Sandefjord Grand Prix 2025 A
23 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 17 Oct 2025 to 19 Oct 2025 in Sandefjord, Norway. 6 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2245, and top seed was Elham Amar (🇳🇴 NOR, GM, 2593).
Evsuld Myagmarsuren (🇳🇴 NOR, FM, 2249) won with 3.5/6, ahead of Havard Haug (3.0) and Elham Amar (3.0). Myagmarsuren broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Havard Haug (FM, 2396) beat Elham Amar (GM, 2593), a +197-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsFM Evsuld Myagmarsuren led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
FM Evsuld Myagmarsuren held the sole lead from R6 through R6 without losing it.
GM Elham Amar won 3 in a row (R4–R6).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMEvsuld Myagmarsuren | * | — | — | ½ |
| 2GMElham Amar | — | * | — | 0 |
| 3Villum Brevick Kierulf | — | — | * | — |
| 4FMHavard Haug | ½ | 1 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Myagmarsuren, EvsuldFM | 2249 | NOR | F | F | +13B | +15N | =2B | +9N | 3.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.00 | 2446 | +16.8 |
| 2 | Haug, HavardFM | 2396 | NOR | F | F | +3N | =5B | =1N | +14B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 7.50 | 2509 | +12.2 |
| 3 | Amar, ElhamGM | 2593 | NOR | F | F | −2B | +8N | +11B | +5N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.50 | 2473 | -4.1 |
| 4 | Kierulf, Villum Brevick | 2066 | NOR | F | F | =6N | +18B | =8N | +11B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.75 | 2070 | +2.8 |
| 5 | Ostensen, Nicolai MaximeFM | 2336 | NOR | F | F | +7B | =2N | +10B | −3B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.00 | 2447 | +11.4 |
| 6 | Bernhoftsen-Banks, Alec | 1875 | NOR | F | F | =4B | −10N | +19B | +18N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.50 | 2067 | +39.6 |
| 7 | Gandrud, Vegar KoiFM | 2299 | NOR | F | F | −5N | =9B | +17N | +16B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.00 | 2210 | -7.8 |
| 8 | Haugen, Lars Tormod | 2001 | NOR | F | F | +12N | −3B | =4B | =10N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.50 | 2098 | +8.4 |
| 9 | Austad, Eirik Strom | 2127 | NOR | F | F | =15B | =7N | +21B | −1B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 2179 | +11.6 |
| 10 | Horda, Carl Eric | 2118 | NOR | F | F | =16N | +6B | −5N | =8B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.25 | 2057 | -6.4 |
| 11 | Rustan, Elias Buschmann | 1907 | NOR | F | F | +22B | +14B | −3N | −4N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 2068 | +29.6 |
| 12 | Lindstad, Victor | 1806 | NOR | F | F | −8B | +22N | =20N | =17B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 1923 | +24.8 |
| 13 | Juodziukynas, Aidas | 1930 | NOR | F | F | −1N | +23B | −14N | +22B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1956 | +4.4 |
| 14 | Hetland, Even | 2087 | NOR | F | F | =21B | −11N | +13B | −2N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.75 | 2017 | -18.4 |
| 15 | David, Eldin | 1985 | NOR | F | F | =9N | −1B | =16N | =20B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 1985 | -1.4 |
| 16 | Dale, Marius Hag | 2015 | NOR | F | F | =10B | =17N | =15B | −7N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 2009 | -4.4 |
| 17 | Roverud, Thor | 1980 | NOR | F | F | =18N | =16B | −7B | =12N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 1874 | -12.4 |
| 18 | Nguyen, Tyson Quang Hy | 1724 | NOR | F | F | =17B | −4N | +23N | −6B | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.75 | 1812 | +12.8 |
| 19 | Hansen, Rune | 1979 | NOR | F | F | =20B | −21N | −6N | +23B | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.75 | 1821 | -16.8 |
| 20 | Dahli, Vincent | 1898 | NOR | F | F | =19N | F | =12B | =15N | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 1923 | +2.0 |
| 21 | Torfoss, Sivert SchancheCM | 2181 | NOR | F | F | =14N | +19B | −9N | — | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.25 | 2064 | -18.8 |
| 22 | Yilmaz, Kazim | 1812 | NOR | F | F | −11N | −12B | F | −13N | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1081 | -24.4 |
| 23 | Kristiansen, David | 1677 | NOR | F | F | F | −13N | −18B | −19N | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1078 | -30.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Bernhoftsen-Banks, AlecNOR+39.62.5 pts · #5
- 2Rustan, Elias BuschmannNOR+29.62.0 pts · #10
- 3Lindstad, VictorNOR+24.82.0 pts · #12
- 1Kristiansen, DavidNOR-30.80.0 pts · #23
- 2Yilmaz, KazimNOR-24.40.0 pts · #22
- 3Torfoss, Sivert SchancheCMNOR-18.81.5 pts · #19
- R3+197 Elo gap
- R4+180 Elo gap
- R5+104 Elo gap