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1. deild 2025-26 7-8

Double Round-RobinStandard

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.

Location
🇫🇴Faroe Islands, Faroe Islands
Dates
08 Feb 2026 → 22 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for first 40 moves and 15 min. for the rest of the game with 30 sec. increment from move 1
System
Double RR · 8 rounds
Top seed
Avg top 10
2,179
Participants
26
Titled players · 4
IM×1
FM×3
Federations · 1 represented
🇫🇴Faroe Islands×26
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

Tight 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.

Co-leaders
35
35
35
35
35
35
8
2
2468R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8
R8 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 2.0/8. Apol takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (1.0).

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Apol, Luitjen AkselssonFM2318FAIFFFFFF+15N+22B2.01.01.01.002775+5.2
2Nielsen, Torkil2030FAIFFFFFF+21N+14B2.01.01.01.002738+15.2
3Nielsen, Hogni EgilstoftIM2389FAIFFFFFF+17B=6N1.52.52.51.752350-1.0
4Magnussen, Petur Gardar1921FAIFFFFFF+13B=10N1.52.02.01.502214+27.6
5Eydsteinsson, Silas2061FAIFFFFFF+18B=7N1.52.02.01.252133+4.0
6Simonsen, Olavur2199FAIFFFFFF+22N=3B1.51.51.50.752367+8.6
7Gregersen, Hedin1976FAIFFFFFF+23N=5B1.51.51.50.752176+10.6
8Samuelsen, Carl Eli NolsoeFM2167FAIFFFFFF=11N+23B1.51.01.00.502114-1.0
9Nolsoe, Rani1903FAIFFFFFF=20N+21B1.50.50.50.252222+14.2
10Olsen, Wille1958FAIFFFFFF=12N=4B1.02.52.51.252076+5.8
11Gaard, Ingolf1948FAIFFFFFF=8B=18N1.02.02.01.002023+5.0
12Poulsen, MartinFM2225FAIFFFFFF=10B=16N1.02.02.01.001956-12.2
13Nielsen, Jon I Horni2104FAIFFFFFF4N+19B1.02.02.00.501997-4.8
14Petersen, Terji1970FAIFFFFFF+24B2N1.02.02.00.001949-1.0
15Johansen, Haldur Suni2000FAIFFFFFF1B+25N1.02.02.00.002137+6.2
16Atlason, Jon1932FAIFFFFFF=19N=12B1.01.51.50.752122+8.6
17Petersen, Elias2109FAIFFFFFFF+26N1.00.00.00.002128+0.8
18Tummasarson, Flovin Matras1903FAIFFFFFF5N=11B0.52.52.50.501795-5.8
19Baldursson, Rani2061FAIFFFFFF=16B13N0.52.02.00.501827-11.2
20Thorsteinsson, Sjurdur2152FAIFFFFFF=9BF0.51.51.50.751943-5.2
21Berg, Margar M.1896FAIFFFFFF2B9N0.03.53.50.001184-15.8
22Augustinussen, Bernhard1937FAIFFFFFF6B1N0.03.53.50.001457-5.8
23Wiberg, Ingi1899FAIFFFFFF7B8N0.03.03.00.001253-12.8
24Petersen, Johnny1873FAIFFFFFF14NF0.01.01.00.001166-14.8
25Hansen, Herluf1974FAIFFFFFFF15B0.01.01.00.001203-9.2
26Thomsen, Jonfinn1882FAIFFFFFFF17B0.01.01.00.001302-3.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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