abdisalimov
🇺🇿UZB·2501
8.0pts·2828perf+33.0
🥈
GMFrode Olav Olsen Urkedal
🇳🇴NOR·2561
6.5pts·2618perf+7.5
🥉
GMOrtik Nigmatov
🇺🇿UZB·2485
6.5pts·2603perf+15.5

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

GM Abdimalik Abdisalimov led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Abdisalimov8Urkedal6.5Nigmatov6.5Venkataraman6Kvaloy6Harshavardhan G6

R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

GM Abdimalik Abdisalimov never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Abdimalik Abdisalimov beat GM Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

GM Abdimalik Abdisalimov 7 wins (R1–R7)GM Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMAbdimalik Abdisalimov	*	1	½	1
2GMFrode Olav Olsen Urkedal	0	*	1	—
3GMOrtik Nigmatov	½	0	*	—
4GMKarthik Venkataraman	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Abdisalimov, AbdimalikGM	2501	UZB	+26B	+21N	+8B	+2N	+4B	+7N	+6B	=5N	=3B	8.0	48.0	52.5	46.25	2828	+33.0
2	Urkedal, Frode Olav OlsenGM	2561	NOR	+56N	+13B	+3N	−1B	+19N	+16B	−5N	+17B	=4N	6.5	47.0	49.5	32.50	2618	+7.5
3	Nigmatov, OrtikGM	2485	UZB	+58B	+25N	−2B	+27N	=16B	=4N	+7B	+9N	=1N	6.5	46.0	47.0	31.00	2603	+15.5
4	Kvaloy, Aksel BuGM	2492	NOR	+43N	+22B	+6N	=5B	−1N	=3B	=24N	+11B	=2B	6.0	48.0	51.5	31.75	2536	+6.7
5	Adhiban, B.GM	2555	IND	+39B	=18N	+30B	=4N	=8B	+10N	+2B	=1B	−7N	6.0	47.5	51.5	33.00	2561	+1.9
6	Karthik VenkataramanGM	2579	IND	+41B	+14N	−4B	+20N	=10B	+8N	−1N	=12B	+21B	6.0	46.5	50.0	30.50	2544	-3.3
7	Amar, ElhamGM	2593	NOR	=34N	=33B	+26N	+13B	+17N	−1B	−3N	+22B	+5B	6.0	44.5	48.5	30.00	2502	-7.7
8	Harshavardhan G BIM	2476	IND	+40B	+11N	−1N	+33B	=5N	−6B	+18N	+24B	=9B	6.0	44.5	48.5	28.75	2506	+5.0
9	Sivuk, VitalyGM	2506	SWE	+36N	=12B	=19N	=18B	=28N	+23B	+20N	−3B	=8N	5.5	42.5	46.5	27.00	2458	-4.7
10	Rathanvel, V SIM	2483	IND	=44N	+34B	=23N	+22B	=6N	−5B	=13N	+25B	=12N	5.5	41.5	45.0	26.25	2431	-4.5
11	Priyanka NutakkiWGM	2259	IND	+52N	−8B	+38N	=12B	=18N	+14B	=17N	−4N	+27B	5.5	41.5	44.5	24.75	2408	+37.8
12	Vestby-Ellingsen, MadsIM	2374	NOR	+35B	=9N	−16B	=11N	+56B	=29N	+27B	=6N	=10B	5.5	40.5	43.0	24.50	2459	+11.5
13	Moksh Amit DoshiIM	2384	IND	+47B	−2N	+51B	−7N	=24B	+35N	=10B	=16N	+30B	5.5	39.5	42.5	22.50	2399	+4.2
14	Johansson, LinusIM	2408	SWE	+48B	−6B	=18N	=31N	+41B	−11N	=42B	+26B	+24N	5.5	37.0	40.5	22.50	2320	-7.8
15	Charvi AFM	2076	IND	−19N	+52B	−22N	=46B	=36N	+56B	+28N	+20B	=29N	5.5	34.5	37.0	21.00	2325	+103.7
16	Kulaots, KaidoGM	2498	EST	+42N	=23B	+12N	=17B	=3N	−2N	=25B	=13B	=18N	5.0	43.5	47.0	24.75	2428	-7.9
