Fagernes Chess International 2026 GM group

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58 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 29 Mar 2026 to 05 Apr 2026 in Fagernes, Norway. 39 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2492, and top seed was Diptayan Ghosh (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2571).

Jens E Ingebretsen (🇳🇴 NOR, IM, 2415) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Diptayan Ghosh (6.5) and Tarun Kanyamarala (6.5). Ingebretsen shared the lead from round 7 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 9: Aksel Elias Gjersvik (1948) beat Ivan Kukushkin (FM, 2285), a +337-point gap.

Location

🇳🇴Fagernes, Norway

Dates

29 Mar 2026 → 05 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 40 Moves in 100 Min. Incr. 30 Sec. / / 40 Min. Incr. 30 Sec.

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇳GMDiptayan Ghosh2571

Avg top 10

2,492

Participants

Titled players · 39

GM×8

IM×7

FM×17

CM×3

WGM×3

WFM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇳🇴Norway×28

🇮🇳India×7

🇺🇸United States of America×3

🇺🇿Uzbekistan×3

🇬🇧England×3

🇮🇪Ireland×2

🇬🇪Georgia×2

🇩🇰Denmark×2

Top 3

🥇
IMJens E Ingebretsen
🇳🇴NOR·2415
7.0pts·2578perf+18.4
🥈
GMDiptayan Ghosh
🇮🇳IND·2571
6.5pts·2581perf+2.5
🥉
IMTarun Kanyamarala
🇮🇪IRL·2399
6.5pts·2518perf+14.5

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

IM Jens E Ingebretsen led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.

