Power Solutions Arctic Chess NGP 2026 A

SwissStandard

48 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 18 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Alta, Norway. 20 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2395, and top seed was Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal (🇳🇴 NOR, GM, 2569).

Tor Fredrik Kaasen (🇳🇴 NOR, IM, 2476) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal (5.0) and Mads Vestby-Ellingsen (5.0). Kaasen broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Nikolay Jorgensen Den Roover (CM, 1966) beat Jovanka Houska (IM, 2314), a +348-point gap.

Location

🇳🇴Alta, Norway

Dates

18 Feb 2026 → 22 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇳🇴GMFrode Olav Olsen Urkedal2569

Avg top 10

2,395

Participants

Titled players · 20

GM×3

IM×5

FM×6

CM×3

WIM×1

WFM×2

Federations · 7 represented

🇳🇴Norway×40

🇬🇧England×3

🇳🇱Netherlands×1

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

🇲🇩Moldova×1

🇩🇰Denmark×1

🇩🇪Germany×1

Top 3

🥇
IMTor Fredrik Kaasen
🇳🇴NOR·2476
5.5pts·2564perf+8.3
🥈
GMFrode Olav Olsen Urkedal
🇳🇴NOR·2569
5.0pts·2508perf-3.6
🥉
IMMads Vestby-Ellingsen
🇳🇴NOR·2386
5.0pts·2374perf+1.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

IM Tor Fredrik Kaasen led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Kaasen5.5Williams5Lund5Vestby-Ellingsen5Verbin5Urkedal5

R5–R7 · LEAD HELD

IM Tor Fredrik Kaasen held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Tor Fredrik Kaasen lost to GM Simon K Williams (White).