17	Galperin, PlatonGM	2496	SWE	+51B	+24N	=20B	=16N	−7B	+21N	=11B	−2N	=23B	5.0	42.5	45.5	22.75	2437	-6.5
18	Brynell, StellanGM	2378	SWE	+38N	=5B	=14B	=9N	=11B	=25N	−8B	+42N	=16B	5.0	42.0	45.5	23.50	2393	+2.7
19	Muthaiah ALIM	2446	IND	+15B	=30N	=9B	+25N	−2B	−24N	+34B	−21N	+33B	5.0	40.0	44.0	23.00	2356	-9.7
20	Hillarp Persson, TigerGM	2442	SWE	+50N	+28B	=17N	−6B	=23N	+33B	−9B	−15N	+34B	5.0	39.5	42.5	20.50	2355	-8.4
21	Kreken, Eivind GruntFM	2372	NOR	+37N	−1B	=45N	=34B	+42N	−17B	+43N	+19B	−6N	5.0	39.0	42.5	19.75	2335	-6.0
22	Nitin, S.IM	2316	IND	+55B	−4N	+15B	−10N	=35B	+37N	=29B	−7N	+41N	5.0	39.0	42.0	20.25	2299	-0.6
23	Fiskaaen, Martin HoltenFM	2340	NOR	+31B	=16N	=10B	=29N	=20B	−9N	=41B	+46N	=17N	5.0	38.5	42.0	22.25	2382	+13.6
24	Rakshitta RaviWGM	2323	IND	+49N	−17B	=50N	+45B	=13N	+19B	=4B	−8N	−14B	4.5	40.0	43.0	19.25	2314	+0.4
25	Schneider, JanaFM	2280	GER	+46N	−3B	+32N	−19B	+54N	=18B	=16N	−10N	=31B	4.5	39.5	42.5	18.25	2236	-6.2
26	Fossheim, Yngve	2182	NOR	−1N	+37B	−7B	=32N	+48B	−41N	+35B	−14N	+46B	4.5	39.0	42.5	17.25	2193	-0.2
27	Thavandiran, ShiyamIM	2402	CAN	=32N	=45B	+43N	−3B	=34N	+28B	−12N	+37B	−11N	4.5	38.0	41.5	18.00	2207	-20.4
28	Khoo-Thwe, LouisFM	2275	NOR	+53B	−20N	=31B	+30N	=9B	−27N	−15B	+45N	=32B	4.5	37.5	40.5	18.25	2188	-36.4
29	Csonka, BalazsIM	2472	HUN	=45N	+44B	=33N	=23B	F	=12B	=22N	=30N	=15B	4.5	36.5	36.5	20.00	2264	-18.3
30	Soumya, SwaminathanIM	2238	IND	+54N	=19B	−5N	−28B	=37N	+50B	+45N	=29B	−13N	4.5	36.0	39.0	16.25	2237	+0.5
31	Mahir TanejaFM	1985	IND	−23N	+42B	=28N	=14B	−33N	=44B	=36N	+43B	=25N	4.5	34.5	38.0	18.00	2232	+100.7
32	Harish, NeerajCM	2028	USA	=27B	=41N	−25B	=26B	=44N	=36B	+49N	=33B	=28N	4.5	33.0	36.5	17.75	2206	+79.2
33	Cummings, David H.IM	2238	CAN	+57B	=7N	=29B	−8N	+31B	−20N	=46B	=32N	−19N	4.0	39.0	41.0	15.75	2209	-3.2
34	Skotheim, AndreasCM	2228	NOR	=7B	−10N	+40B	=21N	=27B	=46N	−19N	+50B	−20N	4.0	38.5	41.5	16.50	2273	+9.0
35	Bech, Havard Eriksen	2006	NOR	−12N	=36B	=44N	+43B	=22N	−13B	−26N	=39B	+50N	4.0	35.5	38.5	14.75	2171	+70.4
36	Sushanth KamabathulaCM	2184	IND	−9B	=35N	=47B	=48N	=15B	=32N	=31B	=49N	=38N	4.0	35.0	38.5	16.50	2027	-72.6
37	Zepeda Berlanga, Jan EnriqueCM	2003	MEX	−21B	−26N	+52B	+51N	=30B	−22B	+44N	−27N	=40B	4.0	34.0	37.0	13.75	2155	+31.0
38	Mrozowski, Nikodem	2008	POL	−18B	+39N	−11B	−41N	+58B	−42B	+56N	=40N	=36B	4.0	32.0	33.0	11.50	2159	+67.6
39	Andersen, Morten	2199	DEN	−5N	−38B	=54N	=49B	−43N	+48N	=47B	=35N	+53B	4.0	31.0	34.0	13.50	2007	-44.2
40	Arvola, Daniel	2095	NOR	−8N	=53B	−34N	+57B	=50N	−49B	+52N	=38B	=37N	4.0	30.5	32.5	12.00	2011	-42.8
