ESK Hostturnering 2025
11 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 27 Oct 2025 to 24 Nov 2025 in Eidsvoll, Norway. Top 10 Elo average was 1696, and top seed was Frode Aasgaard (🇳🇴 NOR, 1971).
Frode Aasgaard (🇳🇴 NOR, 1971) won with 5.0/7, ahead of Richard Flores (4.5) and Tor Vegard Melbye (4.5). Aasgaard clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Kenneth Aasgaard (1651) beat Frode Aasgaard (1971), a +320-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsFrode Aasgaard led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Kenneth Aasgaard takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
Frode Aasgaard beat Tor Vegard Melbye (White).
Frode Aasgaard won 3 in a row (R2–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aasgaard, Frode | 1971 | NOR | F | +5B | +2N | +3B | −4N | +7B | +9B | 5.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 17.50 | 1956 | +0.2 |
| 2 | Flores, Richard | 1785 | NOR | +6N | +7B | −1B | =8N | +10N | +4B | −3N | 4.5 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 13.25 | 1800 | +4.0 |
| 3 | Melbye, Tor Vegard | 1787 | NOR | +10B | =4N | =5B | −1N | +8B | =9N | +2B | 4.5 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 13.75 | 1819 | +7.0 |
| 4 | Aasgaard, Kenneth | 1651 | NOR | +11B | =3B | =9N | +5N | +1B | −2N | −6B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 12.75 | 1754 | +18.6 |
| 5 | Kvile, Odd Martin | 1733 | NOR | +9B | −1N | =3N | −4B | F | +8N | +11B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 7.75 | 1744 | +3.0 |
| 6 | Stjern, Rolv | 1624 | NOR | −2B | −8N | F | +9B | −7N | +10B | +4N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 8.00 | 1641 | +2.8 |
| 7 | Hovik, Philip | 1533 | NOR | +8B | −2N | −10B | +11N | +6B | −1N | F | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 6.50 | 1689 | +22.0 |
| 8 | Trana, Kim Tore | 1685 | NOR | −7N | +6B | +11N | =2B | −3N | −5B | −10N | 2.5 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 6.25 | 1551 | -25.4 |
| 9 | Berndsen, Gunnbjorn | 1557 | NOR | −5N | F | =4B | −6N | +11B | =3B | −1N | 2.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 5.25 | 1579 | +1.6 |
| 10 | Morisbak, Tormod | 1636 | NOR | −3N | −11B | +7N | F | −2B | −6N | +8B | 2.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 5.50 | 1522 | -18.2 |
| 11 | Brevik, Emil | 1470 | NOR | −4N | +10N | −8B | −7B | −9N | F | −5N | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 2.00 | 1360 | -29.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Hovik, PhilipNOR+22.03.0 pts · #7
- 2Aasgaard, KennethNOR+18.64.0 pts · #4
- 3Melbye, Tor VegardNOR+7.04.5 pts · #2
- 1Brevik, EmilNOR-29.61.0 pts · #11
- 2Trana, Kim ToreNOR-25.42.5 pts · #8
- 3Morisbak, TormodNOR-18.22.0 pts · #10
- R5+320 Elo gap
- R2+166 Elo gap
- R1+152 Elo gap