1. deild 2025-26 7-8
26 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 08 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Faroe Islands, Faroe Islands. 4 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2179, and top seed was Hogni Egilstoft Nielsen (🇫🇴 FAI, IM, 2389).
Luitjen Akselsson Apol (🇫🇴 FAI, FM, 2318) won with 2.0/8, ahead of Torkil Nielsen (2.0) and Hogni Egilstoft Nielsen (1.5). Apol shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Petur Gardar Magnussen (1921) beat Jon I Horni Nielsen (2104), a +183-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsTight race until R8; 2 players tied at 2.0/8, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 35 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 2.0/8. Apol takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (1.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apol, Luitjen AkselssonFM | 2318 | FAI | F | F | F | F | F | F | +15N | +22B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2775 | +5.2 |
| 2 | Nielsen, Torkil | 2030 | FAI | F | F | F | F | F | F | +21N | +14B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2738 | +15.2 |
| 3 | Nielsen, Hogni EgilstoftIM | 2389 | FAI | F | F | F | F | F | F | +17B | =6N | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 2350 | -1.0 |
| 4 | Magnussen, Petur Gardar | 1921 | FAI | F | F | F | F | F | F | +13B | =10N | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.50 | 2214 | +27.6 |
| 5 | Eydsteinsson, Silas | 2061 | FAI | F | F | F | F | F | F | +18B | =7N | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.25 | 2133 | +4.0 |
| 6 | Simonsen, Olavur | 2199 | FAI | F | F | F | F | F | F | +22N | =3B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2367 | +8.6 |
| 7 | Gregersen, Hedin | 1976 | FAI | F | F | F | F | F | F | +23N | =5B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2176 | +10.6 |
| 8 | Samuelsen, Carl Eli NolsoeFM | 2167 | FAI | F | F | F | F | F | F | =11N | +23B | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 2114 | -1.0 |
| 9 | Nolsoe, Rani | 1903 | FAI | F | F | F | F | F | F | =20N | +21B | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2222 | +14.2 |
| 10 | Olsen, Wille | 1958 | FAI | F | F | F | F | F | F | =12N | =4B | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 2076 | +5.8 |
| 11 | Gaard, Ingolf | 1948 | FAI | F | F | F | F | F | F | =8B | =18N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2023 | +5.0 |
| 12 | Poulsen, MartinFM | 2225 | FAI | F | F | F | F | F | F | =10B | =16N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1956 | -12.2 |
| 13 | Nielsen, Jon I Horni | 2104 | FAI | F | F | F | F | F | F | −4N | +19B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.50 | 1997 | -4.8 |
| 14 | Petersen, Terji | 1970 | FAI | F | F | F | F | F | F | +24B | −2N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1949 | -1.0 |
| 15 | Johansen, Haldur Suni | 2000 | FAI | F | F | F | F | F | F | −1B | +25N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 2137 | +6.2 |
| 16 | Atlason, Jon | 1932 | FAI | F | F | F | F | F | F | =19N | =12B | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2122 | +8.6 |
| 17 | Petersen, Elias | 2109 | FAI | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +26N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2128 | +0.8 |
| 18 | Tummasarson, Flovin Matras | 1903 | FAI | F | F | F | F | F | F | −5N | =11B | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 1795 | -5.8 |
| 19 | Baldursson, Rani | 2061 | FAI | F | F | F | F | F | F | =16B | −13N | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.50 | 1827 | -11.2 |
| 20 | Thorsteinsson, Sjurdur | 2152 | FAI | F | F | F | F | F | F | =9B | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1943 | -5.2 |
| 21 | Berg, Margar M. | 1896 | FAI | F | F | F | F | F | F | −2B | −9N | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1184 | -15.8 |
| 22 | Augustinussen, Bernhard | 1937 | FAI | F | F | F | F | F | F | −6B | −1N | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1457 | -5.8 |
| 23 | Wiberg, Ingi | 1899 | FAI | F | F | F | F | F | F | −7B | −8N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1253 | -12.8 |
| 24 | Petersen, Johnny | 1873 | FAI | F | F | F | F | F | F | −14N | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1166 | -14.8 |
| 25 | Hansen, Herluf | 1974 | FAI | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −15B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1203 | -9.2 |
| 26 | Thomsen, Jonfinn | 1882 | FAI | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −17B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1302 | -3.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Magnussen, Petur GardarFAI+27.61.5 pts · #7
- 2Nielsen, TorkilFAI+15.22.0 pts · #2
- 3Nolsoe, RaniFAI+14.21.5 pts · #8
- 1Berg, Margar M.FAI-15.80.0 pts · #21
- 2Petersen, JohnnyFAI-14.80.0 pts · #22
- 3Wiberg, IngiFAI-12.80.0 pts · #25
- R7+183 Elo gap