41	Al-Tarboush, WardFM	2224	NOR	−6N	=32B	=46N	+38B	−14N	+26B	=23N	F	−22B	3.5	38.0	38.0	15.00	2182	-10.2
42	Simonsen, David MindestrommenCM	2165	NOR	−16B	−31N	+55B	+47N	−21B	+38N	=14N	−18B	−48N	3.5	36.0	39.0	13.25	2104	-34.8
43	Sandstad, Linus	2121	NOR	−4B	+55N	−27B	−35N	+39B	+53N	−21B	−31N	=47B	3.5	34.5	37.5	11.75	2070	-32.0
44	Liabotro, Pal-OleFM	2100	NOR	=10B	−29N	=35B	=53N	=32B	=31N	−37B	=47N	=45B	3.5	34.0	37.0	14.25	2031	-21.4
45	Vishwa VasnawalaWIM	2087	IND	=29B	=27N	=21B	−24N	=53B	+54N	−30B	−28B	=44N	3.5	34.0	37.0	13.25	2134	+6.6
46	Fikh, AnthonyCM	1942	AUS	−25B	=58N	=41B	=15N	+51B	=34B	=33N	−23B	−26N	3.5	34.0	35.0	12.00	2123	+36.0
47	Wiger-Nordas, Felix	2010	NOR	−13N	=56B	=36N	−42B	−49N	+57B	=39N	=44B	=43N	3.5	30.0	32.0	10.75	2054	+16.0
48	Odenthal, AidanFM	2045	AUS	−14N	=54B	=56N	=36B	−26N	−39B	F	+51N	+42B	3.5	30.0	31.0	11.25	2122	+14.6
49	Jess Ruchandani	1967	IND	−24B	−51N	=57B	=39N	+47B	+40N	−32B	=36B	—	3.5	27.5	29.5	12.50	2067	+36.0
50	Gasland, Lukas Dominik	2070	NOR	−20B	+57N	=24B	−56N	=40B	−30N	+54B	−34N	−35B	3.0	31.5	33.5	9.25	2012	-32.0
51	Lilliehook, Victor	2160	SWE	−17N	+49B	−13N	−37B	−46N	+55N	=53B	−48B	=52N	3.0	31.0	34.0	9.50	1947	-103.6
52	Gryte, Jonas	1922	NOR	−11B	−15N	−37N	=55B	=57N	+58B	−40B	=53N	=51B	3.0	30.0	31.0	6.50	1926	-0.8
53	Juodziukynas, Aidas	1930	NOR	−28N	=40N	=58B	=44B	=45N	−43B	=51N	=52B	−39N	3.0	29.0	30.0	9.00	1993	+25.2
54	Rynning, Rune Kleiven	1813	NOR	−30B	=48N	=39B	+58N	−25B	−45B	−50N	=57N	=55B	3.0	28.0	29.0	7.25	1960	+26.2
55	Gjersvik, Aksel Elias	1956	NOR	−22N	−43B	−42N	=52N	F	−51B	+57N	+56B	=54N	3.0	25.5	25.5	7.50	1986	+4.8
56	Rahul Kumar, Pune	2209	IND	−2B	=47N	=48B	+50B	−12N	−15N	−38B	−55N	=57B	2.5	34.5	36.5	7.50	1942	-63.8
57	Sivaparan, Isai	1880	NOR	−33N	−50B	=49N	−40N	=52B	−47N	−55B	=54B	=56N	2.0	27.0	29.5	6.00	1811	-33.6
58	Stromhaug, Kristoffer Wang	2103	NOR	−3N	=46B	=53N	−54B	−38N	−52N	F	—	—	1.0	23.5	26.5	3.25	1744	-109.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Charvi AFMIND
+103.7
5.5 pts · #14
2Mahir TanejaFMIND
+100.7
4.5 pts · #30
3Harish, NeerajCMUSA
+79.2
4.5 pts · #25

Top rating losers

1Stromhaug, Kristoffer WangNOR
-109.6
1.0 pts · #58
2Lilliehook, VictorSWE
-103.6
3.0 pts · #53
3Sushanth KamabathulaCMIND
-72.6
4.0 pts · #36

Biggest upsets

R8+366 Elo gap
FMCharvi A2076 beat GMHillarp Persson, Tiger2442
R4+290 Elo gap
Rynning, Rune Kleiven1813 beat Stromhaug, Kristoffer Wang2103
R8+253 Elo gap
Gjersvik, Aksel Elias1956 beat Rahul Kumar, Pune2209