NTG Lyn-GP januar 2026

SwissBlitz

68 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held on 31 Jan 2026 in Barum, Norway. 14 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2415, and top seed was Elham Amar (🇳🇴 NOR, GM, 2561).

Havard Haug (🇳🇴 NOR, FM, 2552) won with 9.5/11, ahead of Elham Amar (8.5) and Simen Agdestein (8.5). Haug won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Tormod Carlin (1738) beat Subhan Gilmessen (2116), a +378-point gap.

Location

🇳🇴Barum, Norway

Dates

31 Jan 2026

Time control

Blitz: 3 minutes for game with 2 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 11 rounds

Top seed

🇳🇴GMElham Amar2561

Avg top 10

2,415

Participants

Titled players · 14

GM×4

IM×2

FM×6

CM×2

Federations · 1 represented

🇳🇴Norway×66

Top 3

🥇
FMHavard Haug
🇳🇴NOR·2552
9.5pts·2660perf+14.1
🥈
GMElham Amar
🇳🇴NOR·2561
8.5pts·2499perf-3.2
🥉
GMSimen Agdestein
🇳🇴NOR·2474
8.5pts·2433perf-0.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 11 rounds

FM Havard Haug led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders

Haug9.5Amar8.5Agdestein8.5Mitusov8Kreken8Olsen8

R6–R11 · LEAD HELD

FM Havard Haug never relinquished the lead after R6; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Havard Haug beat GM Elham Amar (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Havard Haug 6 wins (R1–R6)GM Elham Amar 3 wins (R1–R3)GM Simen Agdestein 5 wins (R6–R10)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMHavard Haug	*	1	½	1
2GMElham Amar	0	*	—	0
3GMSimen Agdestein	½	—	*	—
4IMSemen Mitusov	0	1	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Haug, HavardFM	2552	NOR	+36B	+25N	+10B	+12N	+9B	+4N	=7B	+8N	+2B	=5B	=3N	9.5	75.0	80.5	68.50	2660	+14.1
2	Amar, ElhamGM	2561	NOR	+39N	+52B	+5N	−4B	+11N	=10B	+13N	+6B	−1N	+7B	+12N	8.5	74.0	78.0	57.00	2499	-3.2
3	Agdestein, SimenGM	2474	NOR	+28B	+16N	−11B	+17B	−6N	+31N	+25B	+7N	+10B	+8N	=1B	8.5	72.0	77.5	57.75	2433	-0.6
4	Mitusov, SemenIM	2411	NOR	+48B	+15N	+14B	+2N	+7B	−1B	−8N	+13B	−5N	+11N	+9B	8.0	76.0	80.5	55.50	2456	+9.3
5	Kreken, Eivind GruntFM	2281	NOR	+34N	+26B	−2B	+22N	+16B	−7N	+15B	+14N	+4B	=1N	=8B	8.0	74.0	79.5	55.00	2386	+33.6
6	Olsen, William Alexander	2132	NOR	+38B	−29N	+19B	+20N	+3B	=9N	+12B	−2N	=11B	+10N	+13N	8.0	70.5	76.0	55.00	2325	+108.8
7	Hammer, Jon LudvigGM	2549	NOR	+43N	+27B	+18N	+8B	−4N	+5B	=1N	−3B	+17N	−2N	+19B	7.5	75.5	80.5	50.75	2448	-9.1
8	Elsness, FrodeIM	2285	NOR	+44B	+31N	+29B	−7N	+14B	+18N	+4B	−1B	+23N	−3B	=5N	7.5	72.0	77.0	47.50	2364	+14.3
