Sandefjord Grand Prix 2025 B
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62 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 17 Oct 2025 to 19 Oct 2025 in Sandefjord, Norway. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1765, and top seed was Cyril Karlsen (🇳🇴 NOR, 1849).
Kosta Hrituleac (🇳🇴 NOR, 1629) won with 4.0/6, ahead of Paul Hrituleac (4.0) and Jorgen Froisland (3.5). Hrituleac shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Rasmus Sorby Skogholt (1535) beat Silas David (1749), a +214-point gap.
Location
🇳🇴Sandefjord, Norway
Dates
17 Oct 2025 → 19 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇳🇴Norway×58
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 4.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 11 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
63
62
26
11
4
2
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.0/6. Hrituleac takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (8.5).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Kosta Hrituleac 4 wins (R3–R6)Paul Hrituleac 4 wins (R3–R6)Rasmus Sorby Skogholt 3 wins (R4–R6)
R4 · LATE SURGE
Rasmus Sorby Skogholt was #12 at R4, climbed to #2 over the final stretch.
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hrituleac, Kosta | 1629 | NOR | F | F | +35B | +12N | +20B | +21N | 4.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 2382 | +69.6 |
| 2 | Hrituleac, Paul | 1599 | NOR | F | F | +49B | +15N | +24B | +25B | 4.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 2527 | +40.2 |
| 3 | Froisland, Jorgen | 1795 | NOR | F | F | +20N | +43B | +13N | =6B | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 7.50 | 2048 | +43.2 |
| 4 | Skogholt, Rasmus Sorby | 1535 | NOR | F | F | =30N | +32B | +45N | +44B | 3.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.00 | 1991 | +85.6 |
| 5 | Pedersen, Anders Juhl | 1587 | NOR | F | F | +48N | +10B | +7N | −8B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 7.50 | 1846 | +20.4 |
| 6 | Skogholt, Steinar Dieseth | 1748 | NOR | F | F | =45N | +22B | +25N | =3N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.50 | 1889 | +14.4 |
| 7 | Shcherbyna, Mark | 1788 | UKR | F | F | +31B | +27N | −5B | +23N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.00 | 1787 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Kroken, John Olav | 1794 | NOR | F | F | −21B | +46N | +23B | +5N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 6.50 | 1802 | +0.6 |
| 9 | Kasastul, Helene | 1462 | NOR | F | F | +40B | +38B | −17N | +41N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 6.00 | 1721 | +41.2 |
| 10 | Vatne, Benjamin Ljosland | 1580 | NOR | F | F | +47N | −5N | +26B | +29N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.50 | 1733 | +31.6 |
| 11 | Loberg, Eivind | 1679 | NOR | F | F | +26N | −23B | +22N | +27B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.00 | 1785 | +10.6 |
| 12 | Egeland, Torben Sandoy | 1590 | NOR | F | F | +50N | −1B | +28N | =15N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.25 | 1581 | -1.4 |
| 13 | Karlsen, Cyril | 1849 | NOR | F | F | +34B | =21N | −3B | +43N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.50 | 1794 | -11.6 |
| 14 | Andersen, Dag | 1738 | NOR | F | F | =29B | +33N | =43N | =17B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.00 | 1674 | -6.2 |
| 15 | Paulsen, Stig-Atle | 1692 | NOR | F | F | +56N | −2B | +52N | =12B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.75 | 1652 | -4.2 |
| 16 | Ivanov, Joakim | 1601 | NOR | F | F | =33N | −20B | +42N | +48B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.50 | 1487 | -18.4 |
| 17 | Jorgensen, Catherine | 1600 | NOR | F | F | +60B | −24N | +9B | =14N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.25 | 1712 | +11.6 |
| 18 | Brauter, Gard | 1466 | NOR | F | F | +58B | +31N | =46B | −22N | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.75 | 1592 | +20.4 |
| 19 | Skogholt, Dag Havard | 1502 | NOR | F | F | +36N | −50B | +61B | =51N | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.50 | 1677 | +4.6 |
| 20 | Steinsland, Adne Vinju | 1552 | NOR | F | F | −3B | +16N | −1N | +30B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.50 | 1664 | +23.6 |
| 21 | Schjott-Bugge, Henrik | 1649 | NOR | F | F | +8N | =13B | =44N | −1B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 1756 | +22.4 |
| 22 | Linnerud, Oskar Sandberg | 1624 | NOR | F | F | +32N | −6N | −11B | +18B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 1621 | -0.4 |
| 23 | Karlsen, Ciljan | 1594 | NOR | F | F | +54B | +11N | −8N | −7B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 1683 | +18.0 |
| 24 | Andersen, Odd | 1778 | NOR | F | F | +52N | +17B | −2N | −34B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.50 | 1599 | -18.6 |
| 25 | Brokke, Dag | 1712 | NOR | F | F | +51N | +45B | −6B | −2N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.50 | 1669 | -4.6 |
| 26 | Forsth, Leif Runar | 1504 | NOR | F | F | −11B | +55N | −10N | +28B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1525 | +2.0 |
| 27 | Mulye, Varad | 1643 | NOR | F | F | +39B | −7B | +50N | −11N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 934 | -30.4 |
| 28 | Martinsen, Bendik | 1422 | NOR | F | F | +37B | +35N | −12B | −26N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.00 | 1418 | -0.4 |
