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Nordic Youth Chess Championships 2026 - A

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12 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 13 Feb 2026 to 15 Feb 2026 in Fredericia, Denmark. 6 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2207, and top seed was Martin Holten Fiskaaen (🇳🇴 NOR, FM, 2312).

Martin Holten Fiskaaen (🇳🇴 NOR, FM, 2312) won with 5.0/6, ahead of William Alexander Olsen (4.5) and Benedikt Briem (4.0). Fiskaaen shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Oliver Wedenberg (2058) beat Marek Religa (FM, 2304), a +246-point gap.

Location
🇩🇰Fredericia, Denmark
Dates
13 Feb 2026 → 15 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Top seed
🇳🇴FMMartin Holten Fiskaaen2312
Avg top 10
2,207
Participants
12
Titled players · 6
FM×4
CM×2
Federations · 6 represented
🇳🇴Norway×2
🇫🇮Finland×2
🇸🇪Sweden×2
🇮🇸Iceland×2
🇫🇴Faroe Islands×2
🇩🇰Denmark×2
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

FM Martin Holten Fiskaaen led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders
4
1
1
2
1
1
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6Fiskaaen takes lead
Fiskaaen5Olsen4.5Briem4Apol3.5Salonen3.5Hietanen3
R5 · LEADER CHANGE15 Feb

FM Martin Holten Fiskaaen takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

R1 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Martin Holten Fiskaaen drew with William Alexander Olsen (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Martin Holten Fiskaaen 4 wins (R2–R5)William Alexander Olsen 3 wins (R2–R4)CM Benedikt Briem 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1FMMartin Holten Fiskaaen*
½
1
1
2William Alexander Olsen
½
*
1
—
3CMBenedikt Briem
0
0
*—
4FMLuitjen Akselsson Apol
0
——*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Fiskaaen, Martin HoltenFM2312NOR=2B+7N+9B+5N+3B=4B5.018.020.516.502510+27.8
2Olsen, William Alexander2155NOR=1N+12B+6N+3B−4N+8B4.518.019.013.002354+62.0
3Briem, BenediktCM2237ISL+8B+9N+4B−2N−1N+6B4.018.521.011.502327+14.2
4Salonen, AkuFM2269FIN+10N=6B−3N=7B+2B=1N3.519.021.011.752236-4.4
5Apol, Luitjen AkselssonFM2301FAI−6B+10N+11B−1B=8N+7N3.515.017.07.752201-14.2
6Hietanen, Herman2112FIN+5N=4N−2B+11N=7B−3N3.018.020.08.502207+30.8
7Wahlgreen, Noah Krug2156DEN=12N−1B+10B=4N=6N−5B2.517.018.05.752122-6.6
8Wedenberg, Oliver2058SWE−3N−11B+12N+9N=5B−2N2.516.517.55.252126+9.2
9Religa, MarekFM2304SWE+11N−3B−1N−8B+12N=10B2.515.516.54.002078-35.4
10Petersen, Elias2102FAI−4B−5B−7N=12B+11N=9N2.014.015.03.752063-6.4
11Iskos, Lukas2123DEN−9B+8N−5N−6B−10B+12N2.013.514.53.502017-17.4
12Omarsson, AdamCM1975ISL=7B−2N−8B=10N−9B−11B1.014.016.02.251877-13.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets