Elitserien 2025-2026 R 1-3

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73 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 31 Oct 2025 to 02 Nov 2025 in Barum, Norway. 58 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2558, and top seed was Magnus Carlsen (🇳🇴 NOR, GM, 2839).

Tor Fredrik Kaasen (🇳🇴 NOR, IM, 2477) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Havard Haug (2.5) and John Paul Wallace (2.5). Kaasen broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Ben Samuel Groth Skaar (2151) beat Ludvig Carlsson (IM, 2397), a +246-point gap.

Location

🇳🇴Barum, Norway

Dates

31 Oct 2025 → 02 Nov 2025

Time control

Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1

System

Team · 3 rounds

Top seed

🇳🇴GMMagnus Carlsen2839

Avg top 10

2,558

Participants

Titled players · 58

GM×13

IM×15

FM×19

CM×9

WGM×1

WFM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇳🇴Norway×62

🇸🇪Sweden×3

🇷🇸Serbia×2

🇲🇩Moldova×1

🇪🇪Estonia×1

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

🇱🇻Latvia×1

🇫🇮Finland×1

Top 3

🥇
IMTor Fredrik Kaasen
🇳🇴NOR·2477
3.0pts·3144perf+9.7
🥈
FMHavard Haug
🇳🇴NOR·2396
2.5pts·2456perf+4.2
🥉
IMJohn Paul Wallace
🇳🇴NOR·2355
2.5pts·2629perf+10.1

