Sarpsborg SK hostturneringen 2025 R 1-3
28 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 12 Sept 2025 to 26 Sept 2025 in Sarpsborg, Norway. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1875, and top seed was Oyvind Bentsen (🇳🇴 NOR, 1975).
Oyvind Bentsen (🇳🇴 NOR, 1975) won with 2.5/4, ahead of Shemsi Rukovci (2.5) and Kim Solli (2.0). Bentsen shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Jack Andre Helgesen (1606) beat John-Olav Nja (1875), a +269-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 2.5/4, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 2.5/4. Bentsen takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (6.0).
Oyvind Bentsen drew with Shemsi Rukovci (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oyvind Bentsen | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Shemsi Rukovci | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Sigmund Lunde | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Kim Solli | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bentsen, Oyvind | 1975 | NOR | F | +8N | +4B | =2N | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.75 | 2118 | +10.0 |
| 2 | Rukovci, Shemsi | 1963 | KOS | F | +22B | +11N | =1B | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.25 | 2113 | +10.8 |
| 3 | Solli, Kim | 0 | NOR | F | −6N | +13B | +23N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1644 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Lunde, Sigmund | 1830 | NOR | F | +21B | −1N | +22B | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1856 | +3.2 |
| 5 | Helgesen, Jack Andre | 1606 | NOR | F | F | +10B | +12N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2646 | +30.6 |
| 6 | Thorlaksson, Baldvin | 1710 | NOR | F | +3B | +21N | F | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2308 | +4.8 |
| 7 | Irandoust, Babak | 1817 | NOR | F | F | +24B | +15B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2552 | +17.0 |
| 8 | Andersen, Dag | 1742 | NOR | F | −1B | =19N | +25N | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.25 | 1697 | -3.8 |
| 9 | Neukamm, Christian | 1815 | NOR | F | +23N | F | =20B | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1895 | +3.8 |
| 10 | Jashari, Driton | 1812 | NOR | F | −11B | −5N | +14B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1598 | -17.2 |
| 11 | Forsberg, Tommy | 1836 | NOR | F | +10N | −2B | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1888 | +2.8 |
| 12 | Nja, John-Olav | 1875 | NOR | F | F | +14N | −5B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1667 | -10.8 |
| 13 | Bentsen, Niklas Kjorvik | 1465 | NOR | F | F | −3N | +21B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 2308 | +22.4 |
| 14 | Omar, Said-Ali | 1698 | NOR | F | +26N | −12B | −10N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1609 | -6.8 |
| 15 | Arulmaran, Abishan | 1874 | NOR | F | F | +27B | −7N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1763 | -8.2 |
| 16 | Mosbye, Karl | 1877 | NOR | F | F | F | +19B | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2315 | +2.0 |
| 17 | Fazlinovic, Jasmin | 1884 | NOR | F | +24N | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2386 | +3.0 |
| 18 | Stabbetorp, Hans | 1735 | NOR | F | +28B | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2443 | +7.4 |
| 19 | Madsen, Egil | 1548 | NOR | F | F | =8B | −16N | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.75 | 1617 | +3.8 |
| 20 | David, Silas | 1735 | NOR | F | F | F | =9N | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1815 | +6.0 |
| 21 | Clausen, Jimmy | 1508 | NOR | F | −4N | −6B | −13N | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 868 | -18.6 |
| 22 | Berisha, Xhafe | 1710 | NOR | F | −2N | F | −4N | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1097 | -10.6 |
| 23 | Eriksen, Oddvar | 1697 | NOR | F | −9B | F | −3B | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1015 | -6.8 |
| 24 | Undrum, Christoffer | 1586 | NOR | F | −17B | −7N | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1051 | -14.4 |
| 25 | Henkler, Jorg | 1619 | NOR | F | F | F | −8B | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 942 | -6.2 |
| 26 | Rydningen, Anders | 1512 | NOR | F | −14B | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 898 | -10.4 |
| 27 | Engebretsen, Harald | 1709 | NOR | F | F | −15N | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1118 | -4.6 |
| 28 | Braathen, Sigurd | 1643 | NOR | F | −18N | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 935 | -14.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Helgesen, Jack AndreNOR+30.62.0 pts · #6
- 2Bentsen, Niklas KjorvikNOR+22.41.0 pts · #10
- 3Irandoust, BabakNOR+17.02.0 pts · #5
- 1Clausen, JimmyNOR-18.60.0 pts · #23
- 2Jashari, DritonNOR-17.21.0 pts · #11
- 3Braathen, SigurdNOR-14.80.0 pts · #28
- R4+269 Elo gap
- R3+206 Elo gap