| 29 | Nordlov, Jorgen | 1579 | NOR | F | F | =14N | +51B | =30N | −10B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.25 | 1657 | +8.2 |
| 30 | Moller, Sveinung | 1631 | NOR | F | F | =4B | +57N | =29B | −20N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.25 | 1430 | -16.2 |
| 31 | Husefest, David | 1548 | NOR | F | F | −7N | −18B | +47N | +53B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 1557 | +0.8 |
| 32 | Wennemo, Andreas | 1590 | NOR | F | F | −22B | −4N | +49B | +46N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 1463 | -20.4 |
| 33 | Jullum, Hege Ibsen | 1440 | NOR | F | F | =16B | −14B | =48N | +52B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1626 | +14.0 |
| 34 | Haddeland, Ask | 1655 | NOR | F | F | −13N | −44B | +53N | +24N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 1716 | +13.2 |
| 35 | Skogholt, Bjorn | 1525 | NOR | F | F | −1N | −28B | +58N | +50B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 726 | -40.0 |
| 36 | Fossheim, Matias Arhus | 0 | NOR | F | F | −19B | +37N | +60B | −47N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1368 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Ravlo, Fridtjof | 0 | NOR | F | F | −28N | −36B | +40B | +59N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 622 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Eskedal, Johnny | 1530 | NOR | F | F | +62B | −9N | +55B | −39N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1441 | -9.6 |
| 39 | Ayyaz, Sahil | 0 | NOR | F | F | −27N | =56B | =51N | +38B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.75 | 1584 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Hynne, Loke Boberg | 0 | NOR | F | F | −9N | +59B | −37N | +58B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 662 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Pedersen, Helge Fischer | 1658 | NOR | F | F | +59N | F | +54B | −9B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1467 | -9.8 |
| 42 | Sathren, Linda Fagerli | 1471 | NOR | F | F | =57B | +62N | −16B | =49N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.75 | 801 | -6.4 |
| 43 | Linkjendal, Sondre Olsen | 1698 | NOR | F | F | +44N | −3N | =14B | −13B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.75 | 1696 | -1.6 |
| 44 | David, Silas | 1749 | NOR | F | F | −43B | +34N | =21B | −4N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1547 | -44.4 |
| 45 | Langseth, Ulrik | 1651 | NOR | F | F | =6B | −25N | −4B | +56N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1534 | -26.8 |
| 46 | Halvorsen, Frode | 1605 | NOR | F | F | +53N | −8B | =18N | −32B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.25 | 1497 | -12.4 |
| 47 | Sjomoen, Ole Andreas | 1489 | NOR | F | F | −10B | =49N | −31B | +36B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 764 | -16.0 |
| 48 | Hynne, Kjetil | 0 | NOR | F | F | −5B | +60N | =33B | −16N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1442 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Brokke, Erland | 0 | NOR | F | F | −2N | =47B | −32N | =42B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.75 | 1345 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Hrituleac, Sofia | 0 | NOR | F | F | −12B | +19N | −27B | −35N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1375 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Marozas, Dainius | 1677 | NOR | F | F | −25B | −29N | =39B | =19B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.25 | 1325 | -52.4 |
| 52 | Knudsen, Sjur Overas | 1539 | NOR | F | F | −24B | +54N | −15B | −33N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1402 | -29.2 |
| 53 | Kristensen, Geir | 1486 | NOR | F | F | −46B | +58N | −34B | −31N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 803 | -20.6 |
| 54 | Bjorkmann, Knut | 1471 | NOR | F | F | −23N | −52B | −41N | +61B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 798 | -40.0 |
| 55 | Bergfjord, Christian Emil | 1421 | NOR | F | F | +61N | −26B | −38N | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 717 | -29.2 |
| 56 | Andresen, Frank | 1487 | NOR | F | F | −15B | =39N | F | −45B | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 872 | -20.8 |
| 57 | FIDE 556001754 | 0 | — | F | F | =42N | −30B | F | — | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1358 | 0.0 |
| 58 | Hansen, Baard Ivan | 0 | NOR | F | F | −18N | −53B | −35B | −40N | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 692 | 0.0 |
| 59 | FIDE 556001746 | 0 | — | F | F | −41B | −40N | F | −37B | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 858 | 0.0 |
| 60 | Vandvik, Erlend | 1488 | NOR | F | F | −17N | −48B | −36N | — | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 800 | -14.0 |
| 61 | FIDE 1568388 | 0 | — | F | F | −55B | F | −19N | −54N | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 664 | 0.0 |
| 62 | Engelstad, Fred | 0 | NOR | F | F | −38N | −42B | — | — | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 701 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Skogholt, Rasmus SorbyNOR+85.63.5 pts · #2
- 2Hrituleac, KostaNOR+69.64.0 pts · #1
- 3Froisland, JorgenNOR+43.23.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Marozas, DainiusNOR-52.41.0 pts · #46
- 2David, SilasNOR-44.41.5 pts · #35
- 3Bjorkmann, KnutNOR-40.01.0 pts · #49
Biggest upsets
- R6+214 Elo gap
- R5+201 Elo gap
- R6+196 Elo gap