Power Solutions Arctic Chess NGP 2026 B
Open SwissStandard
35 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 18 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Alta, Norway. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1700, and top seed was Sigurd Hynne (🇳🇴 NOR, 1751).
Vebjorn Celius Stromme (🇳🇴 NOR, 1704) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Sigurd Hynne (5.5) and Isaac Sebastian (5.0). Stromme shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Susanne Wiggen Larsson (1518) beat Iver Dagsonn Hagestad (1670), a +152-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
Federations · 2 represented
🇳🇴Norway×34
🇮🇪Ireland×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsVebjorn Celius Stromme led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
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5
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE22 Feb
Vebjorn Celius Stromme takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Vebjorn Celius Stromme lost to Sigurd Hynne (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Vebjorn Celius Stromme 5 wins (R3–R7)Sigurd Hynne 3 wins (R1–R3)Isaac Sebastian 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Vebjorn Celius Stromme | * | 0 | — | — |
| 2Sigurd Hynne | 1 | * | — | ½ |
| 3Isaac Sebastian | — | — | * | — |
| 4Andreas Pettersen | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stromme, Vebjorn Celius | 1704 | NOR | +27N | −2B | +20N | +14B | +19N | +8B | +9N | 6.0 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 20.50 | 1962 | +81.2 |
| 2 | Hynne, Sigurd | 1751 | NOR | +5B | +1N | +10B | −9N | +17B | =4N | +22B | 5.5 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 23.25 | 1903 | +25.2 |
| 3 | Sebastian, Isaac | 0 | NOR | =16B | +35N | +25B | +12N | =8N | −9B | +14N | 5.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 14.25 | 1680 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Pettersen, Andreas | 1690 | NOR | +20B | −9N | +21B | +5N | +11B | =2B | F | 4.5 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 17.25 | 1819 | +39.6 |
| 5 | Lervik, Anders | 1641 | NOR | −2N | +19B | +30N | −4B | =22B | +28N | +16B | 4.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 13.00 | 1713 | +14.2 |
| 6 | Opdahl, Raymond | 1591 | NOR | +24N | −10B | −14N | +20B | +32N | =13B | +15N | 4.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 12.50 | 1683 | +31.2 |
| 7 | Heggelund, Iben Sofia | 1566 | NOR | −11B | +33N | +32N | −15B | +12B | =16N | +17B | 4.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 11.25 | 1562 | -1.6 |
| 8 | Pylypenko, Ruslan | 1717 | NOR | +18B | =12N | +17B | +10N | =3B | −1N | F | 4.0 | 27.0 | 30.5 | 15.50 | 1798 | +22.0 |
| 9 | Eriksen, Tom | 1724 | NOR | +14N | +4B | F | +2B | F | +3N | −1B | 4.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 18.50 | 1886 | +16.6 |
| 10 | Nass, Kristine Sandstad | 1704 | NOR | +25B | +6N | −2N | −8B | =23N | =24B | +21N | 4.0 | 23.0 | 26.0 | 13.50 | 1652 | -8.4 |
| 11 | Heatta, Simon Mattias | 1459 | NOR | +7N | =15B | =27N | +23B | −4N | =14B | =13N | 4.0 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 14.25 | 1657 | +75.2 |
| 12 | Vreugdenhil, Maarten | 1678 | NOR | +21N | =8B | =22N | −3B | −7N | +20B | +23N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 25.5 | 12.50 | 1754 | +11.8 |
| 13 | Rist, Nikolai | 1543 | NOR | +29N | −14B | −15N | +33B | +18B | =6N | =11B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 11.25 | 1513 | -8.0 |
| 14 | Thomassen, Markus Oygard | 1628 | NOR | −9B | +13N | +6B | −1N | +30B | =11N | −3B | 3.5 | 27.5 | 29.5 | 12.50 | 1643 | +6.4 |
| 15 | Arild, Steinar | 1622 | NOR | −22B | =11N | +13B | +7N | =16B | =17N | −6B | 3.5 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 14.00 | 1561 | -11.6 |
