Elitserien 2025-2026 R 7-9

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73 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 06 Mar 2026 to 08 Mar 2026 in Barum, Norway. 58 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2514, and top seed was Elham Amar (🇳🇴 NOR, GM, 2581).

Leif Erlend Johannessen (🇳🇴 NOR, GM, 2403) won with 3.0/9, ahead of Jacob Templen Grave (3.0) and Lars Oskar Hauge (2.5). Johannessen shared the lead from round 7, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Elias Demac (2230) beat Espen Lie (IM, 2458), a +228-point gap.

Location

🇳🇴Barum, Norway

Dates

06 Mar 2026 → 08 Mar 2026

Time control

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

System

Team · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇳🇴GMElham Amar2581

Avg top 10

2,514

Participants

Titled players · 58

GM×12

IM×11

FM×24

CM×8

WGM×1

WIM×1

WFM×1

Federations · 6 represented

🇳🇴Norway×67

🇷🇸Serbia×2

🇲🇩Moldova×1

🇫🇮Finland×1

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

🇭🇷Croatia×1

Top 3

🥇
GMLeif Erlend Johannessen
🇳🇴NOR·2403
3.0pts·2992perf+7.2
🥈
FMJacob Templen Grave
🇳🇴NOR·2379
3.0pts·2967perf+14.8
🥉
GMLars Oskar Hauge
🇳🇴NOR·2470
2.5pts·2746perf+10.1