9	Hauge, Lars OskarGM	2430	NOR	+42N	+24B	+13N	+11B	−1N	=6B	=10N	−23B	+19N	+14B	−4N	7.0	72.0	77.0	46.00	2287	-15.3
10	Eliseev, SergeyFM	2228	NOR	+41N	+59B	−1N	+26B	+24N	=2N	=9B	+22B	−3N	−6B	+17N	7.0	71.0	74.5	40.75	2290	+20.4
11	Elsness, Fredrik Valstad	2132	NOR	+55N	+32B	+3N	−9N	−2B	+17B	=19N	+27B	=6N	−4B	+24N	7.0	70.5	74.5	43.75	2265	+65.1
12	Grave, Jacob TemplenFM	2347	NOR	+60N	+22B	+33N	−1B	+27N	−13B	−6N	+32B	+20N	+23B	−2B	7.0	68.5	72.0	39.00	2233	-22.0
13	Khoo-Thwe, LouisFM	2155	NOR	+64B	+20N	−9B	+59N	+30B	+12N	−2B	−4N	+15B	+16N	−6B	7.0	68.0	71.0	39.50	2217	+33.3
14	Torfoss, Sivert SchancheCM	2128	NOR	+57N	+21B	−4N	+33B	−8N	+32B	+29N	−5B	+22N	−9N	+28B	7.0	65.5	69.5	39.00	2119	+8.0
15	Kierulf, Villum Brevick	2000	NOR	+49N	−4B	+34N	−21B	+42N	+39B	−5N	+24B	−13N	+41B	+23N	7.0	62.0	66.5	37.00	2032	+25.1
16	Den Roover, Nikolay JorgensenCM	2024	NOR	+51N	−3B	+60N	+32B	−5N	+21B	−23N	+42B	+29N	−13B	+26N	7.0	62.0	65.5	36.00	2056	+24.4
17	Brattgjerd, Isak VinhFM	2259	NOR	+45B	=19N	+23B	−3N	+52B	−11N	+30B	+18N	−7B	+25N	−10B	6.5	65.5	69.5	36.25	2217	-14.4
18	Arvola, Daniel	2200	NOR	+35N	+30B	−7B	+31N	+21N	−8B	−22N	−17B	+43N	=20B	+29N	6.5	62.5	67.5	36.75	2065	-49.0
19	Olsen, William Fegth	1939	NOR	+63N	=17B	−6N	+43B	=26N	+27B	=11B	+52N	−9B	+30N	−7N	6.5	62.5	65.5	33.25	2108	+94.4
20	Nordahl, Frederik	1850	NOR	+66N	−13B	+40N	−6B	+35N	−22B	+41N	+33B	−12B	=18N	+31B	6.5	61.0	63.0	31.75	1980	+62.0
21	Yang, Espen Siben	1785	NOR	+67B	−14N	+63B	+15N	−18B	−16N	−52B	+35N	=37B	+36N	+30B	6.5	56.5	58.5	31.25	1917	+63.2
22	Maurstad, Astor Moe	1989	NOR	+58B	−12N	+37B	−5B	+34N	+20N	+18B	−10N	−14B	−28N	+44B	6.0	64.0	68.0	33.00	1976	-1.6
23	Amundsen, Ask	2218	NOR	+37B	−33N	−17N	+64B	+43N	+59B	+16B	+9N	−8B	−12N	−15B	6.0	61.5	64.5	31.00	2088	-28.8
24	Skribeland, Erik Gurakar	2008	NOR	+62B	−9N	+44B	+28N	−10B	−30N	+43B	−15N	+39B	+32N	−11B	6.0	60.0	63.5	30.00	1945	-32.0
25	Mortensen, Michael	2083	NOR	+40N	−1B	+42N	−30B	+60N	+33B	−3N	−29B	+51N	−17B	+41N	6.0	60.0	63.5	28.00	1968	-54.0
26	Yilmaz, Kazim	1950	NOR	+53B	−5N	+64B	−10N	=19B	=45N	+28B	=30N	=31B	+42N	−16B	6.0	59.5	62.5	29.25	1909	-9.8
27	Rehman, Rafe	2054	NOR	+61B	−7N	+48B	+29N	−12B	−19N	+39B	−11N	−28B	+58N	+34N	6.0	58.5	62.0	28.00	1933	-33.8
28	Carlin, Tormod	1738	NOR	−3N	+51B	+52N	−24B	−33N	+40B	−26N	+61B	+27N	+22B	−14N	6.0	58.0	61.5	28.50	1942	+50.8
29	Berg, Jorgen Andreas	1830	NOR	+47N	+6B	−8N	−27B	+40N	+36B	−14B	+25N	−16B	=31N	−18B	5.5	64.0	69.0	32.25	1963	+34.4
30	Schjott-Bugge, Henrik	1873	NOR	+54B	−18N	+57B	+25N	−13N	+24B	−17N	=26B	+34N	−19B	−21N	5.5	60.5	64.5	28.50	1927	+19.8