R1–R3 · WIN STREAK

IM Tor Fredrik Kaasen won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMTor Fredrik Kaasen	*	0	1	1
2GMSimon K Williams	1	*	—	—
3FMGunnar Lund	0	—	*	—
4IMMads Vestby-Ellingsen	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Kaasen, Tor FredrikIM	2476	NOR	+23N	+11B	+5N	=2B	+3N	−4B	+10N	5.5	29.0	32.5	25.00	2564	+8.3
2	Urkedal, Frode Olav OlsenGM	2569	NOR	+25B	+16N	+6B	=1N	=9B	=3N	=4N	5.0	29.0	32.5	22.50	2508	-3.6
3	Vestby-Ellingsen, MadsIM	2386	NOR	+15B	=22N	+18B	+14N	−1B	=2B	+31N	5.0	25.5	28.5	18.75	2374	+1.6
4	Williams, Simon KGM	2432	ENG	+29B	+20N	=14B	+9N	F	+1N	=2B	5.0	25.5	25.5	21.00	2564	+10.7
5	Lund, GunnarFM	2314	NOR	+21N	+36B	−1B	+27N	=10N	+19B	=8N	5.0	25.0	27.0	16.75	2313	+6.2
6	Van Foreest, MachteldFM	2320	NED	+46N	+7B	−2N	+19B	=13N	=31B	+17N	5.0	24.0	25.5	17.00	2356	+9.4
7	Verbin, ValentinaWFM	2140	MDA	+33B	−6N	−35B	+28N	+21B	+14N	+13B	5.0	22.5	25.0	17.50	2166	+7.8
8	Nielsen, AndreFM	2301	NOR	+40B	−13N	+29B	=35N	+18B	+9N	=5B	5.0	22.5	24.5	16.75	2273	0.0
9	Grave, Jacob TemplenFM	2382	NOR	+24N	+26B	+13N	−4B	=2N	−8B	+22N	4.5	26.0	29.5	17.00	2340	-3.2
10	Kreken, Eivind GruntFM	2347	NOR	+27B	=18N	=17B	+20N	=5B	+16N	−1B	4.5	25.0	28.0	16.50	2356	+4.8
11	Bruaset, Eivind	2215	NOR	+28B	−1N	=15B	+21N	=14B	=12N	+18B	4.5	25.0	28.0	16.25	2177	-4.4
12	Rustan, Elias Buschmann	1986	NOR	−17B	+37N	−16B	+45N	+44B	=11B	+19N	4.5	19.5	21.0	11.25	2193	+71.6
13	Valvag, Torbjorn	2082	NOR	+41N	+8B	−9B	+17N	=6B	=22N	−7N	4.0	26.5	28.5	14.75	2256	+32.0
14	Hammari, VinjarFM	2101	NOR	+47N	+32B	=4N	−3B	=11N	−7B	+29N	4.0	25.5	27.0	12.25	2230	+24.0
15	Sivaparan, Isai	1983	NOR	−3N	+38B	=11N	=22N	=17B	+26B	=20N	4.0	23.5	25.5	13.00	2233	+83.6
16	Hunt, Harriet VIM	2289	ENG	+39N	−2B	+12N	+23B	F	−10B	+24N	4.0	23.0	23.0	13.50	2260	-0.3
17	Hansen, Torbjorn RingdalGM	2407	NOR	+12N	=19B	=10N	−13B	=15N	+42B	−6B	3.5	25.5	27.5	12.50	2143	-20.9
18	Bashylina, LuisaWFM	2145	GER	+34N	=10B	−3N	+30B	−8N	+27B	−11N	3.5	25.0	28.0	11.25	2103	-4.0
19	Austad, Eirik Strom	2155	NOR	+37B	=17N	+22B	−6N	+35B	−5N	−12B	3.5	24.0	26.0	9.75	2143	-1.8
20	Aamodt, Peder Marcus	2189	NOR	+43N	−4B	+24N	−10B	=27N	=23B	=15B	3.5	23.5	25.5	10.75	2085	-18.0
21	Solbakken, Mikkel Damtoft	1934	NOR	−5B	+33N	+42N	−11B	−7N	+36B	=25B	3.5	23.0	25.0	8.75	2038	+34.0
22	Skaar, Ben Samuel Groth	2152	NOR	+38N	=3B	−19N	=15B	+46N	=13B	−9B	3.5	23.0	24.5	10.00	2107	-7.6
23	Hagesather, Arne	2016	NOR	−1B	+28N	+45B	−16N	F	=20N	+30B	3.5	20.5	20.5	9.25	2115	+14.6
24	Den Roover, Nikolay JorgensenCM	1966	NOR	−9B	+48N	−20B	=37N	+40B	+32N	−16B	3.5	19.0	19.5	6.50	2110	+42.8
25	Jessen, Simon Pind	2059	DEN	−2N	=39B	−44N	+36B	=30N	+33B	=21N	3.5	18.5	20.5	9.25	1918	-25.0
