Varig forsikring NGP Kristiansund 2026
Open SwissStandard
37 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 24 Jan 2026 to 25 Jan 2026 in Kristiansund, Norway. Top 10 Elo average was 1801, and top seed was Tor Wetle Hoem (🇳🇴 NOR, 1942).
Martin K Andersen (🇳🇴 NOR, 1871) won with 3.0/5, ahead of Isai Sivaparan (3.0) and Aksel Brain (3.0). Andersen won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Bjorn Mennink Royrvik (1593) beat Roger Hojem (1784), a +191-point gap.
Location
🇳🇴Kristiansund, Norway
Dates
24 Jan 2026 → 25 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 40 Moves in 60 Min. Incr. 30 Sec. / / 30 Min. Incr. 30 Sec.
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇳🇴Norway×35
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 7 players tied at 3.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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16
5
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R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
7 players finish on 3.0/5. Andersen takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (11.0).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Jacek Stefan Kotkowski 3 wins (R2–R4)Khaled Alkhatib 3 wins (R3–R5)
R3 · LATE SURGE
Khaled Alkhatib was #11 at R3, climbed to #3 over the final stretch.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Martin K Andersen | * | — | — | ½ |
| 2Jacek Stefan Kotkowski | — | * | — | — |
| 3Khaled Alkhatib | — | — | * | — |
| 4Isai Sivaparan | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andersen, Martin K | 1871 | NOR | F | +3N | =9B | +8N | =2N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 8.25 | 2017 | +15.4 |
| 2 | Sivaparan, Isai | 1942 | NOR | F | +11N | +18B | =9N | =1B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 7.25 | 1985 | +11.2 |
| 3 | Brain, Aksel | 1746 | NOR | F | −1B | +22N | +7B | +16N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 7.00 | 1811 | +10.8 |
| 4 | Kotkowski, Jacek Stefan | 1700 | NOR | F | +17B | +15N | +26B | −20B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 5.50 | 1818 | +12.2 |
| 5 | Lima, Karl | 1706 | NOR | F | =15N | +27B | +30B | =10N | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.75 | 1769 | +10.0 |
| 6 | Alkhatib, Khaled | 1642 | NOR | F | −8B | +32N | +29B | +19B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.00 | 1776 | +14.2 |
| 7 | Schanzenbecher, Patrick | 1613 | NOR | F | +36B | +29N | −3N | +25B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1693 | +6.4 |
| 8 | Dekhta, David | 1666 | NOR | F | +6N | +10N | −1B | =15N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.50 | 1825 | +33.2 |
| 9 | Hoem, Tor Wetle | 1942 | NOR | F | +20B | =1N | =2B | =11N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.25 | 1939 | -0.6 |
| 10 | Spanberg, Hannes | 1757 | NOR | F | +14N | −8B | +23N | =5B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.00 | 1666 | -7.4 |
| 11 | Andersen, Edvard | 1778 | NOR | F | −2B | +30N | +17B | =9B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.25 | 1827 | +4.0 |
| 12 | Oye-Stromberg, Alva | 1430 | NOR | F | =16N | +31B | −19N | +24B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.00 | 1756 | +48.8 |
| 13 | Edoy, Rune | 1678 | NOR | F | +26N | =16B | −15B | +29N | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.50 | 1654 | -1.4 |
| 14 | Furstrand, Jakob Mork | 1628 | NOR | F | −10B | +33N | +32B | =26N | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.75 | 1549 | -12.0 |
| 15 | Blindheim, Andreas Nicolai | 1649 | NOR | F | =5B | −4B | +13N | =8B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.25 | 1687 | +8.4 |
| 16 | Anderson, Olav Gjelstenli | 0 | NOR | F | =12B | =13N | +18N | −3B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.50 | 1607 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Nebell, Anne Grete | 1595 | NOR | F | −4N | +24B | −11N | +23B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.00 | 1574 | -1.8 |
| 18 | Royrvik, Bjorn Mennink | 1593 | NOR | F | +19N | −2N | −16B | +31B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1864 | +42.0 |
| 19 | Hojem, Roger | 1784 | NOR | F | −18B | +36N | +12B | −6N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 1535 | -23.8 |
| 20 | Alkhatib, Tarek | 1782 | NOR | F | −9N | F | +34B | +4N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.00 | 1821 | +4.0 |
| 21 | Hoem, Teodor Wisloff | 0 | NOR | F | +25N | −23B | =27N | =35B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.25 | 1578 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Mikalsen, Oyvind G | 1576 | NOR | F | +27B | −3B | −31N | +32N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.50 | 1545 | -3.6 |
| 23 | FIDE 556004800 | 0 | — | F | +?B | +21N | −10B | −17N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.00 | 876 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Anderson, Iver Gjelstenli | 1619 | NOR | F | +33N | −17N | +36B | −12N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1381 | -38.0 |
| 25 | Dyba-Eidem, Arild | 0 | NOR | F | −21B | +?N | +37B | −7N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 812 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Stromme, Mikjel Kvan | 1472 | NOR | F | −13B | +34N | −4N | =14B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.25 | 1395 | -9.6 |
| 27 | Hustad, Espen Sandoy | 1526 | NOR | F | −22N | −5N | =21B | +30N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 841 | -27.6 |
| 28 | Dyba-Eidem, Henrik | 1404 | NOR | F | F | F | =35N | +33B | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.50 | 1630 | +11.6 |
| 29 | Harba, Ayman | 1465 | NOR | F | +31N | −7B | −6N | −13B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 1412 | -10.8 |
| 30 | Bruaset, Anton | 0 | NOR | F | +34B | −11B | −5N | −27B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 870 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Valle, Torkild | 1489 | NOR | F | −29B | −12N | +22B | −18N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1319 | -17.4 |
| 32 | Oien, Arild | 1418 | NOR | F | +37N | −6B | −14N | −22B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 815 | -29.6 |
| 33 | Dekhta, Ernest | 0 | NOR | F | −24B | −14B | +?N | −28N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 750 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Odegaard, Eli Marit | 0 | NOR | F | −30N | −26B | −20N | +36N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1458 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Perinpanayagam, Sivaparan | 1631 | NOR | F | F | F | =28B | =21N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 1404 | -11.6 |
| 36 | Harba, Marwan | 1503 | NOR | F | −7N | −19B | −24N | −34B | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 872 | -33.2 |
| 37 | FIDE 556003870 | 0 | — | F | −32B | F | −25N | −?B | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 618 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Oye-Stromberg, AlvaNOR+48.82.5 pts · #15
- 2Royrvik, Bjorn MenninkNOR+42.02.0 pts · #9
- 3Dekhta, DavidNOR+33.22.5 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Anderson, Iver GjelstenliNOR-38.02.0 pts · #23
- 2Harba, MarwanNOR-33.20.0 pts · #30
- 3Oien, ArildNOR-29.61.0 pts · #32
Biggest upsets
- R2+191 Elo gap
- R5+189 Elo gap
- R5+142 Elo gap