Co-leaders

Ingebretsen7Kanyamarala6.5Ghosh6.5Krishnan6.5Savitha Shri6Mitusov6

R9–R9 · LEAD HELD

IM Jens E Ingebretsen held the sole lead from R9 through R9 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Jens E Ingebretsen 3 wins (R5–R7)IM Tarun Kanyamarala 3 wins (R3–R5)GM Diptayan Ghosh 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMJens E Ingebretsen	*	—	½	—
2IMTarun Kanyamarala	—	*	—	—
3GMDiptayan Ghosh	½	—	*	—
4FMRitvik Krishnan	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Ingebretsen, Jens EIM	2415	NOR	+43B	−14N	+25B	=15N	+31B	+13N	+26B	=2B	+11N	7.0	41.5	45.0	33.50	2578	+18.4
2	Ghosh, DiptayanGM	2571	IND	+33B	+16N	+14B	=26N	+12B	=10N	=11B	=1N	=8B	6.5	45.0	49.0	34.75	2581	+2.5
3	Kanyamarala, TarunIM	2399	IRL	+47B	−24N	+48B	+19N	+5B	=12N	=10B	=6N	+13B	6.5	41.0	44.0	31.00	2518	+14.5
4	Krishnan, RitvikFM	2363	IND	+37N	−31B	=20N	+30B	+36N	=24B	=5B	+26N	+10B	6.5	37.5	41.5	29.75	2463	+25.0
5	Kaasen, Tor FredrikIM	2490	NOR	=32N	+52B	+31N	=10B	−3N	+17B	=4N	=7B	+18N	6.0	43.0	45.5	28.00	2466	-1.8
6	Savitha Shri BIM	2351	IND	+29B	=25N	=34B	=31N	+14B	=8N	+21B	=3B	=9N	6.0	42.0	46.0	30.50	2425	+9.1
7	Mitusov, SemenIM	2475	NOR	=30N	+32B	+35N	=11B	−10N	=16B	+19N	=5N	+21B	6.0	40.5	44.5	28.50	2487	+2.0
8	Miezis, NormundsGM	2399	LAT	F	=20B	=39N	+52B	+25N	=6B	+24N	+11B	=2N	6.0	38.5	38.5	27.75	2511	+11.5
9	Ostensen, Nicolai MaximeFM	2389	NOR	−27N	+56B	=30N	=32B	+47N	+18B	+12B	=10N	=6B	6.0	37.5	39.0	24.75	2391	+1.8
10	Petriashvili, NikolozIM	2518	GEO	+48B	+19N	=24B	=5N	+7B	=2B	=3N	=9B	−4N	5.5	47.0	50.0	28.75	2467	-5.0
11	Rasmussen, Allan StigGM	2491	DEN	+44B	=18N	+13B	=7N	+34B	+26B	=2N	−8N	−1B	5.5	44.5	48.0	26.25	2475	-0.9
12	Kvaloy, Aksel BuGM	2502	NOR	=52N	+27B	+17N	+18B	−2N	=3B	−9N	=24B	+38B	5.5	42.5	45.0	25.75	2402	-9.8
13	Fiskaaen, Martin HoltenFM	2340	NOR	=53N	+36B	−11N	+20B	+33N	−1B	+25N	+22B	−3N	5.5	41.5	44.0	23.75	2367	+8.4
14	Myagmarsuren, EvsuldFM	2266	NOR	+51B	+1B	−2N	=22B	−6N	−37N	+49B	+40B	+24N	5.5	40.0	43.0	24.00	2337	+17.8
15	Vijayakumar, RishiFM	2321	SCO	+54B	−26N	+44B	=1B	−17N	=34N	+30B	=37N	+28B	5.5	37.0	39.0	21.50	2344	+6.6
16	Jing, AndrewFM	2342	USA	+49B	−2B	+27N	−34N	+46B	=7N	=37B	=38N	+31B	5.5	36.5	39.5	22.00	2335	-0.4
17	Kreken, Eivind GruntFM	2351	NOR	=36N	+53B	−12B	=43N	+15B	−5N	=33B	+32N	+37B	5.5	36.5	39.0	21.75	2325	-3.2
18	Bagwe GaurangFM	2308	IND	+45B	=11B	+22N	−12N	=21B	−9N	+43B	+34N	−5B	5.0	40.5	44.0	21.25	2404	+22.8
19	Banerjee, SupratitFM	2317	ENG	+58N	−10B	+23N	−3B	+27N	=22B	−7B	=33N	+30B	5.0	40.5	41.0	18.50	2314	+1.2
20	Swayham P DasFM	2193	IND	=21B	=8N	=4B	−13N	+50B	=35N	=39B	=41N	+34B	5.0	39.0	42.0	21.75	2330	+66.8
21	Elmi, Saad AbobakerIM	2409	NOR	=20N	=30B	=33N	+39B	=18N	+32B	−6N	+27B	−7N	5.0	38.5	42.5	21.50	2304	-12.1
22	Lie, Kjetil A.GM	2478	NOR	+28B	=35N	−18B	=14N	+43B	=19N	=34B	−13N	+33B	5.0	37.5	41.0	21.25	2311	-18.9
23	Gjersvik, Aksel Elias	1948	NOR	−38B	+46N	−19B	+44N	−32N	−30B	+54B	+43N	+35B	5.0	31.5	33.5	16.50	2247	+130.8
24	Goderdzishvili, GigaCM	2261	GEO	+42B	+3B	=10N	+41B	−26N	=4N	−8B	=12N	−14B	4.5	44.0	48.0	23.25	2372	+26.2
25	Kanyamarala, TrishaWGM	2232	IRL	+55N	=6B	−1N	+40B	−8B	+36N	−13B	−28N	+42N	4.5	41.0	43.0	17.00	2191	-8.0
26	Abdisalimov, AbdimalikGM	2569	UZB	+39N	+15B	+41N	=2B	+24B	−11N	−1N	−4B	—	4.5	39.5	43.5	21.25	2420	-13.9
27	Amundsen, Ask	2160	NOR	+9B	−12N	−16B	+49N	−19B	+48N	+35B	−21N	=41B	4.5	38.0	41.0	18.00	2325	+37.0
28	Umarov, BekhruzFM	2207	UZB	−22N	−40B	−42N	+58B	=45N	+50B	+52N	+25B	−15N	4.5	32.0	32.5	12.25	2139	-15.2
29	Ragavan, Samarth Rajesh	2111	USA	−6N	+55B	−52N	+48N	=35B	=31B	−38N	=39N	+45B	4.5	31.0	33.0	14.50	2191	+38.4
