ST-Open 2025 (std)
16 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 01 Nov 2025 to 02 Nov 2025 in Sandavagur, Faroe Islands. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1955, and top seed was Hogni Egilstoft Nielsen (🇫🇴 FAI, IM, 2389).
Hogni Egilstoft Nielsen (🇫🇴 FAI, IM, 2389) won with 3.5/7, ahead of Emil Jacobsen Jamil (3.0) and Rokur Davidsen (3.0). Nielsen broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Rokur Davidsen (1828) beat Jon I Horni Nielsen (2104), a +276-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsIM Hogni Egilstoft Nielsen led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 8 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
IM Hogni Egilstoft Nielsen held the sole lead from R7 through R7 without losing it.
IM Hogni Egilstoft Nielsen beat Rokur Davidsen (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMHogni Egilstoft Nielsen | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Rokur Davidsen | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Emil Jacobsen Jamil | — | — | * | — |
| 4Rogvi Heinason Olsen | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nielsen, Hogni EgilstoftIM | 2389 | FAI | F | F | F | +4N | +3B | =7N | +8B | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 8.50 | 2426 | +1.9 |
| 2 | Jamil, Emil Jacobsen | 1676 | FAI | F | F | F | +10B | +12N | −9B | +11N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 5.50 | 1872 | +31.2 |
| 3 | Davidsen, Rokur | 1828 | FAI | F | F | F | +15N | −1N | +14B | +7B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.00 | 2107 | +50.4 |
| 4 | Apol, Luitjen AkselssonFM | 2318 | FAI | F | F | F | −1B | =7B | +8N | +5B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.50 | 2185 | -7.8 |
| 5 | Olsen, Rogvi Heinason | 1837 | FAI | F | F | F | +11B | =9N | +6B | −4N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.50 | 1957 | +9.0 |
| 6 | Nesa, Samal Isfeldt | 1584 | FAI | F | F | F | +12B | =14N | −5N | +16B | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1742 | +32.0 |
| 7 | Nielsen, Jon I Horni | 2104 | FAI | F | F | F | +14B | =4N | =1B | −3N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 2050 | -2.2 |
| 8 | Petersen, Elias | 2100 | FAI | F | F | F | +9B | +15N | −4B | −1N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 2088 | +13.6 |
| 9 | Magnussen, Petur Gardar | 1921 | FAI | F | F | F | −8N | =5B | +2N | =14B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.75 | 1795 | -28.8 |
| 10 | Lutzen, David | 1480 | FAI | F | F | F | −2N | +13B | −12N | +15B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.50 | 1570 | +12.4 |
| 11 | Jorgensen, Baldur Bjarnason | 1639 | FAI | F | F | F | −5N | +16B | +13N | −2B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.50 | 1568 | -14.4 |
| 12 | Jakobsen, Djoni F.C. | 1651 | FAI | F | F | F | −6N | −2B | +10B | =13N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.75 | 1470 | -26.0 |
| 13 | Poulsen, Helgi | 0 | FAI | F | F | F | +16N | −10N | −11B | =12B | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.75 | 1480 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Jamil, Oskar Jacobsen | 1588 | FAI | F | F | F | −7N | =6B | −3N | =9N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 1650 | +4.0 |
| 15 | Hansen, Johan E. | 1728 | FAI | F | F | F | −3B | −8B | +16N | −10N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1514 | -22.4 |
| 16 | Hermansen, Samson Nigroarson | 0 | FAI | F | F | F | −13B | −11N | −15B | −6N | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 857 | -35.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Davidsen, RokurFAI+50.43.0 pts · #2
- 2Nesa, Samal IsfeldtFAI+32.02.5 pts · #5
- 3Jamil, Emil JacobsenFAI+31.23.0 pts · #3
- 1Hermansen, Samson NigroarsonFAI-35.20.0 pts · #16
- 2Magnussen, Petur GardarFAI-28.82.0 pts · #9
- 3Jakobsen, Djoni F.C.FAI-26.01.5 pts · #13
- R7+276 Elo gap
- R7+248 Elo gap