| 16 | Larsson, Susanne Wiggen | 1518 | NOR | =3N | −23B | +29N | +24B | =15N | =7B | −5N | 3.5 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 12.00 | 1546 | +3.6 |
| 17 | Vatneodegard, Marie | 1532 | NOR | +32B | +18N | −8N | +27B | −2N | =15B | −7N | 3.5 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 8.75 | 1592 | +8.6 |
| 18 | Skjarholt, Arne | 1627 | NOR | −8N | −17B | +26N | +21B | −13N | +32B | =19N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 8.75 | 1437 | -25.8 |
| 19 | Sandberg, Kim | 1547 | NOR | +33B | −5N | +34B | +25N | −1B | −22N | =18B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 6.75 | 1350 | -33.2 |
| 20 | Whelan, Niall P. | 1592 | IRL | −4N | +26B | −1B | −6N | +33B | −12N | +34N | 3.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 5.00 | 866 | -31.8 |
| 21 | Homtako, Chloe Elisabeth | 1591 | NOR | −12B | +24B | −4N | −18N | +34B | +30N | −10B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 6.00 | 1519 | -22.8 |
| 22 | Pedersen, Robin | 1716 | NOR | +15N | F | =12B | F | =5N | +19B | −2N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 11.25 | 1720 | +1.0 |
| 23 | Pedersen, Birger | 1590 | NOR | −30B | +16N | +31B | −11N | =10B | =26N | −12B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 9.00 | 1500 | -15.4 |
| 24 | Hagestad, Iver Dagsonn | 1670 | NOR | −6B | −21N | +28B | −16N | +31B | =10N | =26B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 8.00 | 1519 | -50.4 |
| 25 | Kjellesvig, Mio Niemela | 1615 | NOR | −10N | +31B | −3N | −19B | F | +27B | +28N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 7.00 | 1602 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Hestvik, Gjermund | 0 | NOR | +28B | −20N | −18B | F | +29N | =23B | =24N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 8.00 | 1536 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Jorgensen, Catherine | 1610 | NOR | −1B | +34N | =11B | −17N | −28B | −25N | +35N | 2.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 3.00 | 1417 | -26.0 |
| 28 | Kokaas, Magnus | 1560 | NOR | −26N | =29B | −24N | +35B | +27N | −5B | −25B | 2.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 3.75 | 1625 | +7.0 |
| 29 | Jullum, Hege Ibsen | 1460 | NOR | −13B | =28N | −16B | +34N | −26B | −31N | +32N | 2.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 3.25 | 1206 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Mella, Oddbjorn | 1492 | NOR | +23N | F | −5B | F | −14N | −21B | +33N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.00 | 1420 | -7.0 |
| 31 | Liljebakk, Tor Arne | 1490 | NOR | +35B | −25N | −23N | −32B | −24N | +29B | — | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 1487 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Landsverk, Teodor Ringdal | 0 | NOR | −17N | F | −7B | +31N | −6B | −18N | −29B | 1.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 2.00 | 1321 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Hustad, Espen Romstad | 0 | NOR | −19N | −7B | +35B | −13N | −20N | F | −30B | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.00 | 1280 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Skaar, Havard Groth | 0 | NOR | F | −27B | −19N | −29B | −21N | +35N | −20B | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 1343 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Magnussen, Einar | 1577 | NOR | −31N | −3B | −33N | −28N | F | −34B | −27B | 0.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 753 | -63.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Stromme, Vebjorn CeliusNOR+81.26.0 pts · #1
- 2Heatta, Simon MattiasNOR+75.24.0 pts · #7
- 3Pettersen, AndreasNOR+39.64.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Magnussen, EinarNOR-63.60.0 pts · #34
- 2Hagestad, Iver DagsonnNOR-50.43.0 pts · #18
- 3Sandberg, KimNOR-33.23.5 pts · #32
Biggest upsets
- R4+152 Elo gap
- R4+131 Elo gap
- R5+112 Elo gap