Kristiansand Varturnering 2026 Mester R 3-4
Round-RobinStandard
6 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 02 Feb 2026 to 23 Feb 2026 in Kristiansand, Norway. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1756, and top seed was Cyril Karlsen (🇳🇴 NOR, 1968).
Mark Shcherbyna (🇺🇦 UKR, 1864) won with 2.0/4, ahead of Cyril Karlsen (2.0) and Gunnar Andersen (1.0). Shcherbyna shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇳🇴Kristiansand, Norway
Dates
02 Feb 2026 → 23 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 4 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇳🇴Norway×5
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsTitle race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
6
6
3
2
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇦Shcherbyna, Mark | 1864 | * | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1.0 | +18.8 | 2454 |
| 2 | 🇳🇴Karlsen, Cyril | 1968 | — | * | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2.0 | 0.50 | 0.5 | +10.8 | 2416 |
| 3 | 🇳🇴Andersen, Gunnar | 1755 | 0 | — | * | — | 1 | — | 1.0 | 0.50 | 2.5 | +3.4 | 1817 |
| 5 | 🇳🇴Tonnessen, Olav August D | 1679 | — | 0 | — | * | ½ | — | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2.5 | -1.4 | 1658 |
| 4 | 🇳🇴Leer-Helgesen, Andreas | 1716 | — | — | 0 | ½ | * | — | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1.5 | -24.8 | 1524 |
| 6 | 🇳🇴Navjord, Espen | 1553 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 4.0 | -4.4 | 1109 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Shcherbyna, MarkUKR+18.82.0 pts · #1
- 2Karlsen, CyrilNOR+10.82.0 pts · #2
- 3Andersen, GunnarNOR+3.41.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Leer-Helgesen, AndreasNOR-24.80.5 pts · #4
- 2Navjord, EspenNOR-4.40.0 pts · #6
- 3Tonnessen, Olav August DNOR-1.40.5 pts · #5