Vestlandsserien Sor 2025-26 1. divisjon
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36 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 16 Jan 2026 to 18 Jan 2026 in Bryne, Norway. 6 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2144, and top seed was Aksel Bu Kvaloy (🇳🇴 NOR, GM, 2492).
David Mindestrommen Simonsen (🇳🇴 NOR, CM, 2186) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Mykola Chernetskiy (5.0) and Aksel Bu Kvaloy (5.0). Simonsen shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Nathan De Joya (1612) beat Aleksander Omtvedt (1975), a +363-point gap.
Location
🇳🇴Bryne, Norway
Dates
16 Jan 2026 → 18 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Team · 5 rounds
Titled players · 6
GM×1
IM×1
FM×1
CM×3
Federations · 2 represented
🇳🇴Norway×35
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CMSimonsen, David Mindestrommen | 🇳🇴NOR | 2186 | 5.0 | 1857 | 2657 | +26.8 |
| 4 | IMChernetskiy, Mykola | 🇺🇦UKR | 2173 | 5.0 | 1823 | 2623 | +4.5 |
| 2 | GMKvaloy, Aksel Bu | 🇳🇴NOR | 2492 | 5.0 | 2093 | 2893 | +4.0 |
| 3 | Myrheim, Hakon Abeland | 🇳🇴NOR | 2048 | 4.5 | 1875 | 2241 | +21.4 |
| 7 | Evjen, Kristian Thunestvedt | 🇳🇴NOR | 1905 | 4.0 | 1854 | 2047 | +14.6 |
| 6 | Sathish, Githiha | 🇳🇴NOR | 1806 | 4.0 | 1663 | 2463 | +38.4 |
| 8 | FMFiskaaen, Martin Holten | 🇳🇴NOR | 2301 | 4.0 | 1956 | 2149 | -10.4 |
| 5 | Gryte, Jonas | 🇳🇴NOR | 1921 | 3.5 | 1990 | 2139 | +27.0 |
| 11 | Thune, Steffen | 🇳🇴NOR | 0 | 3.5 | 1720 | 1740 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Larsen, Tor Ketil | 🇳🇴NOR | 1954 | 3.0 | 1826 | 1898 | -4.0 |
| 10 | De Joya, Nathan | 🇳🇴NOR | 1612 | 2.5 | 1870 | 1870 | +56.0 |
| 13 | Omtvedt, Aleksander | 🇳🇴NOR | 1975 | 2.5 | 1868 | 1868 | -11.6 |
| 12 | Hoyland, William | 🇳🇴NOR | 1956 | 2.5 | 1826 | 1826 | -28.4 |
| 17 | Flatebo, Hallvard Haug | 🇳🇴NOR | 1958 | 2.5 | 2021 | 1934 | -5.0 |
| 19 | Brakestad, Noa | 🇳🇴NOR | 1845 | 2.5 | 1709 | 1902 | +6.0 |
| 16 | Sola, Roar | 🇳🇴NOR | 1802 | 2.0 | 1903 | 1831 | +1.6 |
| 22 | Khalife, Anthony | 🇳🇴NOR | 1826 | 2.0 | 1863 | 1738 | -14.4 |
| 14 | Jakobsen, Oskar Feed | 🇳🇴NOR | 1787 | 2.0 | 1820 | 1748 | -7.2 |
| 15 | Gasland, Lukas Dominik | 🇳🇴NOR | 2099 | 2.0 | 2059 | 2059 | -5.8 |
| 29 | Damiano, Sophie | 🇳🇴NOR | 1738 | 2.0 | 1686 | 1413 | -47.2 |
| 24 | Nguyen, Tyson Quang Hy | 🇳🇴NOR | 1740 | 2.0 | 1772 | 1772 | +3.6 |
| 28 | Bollestad, Leiv Ove | 🇳🇴NOR | 1631 | 1.5 | 1927 | 1654 | +0.4 |
| 18 | Jensen, Aleksander Totland | 🇳🇴NOR | 1503 | 1.5 | 1835 | 1748 | +37.2 |
| 25 | Mylam, Parthiv Shiva Reddy | 🇳🇴NOR | 0 | 1.0 | 1699 | 1506 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Hjornevik, Knut J | 🇳🇴NOR | 1804 | 1.0 | 1907 | 1714 | -9.4 |
| 23 | Vestly, Jan Vidar | 🇳🇴NOR | 2023 | 1.0 | 2144 | 2144 | +4.2 |
| 26 | CMMelkevik, Johannes | 🇳🇴NOR | 1897 | 1.0 | 1804 | 2604 | +7.4 |
| 21 | CMNarland, Tallak U. | 🇳🇴NOR | 2180 | 1.0 | 1780 | 2580 | +1.6 |
| 27 | Larsson, Jarle | 🇳🇴NOR | 1547 | 0.5 | 1848 | 1482 | -14.0 |
| 30 | Leishman, Sander | 🇳🇴NOR | 1512 | 0.5 | 1790 | 1517 | -0.4 |
| 33 | Lorentzen, Selmer | 🇳🇴NOR | 0 | 0.0 | 1889 | 1089 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Nygard-Forberg, Kristian Elias | 🇳🇴NOR | 1865 | 0.0 | 2077 | 1277 | -20.0 |
| 32 | Lima, Karl | 🇳🇴NOR | 1706 | 0.0 | 1979 | 1179 | -38.0 |
| 31 | Hovstad, Pal | 🇳🇴NOR | 1632 | 0.0 | 1800 | 1000 | -24.4 |
| 36 | Hanevik, Arne | 🇳🇴NOR | 0 | 0.0 | 2130 | 1330 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Melkevik, Egil | 🇳🇴NOR | 1807 | 0.0 | 1802 | 1002 | -10.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1De Joya, NathanNOR+56.02.5 pts · #10
- 2Sathish, GithihaNOR+38.44.0 pts · #6
- 3Jensen, Aleksander TotlandNOR+37.21.5 pts · #18
Top rating losers
- 1Damiano, SophieNOR-47.22.0 pts · #29
- 2Lima, KarlNOR-38.00.0 pts · #32
- 3Hoyland, WilliamNOR-28.42.5 pts · #12
Biggest upsets
- R4+363 Elo gap
- R2+253 Elo gap
- R2+190 Elo gap