Standings

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#	Player	Fed	Elo	Pts	Avg opp.	Perf	Δ Elo
1	GMJohannessen, Leif Erlend	🇳🇴NOR	2403	3.0	2192	2992	+7.2
2	FMGrave, Jacob Templen	🇳🇴NOR	2379	3.0	2167	2967	+14.8
4	GMHauge, Lars Oskar	🇳🇴NOR	2470	2.5	2473	2746	+10.1
8	Demac, Elias	🇳🇴NOR	2230	2.5	2312	2585	+26.4
7	GMBosiocic, Marin	🇭🇷CRO	2542	2.5	2362	2635	+3.2
3	GMUrkedal, Frode Olav Olsen	🇳🇴NOR	2561	2.5	2444	2717	+5.2
10	FMMyagmarsuren, Evsuld	🇳🇴NOR	2266	2.5	2229	2502	+16.8
5	FMNielsen, Andre	🇳🇴NOR	2279	2.5	2295	2568	+21.2
6	IMSagafos, Magne	🇳🇴NOR	2333	2.5	2116	2389	+2.0
9	FMKreken, Eivind Grunt	🇳🇴NOR	2372	2.5	2476	2749	+29.8
12	CMEngelsen, Teodor Tenfjord	🇳🇴NOR	2189	2.0	2210	2335	+23.6
19	FMDahl, Trygve	🇳🇴NOR	2229	2.0	2094	2219	-0.8
18	IMVestby-Ellingsen, Mads	🇳🇴NOR	2390	2.0	2277	2402	+0.5
11	FMBrattgjerd, Isak Vinh	🇳🇴NOR	2263	2.0	2015	2140	-8.4
15	Rehman, Rafe	🇳🇴NOR	2103	2.0	2165	2290	+36.0
16	FMHammari, Vinjar	🇳🇴NOR	2135	2.0	2183	2308	+14.2
13	IMBern, Ivar	🇳🇴NOR	2294	2.0	2395	2520	+9.0
17	FMLund, Gunnar	🇳🇴NOR	2339	2.0	2351	2476	+11.0
14	FMTallaksen, Levi Andre	🇳🇴NOR	2314	2.0	2253	3053	+16.6
33	IMOstmoe, Geir Sune Tallaksen	🇳🇴NOR	2492	1.5	2403	2403	-3.5
27	GMDjurhuus, Rune	🇳🇴NOR	2386	1.5	2375	2375	-0.4
30	FMRisting, Eivind Olav	🇳🇴NOR	2238	1.5	2320	2320	+6.6
34	IMElsness, Frode	🇳🇴NOR	2413	1.5	2510	2510	+3.9
26	CMHaarr, Jon Kristian	🇳🇴NOR	2235	1.5	2419	2419	+12.6
37	Bruaset, Eivind	🇳🇴NOR	2208	1.5	2219	2219	+0.8
35	IMWallace, John Paul	🇳🇴NOR	2355	1.5	2343	2343	-0.1
29	CMSian, Shadi	🇳🇴NOR	2271	1.5	2230	2230	-3.4
24	Fossheim, Yngve	🇳🇴NOR	2208	1.5	2260	2260	+4.2
23	Havik, Victor	🇳🇴NOR	2030	1.5	2226	2226	+14.8
32	Danielsen, Arne	🇳🇴NOR	2017	1.5	2098	2098	+6.2
36	FMMelaa, Sondre	🇳🇴NOR	2315	1.5	2126	2319	+0.6
25	GMTarlev, Konstantin	🇺🇦UKR	2539	1.5	2495	2495	-1.8
28	FMFossum, Oystein Boyum	🇳🇴NOR	2307	1.5	2321	2514	+10.6
20	CMKjolberg, Jens Hjorth	🇳🇴NOR	2165	1.5	2169	2362	+10.2
22	FMAulin-Jansson, Joran	🇳🇴NOR	2094	1.5	2152	2345	+13.2
31	Bjorkan, Olav	🇳🇴NOR	2101	1.5	2032	2225	+12.8
21	FMHobber, Anders	🇳🇴NOR	2346	1.5	2185	2378	+0.8
45	Dahl, Max	🇳🇴NOR	2159	1.0	2165	2040	-10.6
38	FMTryggestad, Andreas Garberg	🇳🇴NOR	2306	1.0	2342	2217	-7.2
44	WFMVerbin, Valentina	🇲🇩MDA	2112	1.0	2281	2156	+1.6
47	FMGjestemoen-VonHirsch, Andre	🇳🇴NOR	2221	1.0	2297	2172	-3.8
48	Aarnes, Eirik	🇳🇴NOR	1966	1.0	2127	2002	+2.0
39	IMLie, Espen	🇳🇴NOR	2458	1.0	2288	2288	-4.4
49	IMGullaksen, Eirik	🇳🇴NOR	2281	1.0	2294	2294	+0.4
43	GMGausel, Einar J	🇳🇴NOR	2452	1.0	2279	2279	-4.5
40	WGMGajcin, Marina	🇷🇸SRB	2242	1.0	2215	2215	-1.6
46	FMOye-Stromberg, Alexander	🇳🇴NOR	2309	1.0	2242	2117	-15.4
50	CMKjoita, Torgeir	🇳🇴NOR	2027	1.0	2201	2201	+8.4
42	CMLindbol, Aleksander	🇳🇴NOR	2200	1.0	2299	2299	+5.4
41	Aamodt, Peder Marcus	🇳🇴NOR	2194	1.0	2133	2933	+8.4
59	IMSklyarov, Dmitry V.	🇫🇮FIN	2428	0.5	2424	2151	-10.2
58	FMOksendal, Martin	🇳🇴NOR	2264	0.5	2310	2037	-16.2
53	CMHammerstad, Asmund	🇳🇴NOR	2189	0.5	2202	1929	-19.0
56	IMSahl, Bjarke	🇳🇴NOR	2233	0.5	2300	2027	-7.3
52	IMKaasen, Tor Fredrik	🇳🇴NOR	2477	0.5	2460	2187	-11.2
57	Skaar, Ben Samuel Groth	🇳🇴NOR	2148	0.5	2221	1948	-14.2
51	GMStojanovic, Mihajlo	🇷🇸SRB	2370	0.5	2421	2228	-3.7
60	FMGabrielsen, Trond	🇳🇴NOR	2296	0.5	2339	2339	+1.2
54	FMEkeberg, Carl Fredrik	🇳🇴NOR	2291	0.5	2193	2000	-15.2
55	GMAmar, Elham	🇳🇴NOR	2581	0.5	2539	2539	-0.6
61	CMHagen, Anders Gjerdrum	🇳🇴NOR	2138	0.5	2309	2309	+4.6
62	FMOstensen, Nicolai Maxime	🇳🇴NOR	2389	0.5	2193	2193	-5.0
68	FMSjoberg, Isak	🇳🇴NOR	2327	0.0	2305	1505	-31.8
72	Stenersen, Gudmund	🇳🇴NOR	2133	0.0	2176	1376	-27.2
66	GMTisdall, Jonathan D	🇳🇴NOR	2366	0.0	2411	1611	-8.9
65	WIMDolgova, Olga	🇳🇴NOR	2137	0.0	2375	1575	-8.2
69	Wiger-Nordas, Felix	🇳🇴NOR	2099	0.0	2217	1417	-28.4
67	Danielsen, Magnus	🇳🇴NOR	2040	0.0	2379	1579	-2.4
63	FMDiesen, Bruce	🇳🇴NOR	2068	0.0	2022	1222	-22.6
64	GMAgdestein, Simen	🇳🇴NOR	2565	0.0	2351	1551	-7.7
70	Haugen, Lars Tormod	🇳🇴NOR	2003	0.0	2063	1263	-8.4
71	GMOstenstad, Berge	🇳🇴NOR	2411	0.0	2339	1539	-6.0
73	FMMerkesvik, Sondre	🇳🇴NOR	2200	0.0	2314	1514	-6.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Rehman, RafeNOR
+36.0
2.0 pts · #15
2Kreken, Eivind GruntFMNOR
+29.8
2.5 pts · #9
3Demac, EliasNOR
+26.4
2.5 pts · #8

Top rating losers

1Sjoberg, IsakFMNOR
-31.8
0.0 pts · #68
2Wiger-Nordas, FelixNOR
-28.4
0.0 pts · #69
3Stenersen, GudmundNOR
-27.2
0.0 pts · #72

Biggest upsets

R8+228 Elo gap
Demac, Elias2230 beat IMLie, Espen2458
R9+193 Elo gap
FMKreken, Eivind Grunt2372 beat GMAgdestein, Simen2565
R9+160 Elo gap
Rehman, Rafe2103 beat FMBrattgjerd, Isak Vinh2263