30	Yakubbaeva, NilufarWGM	2195	UZB	=7B	=21N	=9B	−4N	=42B	+23N	−15N	+53B	−19N	4.0	43.0	45.5	18.00	2206	+2.6
31	Al-Tarboush, WardFM	2236	NOR	+50B	+4N	−5B	=6B	−1N	=29N	+42B	F	−16N	4.0	42.5	42.5	18.75	2247	+3.2
32	Charvi AFM	2207	IND	=5B	−7N	+53B	=9N	+23B	−21N	=41B	−17B	=40N	4.0	41.5	44.0	17.50	2235	+11.4
33	Sieber, FionaWGM	2230	GER	−2N	+49B	=21B	+42N	−13B	=41N	=17N	=19B	−22N	4.0	40.5	43.5	16.75	2279	+10.6
34	Oksendal, MartinFM	2264	NOR	=56N	+57B	=6N	+16B	−11N	=15B	=22N	−18B	−20N	4.0	39.0	40.5	16.00	2217	-8.4
35	Kukushkin, IvanFM	2285	BUL	+40N	=22B	−7B	=37N	=29N	=20B	−27N	+47B	−23N	4.0	38.0	41.0	16.25	2143	-40.3
36	Wiger-Nordas, Felix	2099	NOR	=17B	−13N	+50B	+38N	−4B	−25B	−40N	+46N	=39B	4.0	37.5	40.5	15.25	2163	+28.8
37	Kaewpitakkun, Pantham	2116	NOR	−4B	=50N	+57N	=35B	F	+14B	=16N	=15B	−17N	4.0	37.0	37.0	16.00	2205	+38.0
38	Skotheim, AndreasCM	2245	NOR	+23N	−41B	=40N	−36B	F	+46N	+29B	=16B	−12N	4.0	36.0	36.0	17.75	2191	-11.0
39	Southcott-Moyers, IndyFM	2230	ENG	−26B	+54N	=8B	−21N	=53N	=47B	=20N	=29B	=36N	4.0	34.5	36.5	14.50	2184	-12.6
40	Shaurya Chaudhary	2027	IND	−35B	+28N	=38B	−25N	−48B	+45N	+36B	−14N	=32B	4.0	34.0	37.0	16.00	2156	+59.2
41	Brynell, StellanGM	2363	SWE	+46B	+38N	−26B	−24N	F	=33B	=32N	=20B	=27N	4.0	34.0	34.0	16.25	2250	-12.1
42	Debmisra, Ariv	1974	USA	−24N	=47N	+28B	−33B	=30N	+44B	−31N	+48N	−25B	4.0	32.0	35.0	14.50	2175	+89.2
43	Aamodt, Peder Marcus	2194	NOR	−1N	=51B	+56N	=17B	−22N	+53B	−18N	−23B	=47N	3.5	36.0	37.5	9.75	2110	-21.2
44	Simonsen, David MindestrommenCM	2214	NOR	−11N	+45B	−15N	−23B	+51B	−42N	−48B	+49N	=53N	3.5	32.5	35.0	10.75	2045	-80.8
45	Juodziukynas, Aidas	2028	NOR	−18N	−44N	+54B	−46N	=28B	−40B	+50N	+52B	−29N	3.5	30.5	32.5	9.75	2052	+8.0
46	Verbin, ValentinaWFM	2133	MDA	−41N	−23B	+58N	+45B	−16N	−38B	=47N	−36B	+57N	3.5	30.5	31.0	7.00	2032	-23.8
47	Andersen, Morten	2166	DEN	−3N	=42B	+51N	F	−9B	=39N	=46B	−35N	=43B	3.0	34.5	34.5	10.50	2114	-13.2
48	Pang, EthanFM	2221	ENG	−10N	+58B	−3N	−29B	+40N	−27B	+44N	−42B	—	3.0	32.5	33.0	8.00	2093	-29.2
49	Sivaparan, Isai	2093	NOR	−16N	−33N	+55B	−27B	+57N	=52B	−14N	−44B	=54N	3.0	29.5	31.0	5.75	2004	-40.8
50	Stai, Sondre	1932	NOR	−31N	=37B	−36N	+54B	−20N	−28N	−45B	=58B	+55N	3.0	29.0	29.5	6.25	1972	+7.6
51	Haugen, Lars Tormod	2003	NOR	−14N	=43N	−47B	=57B	−44N	+55B	−53N	=56B	=52N	3.0	24.0	25.5	6.50	1962	-10.8
52	Vogt, LotharGM	2216	GER	=12B	−5N	+29B	−8N	F	=49N	−28B	−45N	=51B	2.5	36.0	36.0	10.25	2088	-14.2
53	Nome, Henrik	2049	NOR	=13B	−17N	−32N	F	=39B	−43N	+51B	−30N	=44B	2.5	33.0	34.5	9.50	2076	+8.0
54	Rasmussen, Jonas H	2047	NOR	−15N	−39B	−45N	−50N	+58B	=57B	−23N	F	=49B	2.0	26.0	26.0	2.75	1854	-40.6
55	Flaten, Siver	1909	NOR	−25B	−29N	−49N	F	=56B	−51N	+58N	=57B	−50B	2.0	21.5	21.5	2.00	1830	-34.0
56	Mulhem,Laith.	1993	SYR	=34B	−9N	−43B	F	=55N	F	F	=51N	F	1.5	22.0	22.0	4.50	2003	-3.2
57	Skogholt, Steinar Dieseth	1781	NOR	F	−34N	−37B	=51N	−49B	=54N	F	=55N	−46B	1.5	21.5	21.5	3.50	1839	+6.4
58	Berget, Eirik	2040	NOR	−19B	−48N	−46B	−28N	−54N	F	−55B	=50N	F	0.5	24.5	26.0	1.50	1687	-48.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Gjersvik, Aksel EliasNOR
+130.8
5.0 pts · #18
2Debmisra, ArivUSA
+89.2
4.0 pts · #34
3Swayham P DasFMIND
+66.8
5.0 pts · #21

Top rating losers

1Simonsen, David MindestrommenCMNOR
-80.8
3.5 pts · #46
2Berget, EirikNOR
-48.0
0.5 pts · #58
3Sivaparan, IsaiNOR
-40.8
3.0 pts · #49

Biggest upsets

R9+337 Elo gap
Gjersvik, Aksel Elias1948 beat FMKukushkin, Ivan2285
R4+266 Elo gap
Gjersvik, Aksel Elias1948 beat CMSimonsen, David Mindestrommen2214
R8+247 Elo gap
Debmisra, Ariv1974 beat FMPang, Ethan2221