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Janus Open II (std)

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117 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 10 Jan 2026 to 11 Jan 2026 in Eidi, Faroe Islands. 16 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2262, and top seed was Hogni Egilstoft Nielsen (🇫🇴 FAI, IM, 2391).

Hogni Egilstoft Nielsen (🇫🇴 FAI, IM, 2391) won with 3.5/8, ahead of Gudrun Fanney Briem (3.5) and Hallgerdur Thorsteinsdottir (3.0). Nielsen shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Djoni F.C. Jakobsen (1631) beat Herluf Hansen (1989), a +358-point gap.

Location
🇫🇴Eidi, Faroe Islands
Dates
10 Jan 2026 → 11 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Top seed
🇫🇴IMHogni Egilstoft Nielsen2391
Avg top 10
2,262
Participants
117
Titled players · 16
IM×2
FM×8
WGM×1
WIM×1
WFM×1
WCM×3
Federations · 6 represented
🇫🇴Faroe Islands×88
🇮🇸Iceland×9
🇩🇰Denmark×4
🇱🇺Luxembourg×1
🇳🇴Norway×1
🇬🇱Unknown (GRL)×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

Tight race until R8; 2 players tied at 3.5/8, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 135 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders
135
135
135
135
51
17
3
2
2468R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8
R8 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 3.5/8. Nielsen takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (9.0).

R5–R7 · WIN STREAK

IM Hogni Egilstoft Nielsen won 3 in a row (R5–R7).

R5 · LATE SURGE

FM Simon Thorhallsson was #52 at R5, climbed to #3 over the final stretch.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1WCMGudrun Fanney Briem*———
2IMHogni Egilstoft Nielsen—*—
1
3FMSimon Thorhallsson——*—
4Elias Petersen—
0
—*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Nielsen, Hogni EgilstoftIM2391FAIFFFF+27B+7N+94B=25N3.59.09.07.752552+6.2
2Briem, Gudrun FanneyWCM1954ISLFFFF+76B=3N+56B+94N3.57.57.56.002237+51.2
3Thorsteinsdottir, HallgerdurWFM2070ISLFFFF+50N=2B+6N=29B3.011.011.08.002032-2.0
4Thorhallsson, SimonFM2192ISLFFFF=25B+26N=8N+36B3.010.510.57.752506+33.0
5Hojgaard, Brandur1903FAIFFFF=57B=13N+47B+35N3.09.59.57.001888-0.6
6Hojsted, Ingi1816FAIFFFF+14B+77N−3B+54N3.09.59.56.501821+0.2
7Petersen, Elias2109FAIFFFF+29N−1B+93N+32N3.09.59.56.002209+10.2
8Egilstoft, RogviFM2313FAIFFFF+51B+111N=4B=27N3.08.08.05.252304+1.0
9Thomsen, Jonfinn1874FAIFFFF−52B+78N+49B+56N3.07.57.55.501770-7.2
10Nielsen, Torkil2015FAIFFFF=48N+47B+101N=53N3.07.07.05.001996+1.6
11Joensen, Henrik W.1749FAIFFFF+71B−54N+60B+95N3.07.07.05.002301+3.8
12Jonsson, Gauti Pall2133ISLFFFF+93B+55N+82B−26N3.07.07.04.502256+13.6
13Johannessen, Herbert Holm1627FAIFFFF+99N=5B=48N+93B3.07.07.04.501977+53.6
14Andreasen, Edvard P0FAIFFFF−6N+99B+103N+61B3.07.07.04.0017800.0
15Davidsen, Rokur1888FAIFFFF+92N+58B−26B+101N3.06.56.54.002122+33.6
16Ellingsgaard, Ingi1739FAIFFFF+109N−31B+97N+67B3.06.56.54.001725-0.6
17Dahl, Karl M1784FAIFFFF+78B+98N=79B=51N3.06.06.04.251892+10.4
18Hansen, Herluf1989FAIFFFF−47N+114B+80N+59B3.06.06.04.001757-13.6
19Vormadal, Johan J.1691FAIFFFF+106B=76N=89B+77N3.05.55.54.001822+6.6
20Danielsen, Meinhard1778FAIFFFF+115B+100N+55B−28N3.05.55.53.002028+24.0
21Rasmussen, Gunnleif1465FAIFFFF+107N+105B−37N+100B3.05.55.53.00935-3.4
22Joensen, Ossur1844FAIFFFF−77B+116N+66B+76N3.05.05.03.501749-6.6
23Jamil Shakeel0FAIFFFF+?B+?N−76B+49N3.03.53.52.0016630.0
24Petersen, John Michal0FAIFFFF+?N−80B+?N+97B3.02.52.51.0015070.0
25Ragnarsson, DagurIM2363ISLFFFF=4N=36B+34N=1B2.511.511.57.002339-1.2
26Apol, Luitjen AkselssonFM2305FAIFFFF=53N−4B+15N+12B2.511.011.07.002186-10.6
27Hansen, Soren BechFM2230DENFFFF−1N+48B+69N=8B2.510.510.55.502186-0.4
28Ptacnikova, LenkaWGM2114ISLFFFF−64N+62B=38N+20B2.59.59.56.251905-18.0
29Nolsoe, Rani1915FAIFFFF−7B+85N+54B=3N2.59.59.55.001950+3.2
30FIDE 72012900—FFFF=40N+74B+33N−50B2.59.09.05.751675-36.0
31Johannsdottir, Johanna BjorgWCM1963ISLFFFF−69B+16N+52B=82N2.58.58.55.751922-2.8
32Djurhuus, Arant1918FAIFFFF+104N=41B+67N−7B2.58.58.54.251916+1.4
33Andreasen, Hjalmar1569FAIFFFF=72B+108N−30B+46N2.58.08.04.501129-4.0
34Simonsen, Hans KristianFM2121FAIFFFF+102B+64N−25B=42N2.58.08.04.252091-2.2
35Logv, Hanus a1740FAIFFFF=63N+92B+68N−5B2.58.08.04.001103-5.8
36Thorgeirsson, Jon KristinnFM2270ISLFFFF+111B=25N+53B−4N2.58.08.03.752293+2.2
