Sarpsborg Sjakklubb varturneringen 2026 R 2-3
Open SwissStandard
25 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 19 Jan 2026 to 23 Jan 2026 in Sarpsborg, Norway. Top 10 Elo average was 1872, and top seed was Oyvind Bentsen (🇳🇴 NOR, 2005).
Jasmin Fazlinovic (🇳🇴 NOR, 1861) won with 1.5/3, ahead of Hassen M Morad (1.5) and Ismet Sadiku (1.5). Fazlinovic shared the lead from round 2, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Egil Madsen (1464) beat Jack Andre Helgesen (1641), a +177-point gap.
Location
🇳🇴Sarpsborg, Norway
Dates
19 Jan 2026 → 23 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 40 Moves in 70 Min. Incr. 30 Sec. / 20 Moves in 15 Min. Incr. 30 Sec. / 5 Min. Incr. 30 Sec.
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇳🇴Norway×25
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsTight race until R3; 4 players tied at 1.5/3, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R3 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
4 players finish on 1.5/3. Fazlinovic takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (2.5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jasmin Fazlinovic | * | — | — | ½ |
| 2Hassen M Morad | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Ismet Sadiku | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Babak Irandoust | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fazlinovic, Jasmin | 1861 | NOR | F | +6N | =4B | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 1994 | +7.0 |
| 2 | Morad, Hassen M | 1911 | NOR | F | +21N | =3B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1838 | -3.0 |
| 3 | Sadiku, Ismet | 1671 | NOR | F | +22N | =2N | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1892 | +11.6 |
| 4 | Irandoust, Babak | 1826 | NOR | F | +20B | =1N | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1987 | +8.2 |
| 5 | Madsen, Egil | 1464 | NOR | F | +12B | −7N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1735 | +12.6 |
| 6 | Stabbetorp, Hans | 1776 | NOR | F | −1B | +21N | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1743 | -1.8 |
| 7 | Neukamm, Christian | 1828 | NOR | F | F | +5B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2264 | +2.0 |
| 8 | Irandoust, Shaya | 1880 | NOR | F | F | +10B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2390 | +3.2 |
| 9 | Karpow, Werner | 0 | NOR | F | F | +11B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 1725 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Undrum, Christoffer | 1622 | NOR | F | +23B | −8N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1796 | +20.0 |
| 11 | Omar, Said-Ali | 1696 | NOR | F | +24B | −9N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 2402 | +7.2 |
| 12 | Helgesen, Jack Andre | 1641 | NOR | F | −5N | +22B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1476 | -8.8 |
| 13 | Bentsen, Oyvind | 2005 | NOR | F | F | +16B | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2446 | +2.2 |
| 14 | Krage, Odd-Johan | 0 | NOR | F | F | +20N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1750 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Mosbye, Karl | 1879 | NOR | F | +25B | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2576 | +7.2 |
| 16 | Berisha, Xhafe | 1659 | NOR | F | =18B | −13N | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 1710 | +2.0 |
| 17 | Lunde, Sigmund | 1810 | NOR | F | =19B | F | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1915 | +3.2 |
| 18 | Jashari, Driton | 1814 | NOR | F | =16N | F | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1646 | -4.2 |
| 19 | Arulmaran, Abishan | 1905 | NOR | F | =17N | F | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1801 | -3.2 |
| 20 | Nilsen, Torjus | 1730 | NOR | F | −4N | −14B | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1026 | -14.8 |
| 21 | Braathen, Sigurd | 1628 | NOR | F | −2B | −6B | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1044 | -18.4 |
| 22 | Clausen, Jimmy | 1487 | NOR | F | −3B | −12N | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 852 | -11.2 |
| 23 | Engebretsen, Harald | 1711 | NOR | F | −10N | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 790 | -13.2 |
| 24 | Solli, Kim | 1602 | NOR | F | −11N | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 905 | -14.4 |
| 25 | Andersen, Dag | 1747 | NOR | F | −15N | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1079 | -7.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Undrum, ChristofferNOR+20.01.0 pts · #8
- 2Madsen, EgilNOR+12.61.0 pts · #10
- 3Sadiku, IsmetNOR+11.61.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Braathen, SigurdNOR-18.40.0 pts · #24
- 2Nilsen, TorjusNOR-14.80.0 pts · #22
- 3Solli, KimNOR-14.40.0 pts · #21
Biggest upsets
- R2+177 Elo gap