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Nordic Youth Chess Championships 2026 - B

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14 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 13 Feb 2026 to 15 Feb 2026 in Fredericia, Denmark. 4 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2128, and top seed was Havard Haug (🇳🇴 NOR, FM, 2412).

Havard Haug (🇳🇴 NOR, FM, 2412) won with 4.5/6, ahead of Noah Skotte Frydendahl (4.5) and Louis Khoo-Thwe (4.0). Haug won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Petur Gardar Magnussen (1951) beat Louis Khoo-Thwe (FM, 2252), a +301-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
🇳🇴FMHavard Haug2412
Avg top 10
2,128
Participants
14
Titled players · 4
FM×3
WCM×1
Federations · 6 represented
🇩🇰Denmark×3
🇫🇮Finland×2
🇸🇪Sweden×2
🇮🇸Iceland×2
🇫🇴Faroe Islands×2
🇳🇴Norway×2
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 2 players tied at 4.5/6, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
6
2
1
1
1
2
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6
Haug4.5Frydendahl4.5Khoo-Thwe4Asikainen3.5Seiger3.5Valpas3
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.5/6. Haug takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (17.5).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Havard Haug drew with Noah Skotte Frydendahl (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Noah Skotte Frydendahl 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Louis Khoo-Thwe 3 wins (R4–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1FMHavard Haug*
½
—
1
2Noah Skotte Frydendahl
½
*—
1
3FMLouis Khoo-Thwe——*—
4Eeli Asikainen
0
0
—*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Haug, HavardFM2412NOR+7B=10N=4B=2B+5N+6N4.517.520.515.002291-5.9
2Frydendahl, Noah Skotte2055DEN+14B+5N+8B=1N=9B=4N4.517.517.512.002297+60.0
3Khoo-Thwe, LouisFM2252NOR−8B=4N=6B+7N+12B+9N4.015.517.511.252131-27.6
4Seiger, VidarFM2308SWE=6N=3B=1N=11B+10N=2B3.519.022.012.502204-13.6
5Asikainen, Eeli2138FIN+9N−2B+10B+8N−1B=7N3.518.021.010.502126-2.8
6Oskarsson, Markus Orri1989ISL=4B−7N=3N+13B+11N−1B3.018.020.08.752143+41.6
7Briem, Gudrun FanneyWCM2005ISL−1N+6B=11N−3B+14N=5B3.018.018.06.252107+21.6
8Magnussen, Petur Gardar1951FAI+3N+11B−2N−5B−13N+14B3.017.017.07.001997+8.8
9Bjerg, Ludvig1931DEN−5B+14N+12B=10N=2N−3B3.017.017.05.751996+14.4
10Tripathi, Pratyush2062SWE+13N=1B−5N=9B−4B+12N3.016.518.57.7520690.0
11Valpas, Jami2112FIN+12B−8N=7B=4N−6B+13N3.014.516.57.251979-39.6
12Normann Topp , Xavi1833DEN−11N+13B−9N+14B−3N−10B2.015.015.02.001785-15.2
13Jamil, Emil Jacobsen1790FAI−10B−12N+14B−6N+8B−11B2.014.014.03.001749-10.4
14FIDE 14902490—−2N−9B−13N−12N−7B−8N0.015.517.50.0011270.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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Biggest upsets