37Thorlaksson, Baldvin1735NORFFFF=43B+115N+21B−58N2.57.57.54.251703-3.2
38Olsen, Rogvi Heinason1874FAIFFFF−83N+81B=28B+79N2.57.07.04.252061+19.0
39Jacobsen, Runi1814FAIFFFF−58N+104B=63N+62B2.57.07.04.001879+5.4
40Joensen, Gunnar1794FAIFFFF=30B+96N+113B−47N2.56.06.02.751582-11.0
41Steil-Antoni, FionaWIM2087LUXFFFF+95B=32N+57BF2.55.55.54.252048-1.4
42Gregersen, Einar1934FAIFFFF+98B−94N+95B=34B2.55.55.53.251939+2.2
43Joensen, Sigurd1588FAIFFFF=37N+110B−92N+108B2.55.55.53.251735+4.0
44Dalsgard, Arnbjorn O1854FAIFFFF=112N−50B+88N+92B2.55.05.02.751432-21.4
45FIDE 72067980—FFFF−49B+?N=96B+106N2.54.04.01.508250.0
46FIDE 72062830—FFFF+?N+?B=114N−33B2.53.03.00.257690.0
47Jakobsen, Djoni F.C.1631FAIFFFF+18B−10N−5N+40B2.011.511.55.501925+55.6
48Lamhauge, Eydun1812FAIFFFF=10B−27N=13B+52N2.010.510.55.001869+3.8
49Trier, Jakob1625DENFFFF+45N+73B−9N−23B2.010.510.54.501074-3.8
50Jorgensen, Baldur Bjarnason1672FAIFFFF−3B+44N−51B+30N2.010.010.05.001940+52.0
51Solsker, Tummas M.1915FAIFFFF−8N=65B+50N=17B2.010.010.04.501844-8.4
52Xin, Andrew M.1619FAIFFFF+9N+61B−31N−48B2.09.59.55.001871+48.8
53Thorsteinsson, Sjurdur2132FAIFFFF=26B+83N−36N=10B2.09.59.54.252204+7.8
54Zachariasen, Frodi0FAIFFFF+103N+11B−29N−6B2.09.59.54.0017770.0
55Tummasarson, Flovin Matras1941FAIFFFF+81N−12B−20N+65B2.09.59.53.501771-15.0
56Logv, Hanus a1689FAIFFFF+105N+86B−2N−9B2.09.09.02.501800+15.2
57Mikkelsen, Petur Pall1792FAIFFFF=5N+84B−41N=81B2.08.58.53.751724-5.8
58Baldursson, Rani2056FAIFFFF+39B−15NF+37B2.08.08.05.001937-7.8
59Kosini, Bogi a1687FAIFFFF−68B+71N+98B−18N2.08.08.03.001705+0.8
60Ellingsgaard, Brandur1501DENFFFF−61N+75B−11N+99B2.08.08.03.00993-6.2
61Guttesen, Joannes1836FAIFFFF+60B−52N+112B−14N2.07.57.52.501695-9.4
62Fleischer, Carl1655GRLFFFF+90B−28N+100B−39N2.07.57.52.501135-14.8
63Gudnason, David0FAIFFFF=35B+70N=39BF2.07.07.04.5018100.0
64Magnussen, Petur Gardar1876FAIFFFF+28B−34B=111N=83B2.07.07.03.502142+51.6
65Jamil, Oskar Jacobsen1620FAIFFFF+96B=51N=86B−55N2.06.56.52.751809+24.0
66Xin, Lisa J.1620FAIFFFF−84N+109B−22N+105B2.06.56.52.001044-8.4
67Morkore, Joannes0FAIFFFF+?B+102N−32B−16N2.06.56.51.0018000.0
68Neshamar, Trygvi0FAIFFFF+59NF−35B+85N2.06.06.03.5017190.0
69Jacobsen, Markus1781FAIFFFF+31NF−27B+111B2.05.55.53.002208+30.6
70Jamil, Emil Jacobsen1818FAIFFFF−97N−63B+107N+91B2.05.55.52.50686-35.2
71Holm, Johan Petur0FAIFFFF−11N−59B+?N+112B2.05.55.50.5015490.0
72Laksa, Sam0FAIFFFF=33N−?B+74N=113B2.05.05.03.5013180.0
73Lutzen, Annika0FAIFFFF+?B−49N=78B=96N2.04.54.51.258250.0
74FIDE 72068790—FFFF+?B−30N−72B+?N2.04.54.50.0011290.0
75Morkore, Natasja0FAIFFFF+?B−60N+116B−?N2.02.02.00.008150.0
76Joensen, Jon Magnus1685FAIFFFF−2N=19B+23N−22B1.512.512.54.501557-9.0
77Nesa, Samal Isfeldt1576FAIFFFF+22N−6B=87N−19B1.510.510.53.751697+22.4