31	Hellerud, Lauritz Nissen	1962	NOR	+65N	−8B	+35N	−18B	+41N	−3B	=34N	+60B	=26N	=29B	−20N	5.5	60.0	62.5	25.00	1880	-44.4
32	Braaten, Birk	1832	NOR	+68B	−11N	+46B	−16N	+48B	−14N	+53B	−12N	+45B	−24B	=35N	5.5	58.0	59.0	22.25	1822	-9.6
33	Brattgjerd, August Minh	1886	NOR	+56N	+23B	−12B	−14N	+28B	−25N	=45B	−20N	F	+51B	+49N	5.5	56.0	59.5	27.00	1890	+3.8
34	Homtako, Thea Alexandra	1658	NOR	−5B	+53N	−15B	+62N	−22B	+56N	=31B	+36N	−30B	+60N	−27B	5.5	55.0	58.5	23.25	1800	+67.6
35	Haugsten, Johannes Nikolai	1644	NOR	−18B	+54N	−31B	+47N	−20B	−52N	+56B	−21B	+46N	+39N	=32B	5.5	53.5	57.5	25.75	1737	+36.9
36	Berg, Edvard Vallestrand	1749	NOR	−1N	−40B	=41N	+51B	+49N	−29N	+62B	−34B	+59N	−21B	+60B	5.5	52.5	56.0	21.50	1717	-19.8
37	Brevick, Solan Kierulf	1652	NOR	−23N	+56B	−22N	+63N	−59B	−53B	+49N	+40B	=21N	−43B	+48N	5.5	49.0	52.0	24.25	1692	+16.4
38	Homtako, Chloe Elisabeth	1601	NOR	−6N	−47B	+53N	−39B	−63N	=65B	−51N	+68B	+50N	+61B	+55N	5.5	43.5	44.5	18.25	1550	-32.8
39	Brenden, Vegard	1764	NOR	−2B	−46N	+50B	+38N	+54B	−15N	−27N	+55B	−24N	−35B	+51N	5.0	56.0	60.0	22.00	1695	-44.4
40	Miao, Oliver	1578	NOR	−25B	+36N	−20B	+44N	−29B	−28N	+48B	−37N	+57B	+45N	−42B	5.0	54.5	58.5	24.00	1703	+70.0
41	Kveine, Sigurd Wist	1653	NOR	−10B	=50N	=36B	+58N	−31B	+54N	−20B	+63N	+49B	−15N	−25B	5.0	54.5	57.5	20.50	1692	+2.6
42	Mulye, Varad	1716	NOR	−9B	+62N	−25B	+57N	−15B	+61B	+59N	−16N	F	−26B	+40N	5.0	53.0	56.5	19.50	1837	+51.6
43	Johannessen, Jasper Tangelder	1747	NOR	−7B	+61N	+47B	−19N	−23B	+55B	−24N	+53N	−18B	+37N	—	5.0	51.0	54.5	22.00	1815	+24.4
44	Nguyen, Tien Duc	1670	NOR	−8N	+65B	−24N	−40B	−45B	+58N	+46N	−51B	+53N	+55B	−22N	5.0	50.5	53.0	19.50	1655	-8.8
45	Skogstad, Eirik Johnsen	1655	NOR	−17N	−63B	+65N	=49B	+44N	=26B	=33N	=59B	−32N	−40B	+54N	5.0	48.5	51.0	21.25	1666	-2.4
46	Kashyap, Shri Datta	1591	NOR	−52N	+39B	−32N	−48N	−56B	+47N	−44B	+54N	−35B	+63N	+58B	5.0	46.5	49.5	21.00	1573	-16.4
47	Sagen, Paul Even	0	NOR	−29B	+38N	−43N	−35B	−50N	−46B	+66N	−65B	+64N	+56B	+59N	5.0	44.0	46.0	18.00	1558	+41.2
48	Wickramasinghe, Nishel Maria	1703	NOR	−4N	+49B	−27N	+46B	−32N	−63B	−40N	+50B	=61N	+59B	−37B	4.5	51.0	54.0	19.25	1635	-44.5
49	Mustaparta, Erik-Johan	1544	NOR	−15B	−48N	+68B	=45N	−36B	+50N	−37B	+62N	−41N	+57B	−33B	4.5	50.0	51.0	15.50	1573	+7.2
50	Kolosov, Nicolai	1442	NOR	−59N	=41B	−39N	−54N	+47B	−49B	+65N	−48N	−38B	+66B	+61N	4.5	43.0	45.0	15.50	1551	+42.4
51	Ringerike, Joachim	1560	NOR	−16B	−28N	−54B	−36N	+68B	+64N	+38B	+44N	−25B	−33N	−39B	4.0	52.5	53.5	14.50	1649	+15.2
