Molde Hostturnering Langsjakk 2025 R 5
Open SwissStandard
15 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 04 Dec 2025 in Molde, Norway. Top 10 Elo average was 1674, and top seed was Tor Wetle Hoem (🇳🇴 NOR, 1965).
Aksel Brain (🇳🇴 NOR, 1790) won with 1.0/5, ahead of Espen Sandoy Hustad (1.0) and Per Bjerke Hoem (1.0). Brain shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Espen Sandoy Hustad (1503) beat Per Moller Anderson (1688), a +185-point gap.
Location
🇳🇴Molde, Norway
Dates
04 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
1,674
Participants
15
Federations · 1 represented
🇳🇴Norway×13
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 5 players tied at 1.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 24 co-leaders at R4 to 10 at the finish.
Co-leaders
24
24
24
24
10
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
5 players finish on 1.0/5. Brain takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (0.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brain, Aksel | 1790 | NOR | F | F | F | F | +8N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2428 | +14.4 |
| 2 | Hustad, Espen Sandoy | 1503 | NOR | F | F | F | F | +10B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2496 | +30.4 |
| 3 | Hoem, Per Bjerke | 0 | NOR | F | F | F | F | +?N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1535 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Christensen, Kjeld | 1928 | NOR | F | F | F | F | +11N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2511 | +4.0 |
| 5 | Bjerkeset, Per Olav | 1548 | NOR | F | F | F | F | +9N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2299 | +19.2 |
| 6 | Halas, Kim Aleksander | 1718 | NOR | F | F | F | F | =7B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1740 | +0.4 |
| 7 | Bredeli, Kent-Ove I | 1751 | NOR | F | F | F | F | =6N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1729 | -0.4 |
| 8 | Jonsbu, Egil | 1626 | NOR | F | F | F | F | −1B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 931 | -7.2 |
| 9 | Valle, Torkild | 1474 | NOR | F | F | F | F | −5B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 712 | -9.6 |
| 10 | Anderson, Per Moller | 1688 | NOR | F | F | F | F | −2N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 696 | -15.2 |
| 11 | Hoem, Truls Bjerke | 1709 | NOR | F | F | F | F | −4B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1148 | -4.0 |
| 12 | Anderson, Olav Gjelstenli | 0 | NOR | F | F | F | F | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 739 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Hoem, Teodor Wisloff | 0 | NOR | F | F | F | F | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 776 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 1596365 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 819 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 556002300 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 673 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Hustad, Espen SandoyNOR+30.41.0 pts · #2
- 2Bjerkeset, Per OlavNOR+19.21.0 pts · #5
- 3Brain, AkselNOR+14.41.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Anderson, Per MollerNOR-15.20.0 pts · #12
- 2Valle, TorkildNOR-9.60.0 pts · #11
- 3Jonsbu, EgilNOR-7.20.0 pts · #9
Biggest upsets
- R5+185 Elo gap