Holmestrandmesterskapet 2026
11 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 19 May 2026 to 16 Jun 2026 in Holmestrand, Norway. Top 10 Elo average was 1101, and top seed was Elias Engen Akerholt (🇳🇴 NOR, 1830).
Herman Hofmann Rustad (🇳🇴 NOR, 1801) won with 9.5/11, ahead of Elias Engen Akerholt (9.5) and Eividas Urnikis (8.0). Rustad shared the lead from round 10, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Erlend Aamodt (1427) beat Jens Ostmann (1547), a +120-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 11 · 11 roundsTitle race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Herman Hofmann Rustad drew with Elias Engen Akerholt (Black).
Herman Hofmann Rustad 3+6 wins (R1–R3, R5–R11)Elias Engen Akerholt 3+6 wins (R1–R3, R5–R11)Eividas Urnikis 3+4 wins (R3–R5, R7–R11)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇳🇴Rustad, Herman Hofmann | 1801 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.5 | 40.75 | 45.5 | +55.6 | 2019 |
| 2 | 🇳🇴Akerholt, Elias Engen | 1830 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.5 | 40.75 | 45.5 | +21.0 | 2015 |
| 3 | 🇳🇴Urnikis, Eividas | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 28.00 | 47.0 | -23.6 | 1754 |
| 4 | FIDE 556009577 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 14.50 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 1623 |
| 7 | FIDE 556009585 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 15.00 | 50.5 | 0.0 | 1482 |
| 11 | 🇳🇴Madsen, Richard | 1464 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 15.00 | 51.0 | -23.6 | 1415 |
| 9 | 🇳🇴Rygge, Kjell | 1447 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 3.5 | 11.75 | 51.5 | +0.8 | 1487 |
| 6 | 🇳🇴Nas, Simen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 10.50 | 51.5 | -6.4 | 1578 |
| 8 | 🇳🇴Aamodt, Erlend | 1427 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 9.50 | 52.0 | +7.6 | 1484 |
| 5 | 🇳🇴Rekkavik, Asmund | 1493 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 1 | 3.0 | 8.00 | 52.0 | 0.0 | 1536 |
| 10 | 🇳🇴Ostmann, Jens | 1547 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1.5 | 5.75 | 53.5 | -53.2 | 1403 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Rustad, Herman HofmannNOR+55.69.5 pts · #1
- 2Akerholt, Elias EngenNOR+21.09.5 pts · #2
- 3Aamodt, ErlendNOR+7.63.0 pts · #8
- 1Ostmann, JensNOR-53.21.5 pts · #10
- 2Madsen, RichardNOR-23.64.0 pts · #11
- 3Urnikis, EividasNOR-23.68.0 pts · #3
- R6+120 Elo gap