Knut Brokstads Minneturnering 2025
Open SwissStandard
41 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 17 Oct 2025 to 19 Oct 2025 in Trondheim, Norway. 3 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2131, and top seed was Jens E Ingebretsen (🇳🇴 NOR, IM, 2423).
Ludvig Carlsson (🇸🇪 SWE, IM, 2397) won with 3.5/7, ahead of Jens E Ingebretsen (3.5) and Isai Sivaparan (3.0). Carlsson shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Andreas Noer (1728) beat Zhenliu Bai (1998), a +270-point gap.
Location
🇳🇴Trondheim, Norway
Dates
17 Oct 2025 → 19 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 3
IM×2
CM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇳🇴Norway×40
🇸🇪Sweden×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 3.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 17 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
45
45
45
17
5
4
2
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 3.5/7. Carlsson takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (9.5).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Ludvig Carlsson drew with IM Jens E Ingebretsen (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMLudvig Carlsson | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2IMJens E Ingebretsen | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Isai Sivaparan | — | — | * | — |
| 4Leon Damjanic-Fistrek | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlsson, LudvigIM | 2397 | SWE | F | F | F | +14B | +7N | =2B | +26N | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 7.75 | 2440 | +2.8 |
| 2 | Ingebretsen, Jens EIM | 2423 | NOR | F | F | F | +13N | +6B | =1N | +25N | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 7.75 | 2543 | +4.8 |
| 3 | Sivaparan, Isai | 1881 | NOR | F | F | F | +18N | =8B | +35N | =5B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.50 | 2086 | +32.4 |
| 4 | Damjanic-Fistrek, Leon | 0 | NOR | F | F | F | −15B | +32N | +22B | +16N | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.00 | 1702 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Pedersen, Max Moe | 2035 | NOR | F | F | F | =26B | +14N | =7B | =3N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.50 | 1998 | -4.2 |
| 6 | Sian, ShadiCM | 2259 | NOR | F | F | F | +27N | −2N | +26B | =13N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.00 | 2187 | -10.4 |
| 7 | Ji, Jiabao Eivind | 1951 | NOR | F | F | F | +33B | −1B | =5N | +28B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.75 | 2061 | +20.0 |
| 8 | Sandstad, Linus | 2121 | NOR | F | F | F | −25B | =3N | +30B | +20N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.00 | 1977 | -24.4 |
| 9 | Holsdal, Kristoffer | 1683 | NOR | F | F | F | =29B | +15N | −10B | +17N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.75 | 1062 | -10.4 |
| 10 | Monsoy, Arild Edin | 1862 | NOR | F | F | F | +40N | −13B | +9N | =27N | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.75 | 1942 | +8.0 |
| 11 | Odegaard, Karl Eirik | 1699 | NOR | F | F | F | −17B | +16N | =19B | +39N | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.50 | 1826 | +6.4 |
| 12 | Suyash, Vinod Bhirud | 1643 | NOR | F | F | F | +32B | +33N | =39B | — | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.25 | 1921 | +29.2 |
| 13 | Kolas, Tore | 2095 | NOR | F | F | F | −2B | +10N | =25N | =6B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.50 | 2156 | +5.6 |
| 14 | Hanssen, Johnny | 1827 | NOR | F | F | F | −1N | −5B | +21N | +15B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 1827 | -2.0 |
| 15 | Fredlund, Jens Kristian | 0 | NOR | F | F | F | +4N | −9B | +?N | −14N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 955 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Devold, Arthur | 0 | NOR | F | F | F | +19B | −11B | +?N | −4B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1634 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Delic, Eldar Ingvaldsen | 0 | NOR | F | F | F | +11N | −28B | +40N | −9B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 1709 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Zeljkovic, Isak | 0 | NOR | F | F | F | −3B | +39N | −20B | +29N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1693 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Kokaas, Magnus | 1541 | NOR | F | F | F | −16N | +31B | =11N | =40B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.00 | 1705 | +8.6 |
| 20 | Bjorkan, Ingmund | 1849 | NOR | F | F | F | +39B | F | +18N | −8B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.50 | 1923 | +3.2 |
| 21 | Myran, Adrian | 1595 | NOR | F | F | F | +36B | +37N | −14B | −24N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1027 | -8.4 |
| 22 | Vreugdenhil, Maarten | 1682 | NOR | F | F | F | +41N | −23B | −4N | +34B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1198 | -2.6 |
| 23 | Bai, Zhenliu | 1998 | NOR | F | F | F | −35B | +22N | +29B | — | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.50 | 1705 | -28.0 |
| 24 | Fosshaug, Truls | 0 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | +38B | +21B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 1614 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Bjorkan, Olav | 2079 | NOR | F | F | F | +8N | F | =13B | −2B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 2213 | +18.8 |
| 26 | Simensen, Vegard | 1953 | NOR | F | F | F | =5N | +27B | −6N | −1B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.75 | 2049 | +6.4 |
| 27 | Reinertsen, Edvard | 1899 | NOR | F | F | F | −6B | −26N | +28N | =10B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.75 | 1868 | -11.6 |
| 28 | Hansen, Dag Jorgen | 1745 | NOR | F | F | F | =30B | +17N | −27B | −7N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.75 | 1575 | -24.0 |
| 29 | Bergset, Bjorn | 0 | NOR | F | F | F | =9N | +40B | −23N | −18B | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.75 | 1797 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Suyog, Vinod Bhirud | 1695 | NOR | F | F | F | =28N | +34B | −8N | — | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.75 | 1727 | -0.4 |
| 31 | Yildirim, Kathinka Louisa | 0 | NOR | F | F | F | =?B | −19N | +32B | −36N | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 741 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Engtro, Geir | 0 | NOR | F | F | F | −12N | −4B | −31N | +41B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 841 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Hjelm-Hansen, Paul Emil | 1732 | NOR | F | F | F | −7N | −12B | +34N | — | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 996 | -16.8 |
| 34 | Avdal, Magnus Ekroll | 0 | NOR | F | F | F | +37B | −30N | −33B | −22N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 903 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Noer, Andreas | 1728 | NOR | F | F | F | +23N | F | −3B | — | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1939 | +10.6 |
| 36 | Fredlund, Per Kristen | 0 | NOR | F | F | F | −21N | F | F | +31B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.50 | 794 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Xu, Sophia Zixuan | 0 | NOR | F | F | F | −34N | −21B | +41N | −?B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 799 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Setha, Hashingmang | 0 | NOR | F | F | F | −?B | +?B | −24N | −?N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 803 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Brekke, John Ivar | 1724 | NOR | F | F | F | −20N | −18B | =12N | −11B | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.25 | 1457 | -19.4 |
| 40 | Fagerbekk, Egil | 1711 | NOR | F | F | F | −10B | −29N | −17B | =19N | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1509 | -10.4 |
| 41 | Reissmann, Daniel | 0 | NOR | F | F | F | −22B | −?N | −37B | −32N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 843 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Sivaparan, IsaiNOR+32.43.0 pts · #10
- 2Suyash, Vinod BhirudNOR+29.22.5 pts · #16
- 3Ji, Jiabao EivindNOR+20.02.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Bai, ZhenliuNOR-28.02.0 pts · #21
- 2Sandstad, LinusNOR-24.42.5 pts · #6
- 3Hansen, Dag JorgenNOR-24.01.5 pts · #27
Biggest upsets
- R4+270 Elo gap