OSS Varturnering 2026 B R 7-8
Open SwissStandard
23 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 09 Apr 2026 to 16 Apr 2026 in Oslo, Norway. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1790, and top seed was Maud Rodsmoen (🇳🇴 NOR, WFM, 1950).
Xuan Hoang Dao (🇳🇴 NOR, 1771) won with 1.5/8, ahead of Thomas Fredrik Hansen (1.5) and Arsalan Seyed Saadat (1.5). Dao won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
Location
🇳🇴Oslo, Norway
Dates
09 Apr 2026 → 16 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Titled players · 1
WFM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇳🇴Norway×20
🇮🇷Iran×1
🇧🇪Belgium×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsTight race until R8; 3 players tied at 1.5/8, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 29 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
32
29
29
29
29
29
9
3
R8 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 1.5/8. Dao takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (2.5).
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Xuan Hoang Dao drew with Thomas Fredrik Hansen (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Xuan Hoang Dao | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Thomas Fredrik Hansen | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Arsalan Seyed Saadat | — | — | * | — |
| 4Atle Sponnich | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dao, Xuan Hoang | 1771 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | =2B | +4N | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 2034 | +17.2 |
| 2 | Hansen, Thomas Fredrik | 1845 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | =1N | +6B | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 1990 | +7.0 |
| 3 | Seyed Saadat, Arsalan | 1668 | IRI | F | F | F | F | F | F | =17N | +18B | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1779 | +13.2 |
| 4 | van der Meulen, Andreas Jan | 1838 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | +5N | −1B | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 1824 | -0.2 |
| 5 | Abbas, Yousf Layth | 1746 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | −4B | +10N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1809 | +2.4 |
| 6 | Lassen, Sverre | 1704 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | +19B | −2N | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1797 | +7.6 |
| 7 | Stiansen, Simen Gitle Ragnhildst | 0 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | +9B | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2416 | +15.6 |
| 8 | Dienes, Tamas | 1670 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +11B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2358 | +7.4 |
| 9 | Sponnich, Atle | 1618 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | −7N | +20B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1655 | +2.0 |
| 10 | Glendrange, Gunnar | 1793 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | +22N | −5B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1758 | -1.6 |
| 11 | Holter, Dag Wernoe | 1555 | BEL | F | F | F | F | F | F | +20B | −8N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1633 | +4.0 |
| 12 | Hansen, Daniel Fosnes | 0 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +19N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1762 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Husdal, Sivert | 0 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | +?B | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1472 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Rodsmoen, MaudWFM | 1950 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | +21B | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2595 | +6.4 |
| 15 | FIDE 556000669 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | F | +?B | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1463 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Bjorkmann, Knut | 0 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | +23B | −?N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 787 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Langmyr, Oskar Lang | 1535 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | =3B | — | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1647 | +4.4 |
| 18 | Laskemoen, Jonas | 1519 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −3N | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 847 | -17.6 |
| 19 | Gagnaire, Emil | 1741 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | −6N | −12B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 929 | -20.8 |
| 20 | van der Meulen, Meine | 1610 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | −11N | −9N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 787 | -21.2 |
| 21 | Kristiansen, Jorgen | 1776 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | −14N | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1132 | -6.4 |
| 22 | Roderburg, Rolf Theodo | 1736 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | −10B | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 987 | -8.4 |
| 23 | Storoy, Ole Jonny | 0 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | −16N | −?B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 643 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Dao, Xuan HoangNOR+17.21.5 pts · #1
- 2Stiansen, Simen Gitle RagnhildstNOR+15.61.0 pts · #6
- 3Seyed Saadat, ArsalanIRI+13.21.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1van der Meulen, MeineNOR-21.20.0 pts · #23
- 2Gagnaire, EmilNOR-20.80.0 pts · #20
- 3Laskemoen, JonasNOR-17.60.0 pts · #21