Strommen host 2025
12 players participated in this 12-round tournament, held from 22 Nov 2025 to 18 Dec 2025 in Strommen, Norway. Top 10 Elo average was 1786, and top seed was Frode Lillevold (🇳🇴 NOR, 2164).
Ask Amundsen (🇳🇴 NOR, 2104) won with 9.5/12, ahead of Frode Lillevold (8.0) and Steinar Sidselrud (6.5). Amundsen took the lead from round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Gunnar Lilleng (1597) beat Aage Mella (1724), a +127-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 12 roundsAsk Amundsen led from R5; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Arild Troen takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
Ask Amundsen 1.5–0.5 against Frode Lillevold (R3 1-0, R8 ½-½) — decisive in 1/2.
Ask Amundsen 6+3 wins (R1–R7, R9–R12)Frode Lillevold 4 wins (R4–R7)Steinar Sidselrud 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amundsen, Ask | 2104 | NOR | +6N | F | +2B | +3B | +4N | +4B | +7N | =2N | +8B | F | +5B | +9N | 9.5 | 58.5 | 58.5 | 54.50 | 2304 | +32.2 |
| 2 | Lillevold, Frode | 2164 | NOR | +8B | F | −1N | +7N | +3B | +5B | +4N | =1B | =3N | +6N | F | +6B | 8.0 | 63.0 | 63.0 | 45.50 | 2119 | -2.8 |
| 3 | Sidselrud, Steinar | 1979 | NOR | +5B | +10N | +7B | −1N | −2N | F | +8B | +9N | =2B | F | +4N | — | 6.5 | 52.5 | 52.5 | 31.00 | 1986 | +7.0 |
| 4 | Troen, Arild | 1707 | NOR | +11B | =7N | +5B | +8N | −1B | −1N | −2B | =6N | +9B | −5N | −3B | +10N | 6.0 | 65.5 | 66.5 | 22.00 | 1758 | +5.0 |
| 5 | Lilleng, Gunnar | 1597 | NOR | −3N | +11N | −4N | +10B | =6B | −2N | =9B | +11B | +7N | +4B | −1N | −8B | 6.0 | 57.0 | 58.0 | 19.50 | 1674 | +12.0 |
| 6 | Bruun, Frank Olav | 1783 | NOR | −1B | =9N | −8B | +12B | =5N | −7N | +11N | =4B | +10N | −2B | =7B | −2N | 5.0 | 58.5 | 59.5 | 14.50 | 1650 | -40.0 |
| 7 | Mella, Aage | 1724 | NOR | +12N | =4B | −3N | −2B | +10N | +6B | −1B | −8N | −5B | F | =6N | +11N | 5.0 | 54.0 | 54.0 | 14.50 | 1683 | -14.4 |
| 8 | Domenech, Enrique Llorca | 1688 | NOR | −2N | F | +6N | −4B | F | +12B | −3N | +7B | −1N | −9B | F | +5N | 4.0 | 51.0 | 51.0 | 17.00 | 1744 | +8.8 |
| 9 | Amarapala, Anton | 1612 | NOR | F | =6B | +12N | F | F | F | =5N | −3B | −4N | +8N | +10B | −1B | 4.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 12.50 | 1703 | +12.2 |
| 10 | Nygard, Morten | 0 | NOR | F | −3B | +11N | −5N | −7B | −11B | +12N | F | −6B | F | −9N | −4B | 2.0 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 2.00 | 1392 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Eilertsen, Andreas | 0 | NOR | −4N | −5B | −10B | F | −12N | +10N | −6B | −5N | F | F | F | −7B | 1.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 2.00 | 852 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Synnes, Victor | 1505 | NOR | −7B | F | −9B | −6N | +11B | −8N | −10B | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 1.00 | 902 | -20.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Amundsen, AskNOR+32.29.5 pts · #1
- 2Amarapala, AntonNOR+12.24.0 pts · #9
- 3Lilleng, GunnarNOR+12.06.0 pts · #7
- 1Bruun, Frank OlavNOR-40.05.0 pts · #6
- 2Synnes, VictorNOR-20.01.0 pts · #11
- 3Mella, AageNOR-14.45.0 pts · #8
- R9+127 Elo gap
- R10+110 Elo gap