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Holmestrand Hostturnering 2025

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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.

Location
🇳🇴Holmestrand, Norway
Dates
15 Dec 2025 → 22 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 11 rounds
Top seed
Avg top 10
1,452
Participants
11
Federations · 1 represented
🇳🇴Norway×11
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 11 · 11 rounds

Espen Backe led from R7 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.

Co-leaders
5
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
#1#2#6#11R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11Backe takes lead
R7 · LEADER CHANGE19 Dec

Espen Backe takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Espen Backe beat Herman Hofmann Rustad (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

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

#PlayerElo1234567891011PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇳🇴Backe, Espen1681*01111111119.037.5046.0+80.01941
3🇳🇴Akerholt, Elias Engen18311*½011111118.535.2546.5+6.21841
2🇳🇴Rustad, Herman Hofmann17300½*111111118.533.2546.5+35.21848
5🇳🇴Lovaas, Roger1639010*01111117.023.5048.0+14.21708
4🇳🇴Haugen, Steinar17210001*1111117.022.0048.0-3.41698
8🇳🇴Madsen, Richard149800000*1½½114.08.0051.0+8.41495
7🇳🇴Ostmann, Jens0000000*11114.07.0051.00.01491
6🇳🇴Nas, Simen000000½0*1113.55.5051.50.01536
9🇳🇴Rygge, Kjell143000000½00*112.53.0052.5+7.21497
10🇳🇴Aamodt, Erlend1493000000000*11.00.0054.0-66.01309
11🇳🇴Rekkavik, Asmund14930000000000*0.00.0055.0-106.0831

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets