Holmestrand Hostturnering 2025
11 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 15 Dec 2025 to 22 Dec 2025 in Holmestrand, Norway. Top 10 Elo average was 1452, and top seed was Elias Engen Akerholt (🇳🇴 NOR, 1831).
Espen Backe (🇳🇴 NOR, 1681) won with 9.0/11, ahead of Elias Engen Akerholt (8.5) and Herman Hofmann Rustad (8.5). Backe took the lead from round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Roger Lovaas (1639) beat Elias Engen Akerholt (1831), a +192-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 11 · 11 roundsEspen Backe led from R7 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Espen Backe takes the sole lead (6.0/7).
Espen Backe beat Herman Hofmann Rustad (Black).
Espen Backe 8 wins (R1–R9)Herman Hofmann Rustad 3+3 wins (R1–R4, R9–R11)Elias Engen Akerholt 4 wins (R1–R4)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇳🇴Backe, Espen | 1681 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 37.50 | 46.0 | +80.0 | 1941 |
| 3 | 🇳🇴Akerholt, Elias Engen | 1831 | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.5 | 35.25 | 46.5 | +6.2 | 1841 |
| 2 | 🇳🇴Rustad, Herman Hofmann | 1730 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.5 | 33.25 | 46.5 | +35.2 | 1848 |
| 5 | 🇳🇴Lovaas, Roger | 1639 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 23.50 | 48.0 | +14.2 | 1708 |
| 4 | 🇳🇴Haugen, Steinar | 1721 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 22.00 | 48.0 | -3.4 | 1698 |
| 8 | 🇳🇴Madsen, Richard | 1498 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 8.00 | 51.0 | +8.4 | 1495 |
| 7 | 🇳🇴Ostmann, Jens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 7.00 | 51.0 | 0.0 | 1491 |
| 6 | 🇳🇴Nas, Simen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 5.50 | 51.5 | 0.0 | 1536 |
| 9 | 🇳🇴Rygge, Kjell | 1430 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | 3.00 | 52.5 | +7.2 | 1497 |
| 10 | 🇳🇴Aamodt, Erlend | 1493 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 54.0 | -66.0 | 1309 |
| 11 | 🇳🇴Rekkavik, Asmund | 1493 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 55.0 | -106.0 | 831 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Backe, EspenNOR+80.09.0 pts · #1
- 2Rustad, Herman HofmannNOR+35.28.5 pts · #2
- 3Lovaas, RogerNOR+14.27.0 pts · #5
- 1Rekkavik, AsmundNOR-106.00.0 pts · #11
- 2Aamodt, ErlendNOR-66.01.0 pts · #10
- 3Haugen, SteinarNOR-3.47.0 pts · #4
- R9+192 Elo gap