Standings

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#	Player	Fed	Elo	Pts	Avg opp.	Perf	Δ Elo
1	IMKaasen, Tor Fredrik	🇳🇴NOR	2477	3.0	2344	3144	+9.7
2	FMHaug, Havard	🇳🇴NOR	2396	2.5	2183	2456	+4.2
5	IMWallace, John Paul	🇳🇴NOR	2355	2.5	2356	2629	+10.1
6	IMMitusov, Semen	🇳🇴NOR	2470	2.5	2341	2614	+5.1
4	GMHammer, Jon Ludvig	🇳🇴NOR	2603	2.5	2425	2698	+3.4
3	IMJohansson, Linus	🇸🇪SWE	2408	2.5	2297	2570	+5.6
15	GMHauge, Lars Oskar	🇳🇴NOR	2462	2.0	2280	2405	-2.0
14	FMRisting, Eivind Olav	🇳🇴NOR	2265	2.0	2267	2392	+10.0
18	FMMyagmarsuren, Evsuld	🇳🇴NOR	2249	2.0	2264	2389	+11.0
16	IMOstmoe, Geir Sune Tallaksen	🇳🇴NOR	2494	2.0	2412	2537	+1.7
7	FMTorngren, Gustav	🇸🇪SWE	2240	2.0	2319	2444	+16.4
8	Fossheim, Yngve	🇳🇴NOR	2182	2.0	2386	2511	+25.6
17	FMNordquelle, Daniel	🇳🇴NOR	2137	2.0	2251	2376	+18.8
10	GMTarlev, Konstantin	🇺🇦UKR	2546	2.0	2407	2532	-0.3
19	GMKulaots, Kaido	🇪🇪EST	2498	2.0	2373	2498	+0.2
13	WFMVerbin, Valentina	🇲🇩MDA	2112	2.0	2109	2234	+9.8
12	Austad, Eirik Strom	🇳🇴NOR	2127	2.0	2089	2889	+36.0
9	Stromhaug, Kristoffer Wang	🇳🇴NOR	2103	2.0	2140	2265	+26.0
11	FMGrave, Jacob Templen	🇳🇴NOR	2371	2.0	2158	2958	+9.2
20	CMHaarr, Jon Kristian	🇳🇴NOR	2235	2.0	2096	2896	+12.6
26	GMUrkedal, Frode Olav Olsen	🇳🇴NOR	2561	1.5	2513	2513	-1.8
27	Bruaset, Eivind	🇳🇴NOR	2200	1.5	2289	2289	+7.0
30	GMMiezis, Normunds	🇱🇻LAT	2374	1.5	2376	2376	0.0
32	FMLund, Gunnar	🇳🇴NOR	2333	1.5	2377	2377	+3.4
24	CMTorfoss, Sivert Schanche	🇳🇴NOR	2181	1.5	2196	2196	+2.8
28	GMStojanovic, Mihajlo	🇷🇸SRB	2391	1.5	2494	2494	+4.1
25	IMVestby-Ellingsen, Mads	🇳🇴NOR	2374	1.5	2347	2347	-1.1
23	FMOye-Stromberg, Alexander	🇳🇴NOR	2286	1.5	2392	2392	+8.6
22	FMTallaksen, Levi Andre	🇳🇴NOR	2327	1.5	2312	2312	-1.0
21	Elsness, Fredrik Valstad	🇳🇴NOR	2011	1.5	2101	2101	+14.8
31	IMSagafos, Magne	🇳🇴NOR	2331	1.5	2227	2420	+2.1
33	FMMelaa, Sondre	🇳🇴NOR	2315	1.5	2170	2363	+2.2
29	Stenersen, Gudmund	🇳🇴NOR	2132	1.5	2134	2327	+10.2
35	IMIsik, Alparslan	🇹🇷TUR	2469	1.0	2418	2293	-7.0
41	IMSklyarov, Dmitry V.	🇫🇮FIN	2428	1.0	2496	2371	-2.3
51	IMSahl, Bjarke	🇳🇴NOR	2239	1.0	2292	2167	-2.9
49	GMDjurhuus, Rune	🇳🇴NOR	2378	1.0	2442	2317	-2.4
55	CMSian, Shadi	🇳🇴NOR	2259	1.0	2329	2204	-8.8
39	GMTisdall, Jonathan D	🇳🇴NOR	2370	1.0	2245	2245	-3.4
52	FMNielsen, Andre	🇳🇴NOR	2304	1.0	2349	2224	-6.4
48	Riisem, Oyvind	🇳🇴NOR	2181	1.0	2191	2066	-9.4
44	Demac, Elias	🇳🇴NOR	2222	1.0	2457	2332	+7.6
34	CMVea, Odin Blikra	🇳🇴NOR	2146	1.0	2173	2048	-7.6
50	FMHobber, Anders	🇳🇴NOR	2346	1.0	2340	2340	-0.2
53	Dahl, Max	🇳🇴NOR	2159	1.0	2224	2224	+3.4
36	Skaar, Ben Samuel Groth	🇳🇴NOR	2151	1.0	2246	2121	-8.0
45	FMDahl, Trygve	🇳🇴NOR	2214	1.0	2233	2108	-8.6
47	GMOstenstad, Berge	🇳🇴NOR	2421	1.0	2376	2376	-1.3
38	Kvendseth, Cornelius	🇳🇴NOR	2070	1.0	2112	2912	+11.2
42	CMLindbol, Aleksander	🇳🇴NOR	2200	1.0	2180	2180	-1.2
46	GMHolm, Kristian Stuvik	🇳🇴NOR	2495	1.0	2222	3022	+1.7
37	GMAmar, Elham	🇳🇴NOR	2593	1.0	2273	3073	+1.3
43	CMHammerstad, Asmund	🇳🇴NOR	2174	1.0	2368	3168	+15.0
54	GMCarlsen, Magnus	🇳🇴NOR	2839	1.0	2418	3218	+0.7
40	Haugen, Lars Tormod	🇳🇴NOR	2001	1.0	2118	2918	+13.2
64	IMBern, Ivar	🇳🇴NOR	2287	0.5	2542	2269	-0.6
63	FMKreken, Eivind Grunt	🇳🇴NOR	2372	0.5	2480	2207	-11.4
59	IMGullaksen, Eirik	🇳🇴NOR	2273	0.5	2500	2227	-1.7
61	WGMGajcin, Marina	🇷🇸SRB	2223	0.5	2238	1965	-18.6
56	FMRanaldi, Lucas	🇳🇴NOR	2368	0.5	2164	1891	-35.6
57	IMElsness, Frode	🇳🇴NOR	2418	0.5	2561	2288	-5.4
58	FMTryggestad, Andreas Garberg	🇳🇴NOR	2324	0.5	2360	2167	-8.0
65	CMKjolberg, Jens Hjorth	🇳🇴NOR	2198	0.5	2237	2044	-8.0
60	Amundsen, Ask	🇳🇴NOR	2104	0.5	2103	2103	0.0
62	CMHagen, Anders Gjerdrum	🇳🇴NOR	2138	0.5	2011	2011	-3.4
71	CMEngelsen, Teodor Tenfjord	🇳🇴NOR	2083	0.0	2271	1471	-32.4
72	FMHammari, Vinjar	🇳🇴NOR	2119	0.0	2158	1358	-27.4
67	IMNilsen, Joachim Birger	🇳🇴NOR	2406	0.0	2231	1431	-14.6
68	Thanke, Bror	🇳🇴NOR	2109	0.0	2184	1384	-16.0
66	FMFossum, Oystein Boyum	🇳🇴NOR	2329	0.0	2182	1382	-14.0
73	Eckhardt, Lars	🇳🇴NOR	2038	0.0	2011	1211	-10.8
69	IMCarlsson, Ludvig	🇸🇪SWE	2397	0.0	2167	1367	-7.9
70	FMDiesen, Bruce	🇳🇴NOR	2077	0.0	2112	1312	-9.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Austad, Eirik StromNOR
+36.0
2.0 pts · #12
2Stromhaug, Kristoffer WangNOR
+26.0
2.0 pts · #9
3Fossheim, YngveNOR
+25.6
2.0 pts · #8

Top rating losers

1Ranaldi, LucasFMNOR
-35.6
0.5 pts · #56
2Engelsen, Teodor TenfjordCMNOR
-32.4
0.0 pts · #71
3Hammari, VinjarFMNOR
-27.4
0.0 pts · #72

Biggest upsets

R3+246 Elo gap
Skaar, Ben Samuel Groth2151 beat IMCarlsson, Ludvig2397
R1+194 Elo gap
CMHammerstad, Asmund2174 beat FMRanaldi, Lucas2368
R3+186 Elo gap
Fossheim, Yngve2182 beat FMRanaldi, Lucas2368