52	Gilmessen, Subhan	2116	NOR	+46B	−2N	−28B	+55N	−17N	+35B	+21N	−19B	F	—	—	4.0	49.5	53.5	21.00	1923	-66.8
53	Meisingset, Oskar	1475	NOR	−26N	−34B	−38B	+68N	+57B	+37N	−32N	−43B	−44B	−54N	+62B	4.0	49.5	50.5	14.00	1563	+32.4
54	Bay, David	0	NOR	−30N	−35B	+51N	+50B	−39N	−41B	−55N	−46B	+67N	+53B	−45B	4.0	47.5	49.5	14.50	1477	0.0
55	Linnerud, Oskar Sandberg	1606	NOR	−11B	+68N	−59N	−52B	+58B	−43N	+54B	−39N	+63B	−44N	−38B	4.0	46.0	47.0	12.00	1522	-45.6
56	Bergfjord, Christian Emil	1406	NOR	−33B	−37N	−61B	+67B	+46N	−34B	−35N	−57N	+62B	−47N	+66N	4.0	45.0	47.0	12.50	1395	-7.2
57	Tomta, Marius	1599	NOR	−14B	+67N	−30N	−42B	−53N	+66B	−61N	+56B	−40N	−49N	+64B	4.0	43.5	45.5	11.00	1424	-84.0
58	Semlitsch, Jaan Ivar	1543	NOR	−22N	−60B	+67N	−41B	−55N	−44B	+68N	+64B	+65N	−27B	−46N	4.0	42.0	43.0	8.50	1476	-17.4
59	Bernhoftsen-Banks, Alec	1893	NOR	+50B	−10N	+55B	−13B	+37N	−23N	−42B	=45N	−36B	−48N	−47B	3.5	55.0	59.0	16.50	1654	-135.2
60	Tran, Victor	1683	NOR	−12B	+58N	−16B	+61N	−25B	=62N	+63B	−31N	F	−34B	−36N	3.5	53.0	56.0	12.25	1657	-27.6
61	Malme, Amund Magnus Sorvik	1572	NOR	−27N	−43B	+56N	−60B	+66B	−42N	+57B	−28N	=48B	−38N	−50B	3.5	48.0	50.0	12.25	1468	-57.6
62	Kaatorp, Lars Joachim	1556	NOR	−24N	−42B	+66N	−34B	+64N	=60B	−36N	−49B	−56N	+65B	−53N	3.5	43.5	45.5	9.25	1444	-30.8
63	Stave, Annabelle	1444	NOR	−19B	+45N	−21N	−37B	+38B	+48N	−60N	−41B	−55N	−46B	−67B	3.0	51.0	53.0	15.00	1528	+34.0
64	Nilsen, Stefan	1641	NOR	−13N	+66B	−26N	−23N	−62B	−51B	+67N	−58N	−47B	+68B	−57N	3.0	43.5	44.5	5.00	918	-138.4
65	Landsverk, Ida	1539	NOR	−31B	−44N	−45B	−66N	+67B	=38N	−50B	+47N	−58B	−62N	—	2.5	40.0	42.0	9.75	1357	-37.4
66	Lysne, Vegard	0	NOR	−20B	−64N	−62B	+65B	−61N	−57N	−47B	−67B	+68N	−50N	−56B	2.0	38.5	39.5	3.50	1211	0.0
67	FIDE 556003730	0	—	−21N	−57B	−58B	−56N	−65N	−68B	−64B	+66N	−54B	F	+63N	2.0	34.0	34.0	5.00	1256	0.0
68	FIDE 556005253	0	—	−32N	−55B	−49N	−53B	−51N	+67N	−58B	−38N	−66B	−64N	F	1.0	38.5	38.5	2.00	800	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Olsen, William AlexanderNOR
+108.8
8.0 pts · #6
2Olsen, William FegthNOR
+94.4
6.5 pts · #19
3Miao, OliverNOR
+70.0
5.0 pts · #37

Top rating losers

1Nilsen, StefanNOR
-138.4
3.0 pts · #68
2Bernhoftsen-Banks, AlecNOR
-135.2
3.5 pts · #52
3Tomta, MariusNOR
-84.0
4.0 pts · #60

Biggest upsets

R3+378 Elo gap
Carlin, Tormod1738 beat Gilmessen, Subhan2116
R5+342 Elo gap
Olsen, William Alexander2132 beat GMAgdestein, Simen2474
R3+342 Elo gap
Elsness, Fredrik Valstad2132 beat GMAgdestein, Simen2474