Nordic Youth Chess Championships 2026 - D
Open SwissStandard
12 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 13 Feb 2026 to 15 Feb 2026 in Fredericia, Denmark. 6 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1894, and top seed was Yiming Zhang (🇫🇮 FIN, 2070).
Yiming Zhang (🇫🇮 FIN, 2070) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Astor Moe Maurstad (4.0) and Anders Askjaer Mikkelsen (4.0). Zhang broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Theo Blikom (1761) beat Anders Askjaer Mikkelsen (2049), a +288-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
Federations · 6 represented
🇫🇮Finland×2
🇸🇪Sweden×2
🇮🇸Iceland×2
🇫🇴Faroe Islands×2
🇳🇴Norway×2
🇩🇰Denmark×2
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsYiming Zhang led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
6
3
1
1
3
1
R3–R6 · LEAD HELD
Yiming Zhang never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Yiming Zhang 4 wins (R1–R4)Astor Moe Maurstad 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yiming Zhang | * | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2Theo Blikom | — | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Astor Moe Maurstad | 1 | 0 | * | — |
| 4Anders Askjaer Mikkelsen | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhang, Yiming | 2070 | FIN | +11N | +7B | +5N | +6B | −2N | +3B | 5.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 15.50 | 2212 | +38.8 |
| 2 | Maurstad, Astor Moe | 1982 | NOR | +10N | −6B | +7N | +5B | +1B | −4N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 14.00 | 2019 | +12.4 |
| 3 | Mikkelsen, Anders Askjaer | 2049 | DEN | −4B | +9N | +8B | +10N | +6B | −1N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 11.00 | 1933 | -26.4 |
| 4 | Blikom, Theo | 1761 | NOR | +3N | −5B | =6N | =8B | +11N | +2B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 12.25 | 2012 | +77.6 |
| 5 | Torres, Lucas | 1969 | SWE | +9B | +4N | −1B | −2N | +10B | =7N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 10.25 | 1924 | -11.2 |
| 6 | Leosson, Haukur Vidis | 1892 | ISL | +12B | +2N | =4B | −1N | −3N | +10B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 8.00 | 1916 | +12.8 |
| 7 | Hallmundarson, Birkir | 1910 | ISL | +8N | −1N | −2B | +11B | +12N | =5B | 3.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 5.75 | 1887 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Lutzen, David | 1603 | FAI | −7B | +11B | −3N | =4N | =9B | +12N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.25 | 1791 | +53.2 |
| 9 | Jorgensen, Baldur Bjarnason | 1721 | FAI | −5N | −3B | −10N | +12B | =8N | +11B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.50 | 1732 | +1.6 |
| 10 | Dahlin, Emil 2013 | 1760 | SWE | −2B | +12N | +9B | −3B | −5N | −6N | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 2.50 | 1731 | -11.6 |
| 11 | Larsen, Jonas Bogh | 1826 | DEN | −1B | −8N | +12B | −7N | −4B | −9N | 1.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 0.00 | 1492 | -98.8 |
| 12 | Nyberg, Max | 1532 | FIN | −6N | −10B | −11N | −9N | −7B | −8B | 0.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 984 | -48.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Blikom, TheoNOR+77.64.0 pts · #2
- 2Lutzen, DavidFAI+53.23.0 pts · #8
- 3Zhang, YimingFIN+38.85.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Larsen, Jonas BoghDEN-98.81.0 pts · #11
- 2Nyberg, MaxFIN-48.40.0 pts · #12
- 3Mikkelsen, Anders AskjaerDEN-26.44.0 pts · #4
Biggest upsets
- R1+288 Elo gap
- R2+223 Elo gap
- R6+221 Elo gap