Alta Klubbmesterskap Langsjakk 2026 R 5-8
21 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 01 Apr 2026 to 22 Apr 2026 in Alta, Norway. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1864, and top seed was Eivind Grunt Kreken (🇳🇴 NOR, FM, 2338).
Vinjar Hammari (🇳🇴 NOR, FM, 2135) won with 4.0/8, ahead of Mikkel Damtoft Solbakken (3.0) and Andreas Pettersen (2.5). Hammari won solo starting round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Birger Pedersen (1572) beat Jim Levi Wilhelmsen (1742), a +170-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsFM Vinjar Hammari led from R7; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 24 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
FM Vinjar Hammari never relinquished the lead after R7; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
FM Vinjar Hammari 4 wins (R5–R8)Mikkel Damtoft Solbakken 3 wins (R6–R8)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMVinjar Hammari | * | — | 1 | 1 |
| 2Mikkel Damtoft Solbakken | — | * | — | — |
| 3Andreas Pettersen | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Robin Pedersen | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hammari, VinjarFM | 2135 | NOR | F | F | F | F | +8N | +4B | +5N | +3N | 4.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.00 | 2598 | +9.6 |
| 2 | Solbakken, Mikkel Damtoft | 1914 | NOR | F | F | F | F | −4N | +16B | +7B | +11N | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.00 | 1882 | -4.0 |
| 3 | Pettersen, Andreas | 1712 | NOR | F | F | F | F | +9B | =7N | +16N | −1B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.75 | 1835 | +15.2 |
| 4 | Wilhelmsen, Vegard | 1790 | NOR | F | F | F | F | +2B | −1N | =8B | =7N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.50 | 1906 | +10.6 |
| 5 | Pedersen, Robin | 1717 | NOR | F | F | F | F | +6B | +17N | −1B | — | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1894 | +11.8 |
| 6 | Pedersen, Birger | 1572 | NOR | F | F | F | F | −5N | F | +10B | +16B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1791 | +17.4 |
| 7 | Nass, Kristine Sandstad | 1648 | NOR | F | F | F | F | =16N | =3B | −2N | =4B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 1703 | +4.2 |
| 8 | Brasoy, Aksel | 1911 | NOR | F | F | F | F | −1B | F | =4N | +12N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1816 | -5.8 |
| 9 | FIDE 556006101 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −3N | =10N | +12B | −?N | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.75 | 1500 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Heggelund, Iben Sofia | 1570 | NOR | F | F | F | F | −11N | =9B | −6N | +18B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.75 | 1460 | -12.8 |
| 11 | Heatta, Simon Mattias | 1572 | NOR | F | F | F | F | +10B | F | F | −2B | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 1728 | +13.6 |
| 12 | Mella, Oddbjorn | 1456 | NOR | F | F | F | F | +20B | F | −9N | −8B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1056 | -1.6 |
| 13 | Lund, Bernhard Normann | 1736 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | +15N | −14B | — | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1336 | -3.2 |
| 14 | Kreken, Eivind GruntFM | 2338 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | +13N | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2738 | +1.6 |
| 15 | FIDE 1579657 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | −13B | F | +19N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 936 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Wilhelmsen, Jim Levi | 1742 | NOR | F | F | F | F | =7B | −2N | −3B | −6N | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.75 | 1391 | -33.0 |
| 17 | Opdahl, Raymond | 1617 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | −5B | — | — | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 917 | -14.4 |
| 18 | Arild, Steinar | 1610 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −10N | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 740 | -12.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 556008210 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | F | −?B | −15B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 977 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 556004931 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −12N | — | — | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 656 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Pedersen, Amund Heitmann | 0 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 866 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Pedersen, BirgerNOR+17.42.0 pts · #4
- 2Pettersen, AndreasNOR+15.22.5 pts · #6
- 3Heatta, Simon MattiasNOR+13.61.0 pts · #12
- 1Wilhelmsen, Jim LeviNOR-33.00.5 pts · #13
- 2Opdahl, RaymondNOR-14.40.0 pts · #18
- 3Heggelund, Iben SofiaNOR-12.81.5 pts · #10
- R8+170 Elo gap
- R5+124 Elo gap