26	Hagesather, EllenWIM	2145	NOR	+48B	−9N	−27B	=40N	+37B	−15N	+28B	3.5	18.5	19.0	6.50	1977	-28.6
27	Solbu, Lasse Tveter	1958	NOR	−10N	+34B	+26N	−5B	=20B	−18N	=46N	3.0	23.0	24.5	9.00	2073	+16.4
28	Paranichev, Miron	1901	NOR	−11N	−23B	+34N	−7B	+41N	+39B	−26N	3.0	21.5	23.5	7.00	1943	+5.2
29	Heier, Odin NikolaiCM	2007	NOR	−4N	+43B	−8N	=38B	=39N	+35N	−14B	3.0	20.5	22.5	6.50	2005	-3.8
30	Homtako, Thea Alexandra	1739	NOR	=31N	+44B	−32N	−18N	=25B	+38B	−23N	3.0	18.5	20.5	7.25	1973	+69.6
31	Borsos, BogdanIM	2084	UKR	=30B	F	+36N	+32B	F	=6N	−3B	3.0	18.0	18.0	9.00	2161	+6.4
32	Houska, JovankaIM	2314	ENG	+35B	−14N	+30B	−31N	F	−24B	+42N	3.0	18.0	18.0	7.50	2016	-20.6
33	Wilhelmsen, Vegard	1770	NOR	−7N	−21B	−38N	+47B	+45B	−25N	+39N	3.0	17.5	19.0	5.00	1871	+31.2
34	Myren, Matias	1770	NOR	−18B	−27N	−28B	+43B	−36N	+45N	+41B	3.0	15.5	17.0	5.50	1826	+8.0
35	Solbu, August	1949	NOR	−32N	+47B	+7N	=8B	−19N	−29B	—	2.5	19.5	21.0	9.00	2056	+26.0
36	Hjerpbakk, Terje	1684	NOR	F	−5N	−31B	−25N	+34B	−21N	+37B	2.0	20.0	20.0	5.00	1842	+18.4
37	Aanes, Kjell	1872	NOR	−19N	−12B	+47N	=24B	−26N	=41B	−36N	2.0	19.0	20.5	4.25	1762	-44.4
38	Harila, Rune	1811	NOR	−22B	−15N	+33B	=29N	−42B	−30N	=40B	2.0	18.5	20.5	5.50	1794	-6.2
39	Solskjar, Frode	1926	NOR	−16B	=25N	=40B	=42N	=29B	−28N	−33B	2.0	18.5	20.5	5.25	1848	-16.6
40	Johnsen, Kjell Magne	1930	NOR	−8N	=41B	=39N	=26B	−24N	−43B	=38N	2.0	18.0	20.0	4.75	1811	-25.0
41	Noer, Andreas	1739	NOR	−13B	=40N	−46B	+48N	−28B	=37N	−34N	2.0	15.5	16.0	2.50	1744	-1.4
42	Royset, PalCM	2084	NOR	F	=45N	−21B	=39B	+38N	−17N	−32B	2.0	15.5	15.5	3.75	1909	-28.2
43	Gressli, Kristoffer	1894	NOR	−20B	−29N	=48B	−34N	F	+40N	=47B	2.0	13.5	13.5	3.00	1787	-18.4
44	Mikalsen, Odd Erling	1910	NOR	F	−30N	+25B	F	−12N	+46B	—	2.0	12.5	12.5	5.00	1934	+2.8
45	Mikalsen, Bengt Arne	1812	NOR	F	=42B	−23N	−12B	−33N	−34B	+48N	1.5	16.5	16.5	1.50	1713	-16.0
46	Brasoy, Aksel	1952	NOR	−6B	F	+41N	F	−22B	−44N	=27B	1.5	15.5	15.5	3.50	1867	-13.2
47	Wilhelmsen, Jim Levi	1763	NOR	−14B	−35N	−37B	−33N	F	+48B	=43N	1.5	14.0	14.0	1.50	1706	-18.8
48	Sjogren, Oddbjorn	1810	NOR	−26N	−24B	=43N	−41B	F	−47N	−45B	0.5	14.0	14.0	1.00	1486	-39.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Sivaparan, IsaiNOR
+83.6
4.0 pts · #13
2Rustan, Elias BuschmannNOR
+71.6
4.5 pts · #11
3Homtako, Thea AlexandraNOR
+69.6
3.0 pts · #27

Top rating losers

1Aanes, KjellNOR
-44.4
2.0 pts · #44
2Sjogren, OddbjornNOR
-39.2
0.5 pts · #48
3Hagesather, EllenWIMNOR
-28.6
3.5 pts · #18

Biggest upsets

R6+348 Elo gap
CMDen Roover, Nikolay Jorgensen1966 beat IMHouska, Jovanka2314
R4+325 Elo gap
Valvag, Torbjorn2082 beat GMHansen, Torbjorn Ringdal2407
R4+230 Elo gap
IMBorsos, Bogdan2084 beat IMHouska, Jovanka2314