78Brockie, Robert Hedin0FAIFFFF−17N−9B=73N+88B1.59.59.52.5010300.0
79Joensen, Teitur1966FAIFFFF+87N−82B=17N−38B1.58.58.53.001815-34.0
80Anderssen, Leif1566FAIFFFFF+24N−18B=90N1.57.57.53.751166-3.2
81Lutzen, David1560FAIFFFF−55B−38N+102B=57N1.57.57.52.001767+35.2
82Samuelsen, Carl Eli NolsoeFM2166FAIFFFFF+79N−12N=31B1.57.07.02.752021-11.4
83Poulsen, MartinFM2225FAIFFFF+38B−53BF=64N1.56.56.53.501960-18.2
84Svejdal, Christian Ib0DENFFFF+66B−57N=85B−102N1.56.56.52.7516350.0
85Morkore, Mortan1671FAIFFFF+113N−29B=84N−68B1.56.56.51.251115-4.0
86Joensen, Jogvan1947FAIFFFF−101B−56N=65N+104B1.56.06.02.001539-39.4
87Gaard, Jaspur T.1773FAIFFFF−79B−95N=77B+89N1.55.55.52.251576-10.6
88FIDE 72068600—FFFF=91B+117N−44B−78N1.55.55.50.7510540.0
89Mellemgaard, Theodor1430FAIFFFFF+?B=19N−87B1.54.54.51.5015440.0
90Lutzen, Hakun0FAIFFFF−62N−103B+?N=80B1.54.54.50.7514880.0
91Gislason, Hannes0FAIFFFF=88NF+?B−70N1.53.53.50.7510160.0
92Poulsen, Axel0FAIFFFF−15B−35N+43B−44N1.010.510.52.5015750.0
93Helgadottir, IdunnWCM1840ISLFFFF−12N+97B−7B−13N1.010.010.01.001646-19.6
94Nolsoe, Eydun2161FAIFFFFF+42B−1N−2B1.09.59.52.501968-15.4
95Eikholm, Alexander Klevang0FAIFFFF−41N+87B−42N−11B1.09.59.51.5016950.0
96FIDE 72068950—FFFF−65N−40B=45N=73B1.09.09.02.259050.0
97Lenvig, Bjorgvin1486FAIFFFF+70B−93N−16B−24N1.09.09.02.001674+23.2
98Blaberg, Sigvaldur1419FAIFFFF−42N−17B−59N+103B1.08.58.51.001537+16.4
99Petersen, Christian Nolso0FAIFFFF−13B−14N+?B−60N1.08.08.00.007640.0
100Xin, Qin0FAIFFFF+117B−20B−62N−21N1.08.08.00.008320.0
101Olsen, Runi H1648FAIFFFF+86NF−10B−15B1.07.57.51.501825+22.0
102Olsen, Fridi Stenberg1810FAIFFFF−34N−67B−81N+84B1.07.57.51.501039-19.0
103Mortensen, Johann Roi1626FAIFFFF−54B+90N−14B−98N1.07.57.51.50620-30.8
104Berglind, Noel Sunason1509FAIFFFF−32B−39N+106B−86N1.07.57.51.001093-14.4
105FIDE 72068440—FFFF−56B−21N+115B−66N1.07.07.00.007890.0
106Slaettalid, Jan0FAIFFFF−19N+?B−104N−45B1.06.56.50.0014260.0
107Joensen, Oli0FAIFFFF−21B+?N−70B−?N1.05.05.00.007770.0
108FIDE 72052600—FFFFF−33B+?N−43N1.05.05.00.007790.0
109Lenvig, Andri Brynjolfur0FAIFFFF−16B−66N−?B+116N1.05.05.00.008950.0
110Loduni, Jogvan Kartin I0FAIFFFF+?B−43N−?B−?N1.02.52.50.007880.0
111Nielsen, Jon I Horni2106FAIFFFF−36N−8B=64B−69N0.59.59.51.001738-33.6
112Johannesen, Davur1588FAIFFFF=44BF−61N−71N0.56.56.51.251652+5.2
113FIDE 72063560—FFFF−85BF−40N=72N0.56.06.01.009330.0
114FIDE 72067390—FFFFF−18N=46B−?N0.55.55.51.2511890.0
115FIDE 72067630—FFFF−20N−37B−105N−?B0.06.56.50.009570.0
116FIDE 72067120—FFFFF−22B−75N−109B0.06.06.00.0010440.0
117FIDE 72067550—FFFF−100N−88B−?N−?B0.02.52.50.006100.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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Biggest upsets
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