Norstrand Klubbmesterskapet 2026 Gr M R 4-5
Round-RobinStandard
12 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 12 Feb 2026 to 26 Feb 2026 in Oslo, Norway. Top 10 Elo average was 1972, and top seed was Cornelius Kvendseth (🇳🇴 NOR, 2077).
Ole Jorn Gyldenas (🇳🇴 NOR, 1928) won with 2.5/5, ahead of Cornelius Kvendseth (2.0) and Mikkel Lien (2.0). Gyldenas broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Theodor Mohr (1858) beat Rafe Rehman (2037), a +179-point gap.
Location
🇳🇴Oslo, Norway
Dates
12 Feb 2026 → 26 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇳🇴Norway×12
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 12 · 5 roundsOle Jorn Gyldenas led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
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Gyldenas#1Lien#2Johansen#3Kvendseth#4Mohr#5Gulbrandsen#6Munz#7Nome#8Smeby#9Bernhoftsen-Banks#10Rehman#11Ali#12
R5 · LEADER CHANGE26 Feb
Ole Jorn Gyldenas takes the sole lead (2.5/5).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇳🇴Gyldenas, Ole Jorn | 1928 | * | ½ | — | — | — | ½ | — | ½ | — | 1 | — | — | 2.5 | 3.25 | 5.5 | +17.0 | 2089 |
| 4 | 🇳🇴Kvendseth, Cornelius | 2077 | ½ | * | — | — | — | ½ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 3.00 | 5.0 | +2.2 | 2113 |
| 2 | 🇳🇴Lien, Mikkel | 1943 | — | — | * | — | — | — | ½ | 1 | — | — | ½ | — | 2.0 | 2.00 | 3.0 | +12.2 | 2098 |
| 3 | 🇳🇴Johansen, Lars | 1935 | — | — | — | * | 1 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 1 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 3.0 | +12.4 | 2073 |
| 5 | 🇳🇴Mohr, Theodor | 1858 | — | — | — | 0 | * | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.50 | 2.5 | +31.6 | 2086 |
| 6 | 🇳🇴Gulbrandsen, Tor | 1955 | ½ | ½ | — | — | — | * | — | ½ | — | — | — | — | 1.5 | 2.75 | 5.5 | +2.0 | 1970 |
| 7 | 🇳🇴Munz, Jostein | 1933 | — | — | ½ | — | — | — | * | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1.5 | 2.00 | 3.0 | +15.2 | 2212 |
| 9 | 🇳🇴Smeby, Ole | 1907 | ½ | — | 0 | — | — | ½ | — | * | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 2.00 | 6.0 | -6.4 | 1814 |
| 10 | 🇳🇴Bernhoftsen-Banks, Alec | 2076 | — | 0 | — | 1 | — | — | 0 | — | * | — | — | — | 1.0 | 2.00 | 5.5 | -38.8 | 1848 |
| 8 | 🇳🇴Nome, Henrik | 1932 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | * | — | 1 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 2.5 | -16.0 | 1897 |
| 11 | 🇳🇴Rehman, Rafe | 2037 | — | — | ½ | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | * | — | 0.5 | 1.00 | 4.0 | -39.6 | 1722 |
| 12 | 🇳🇴Ali, Karim | 1852 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 5.0 | -23.2 | 1149 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Mohr, TheodorNOR+31.62.0 pts · #5
- 2Gyldenas, Ole JornNOR+17.02.5 pts · #1
- 3Munz, JosteinNOR+15.21.5 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Rehman, RafeNOR-39.60.5 pts · #11
- 2Bernhoftsen-Banks, AlecNOR-38.81.0 pts · #10
- 3Ali, KarimNOR-23.20.0 pts · #12
Biggest upsets
- R3+179 Elo gap
- R3+143 Elo gap