Sarpsborg Sjakklubb varturneringen 2026 R 4-8
30 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 30 Jan 2026 to 23 Feb 2026 in Sarpsborg, Norway. Top 10 Elo average was 1858, and top seed was Oyvind Bentsen (🇳🇴 NOR, 2005).
Oyvind Bentsen (🇳🇴 NOR, 2005) won with 4.0/8, ahead of Sigmund Lunde (3.0) and Jasmin Fazlinovic (3.0). Bentsen shared the lead from round 6 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Egil Madsen (1464) beat Sigurd Braathen (1628), a +164-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsOyvind Bentsen led from R8; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 10 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.
Oyvind Bentsen never relinquished the lead after R8; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Oyvind Bentsen 4 wins (R4–R8)Abishan Arulmaran 3 wins (R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oyvind Bentsen | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Said-Ali Omar | — | * | — | — |
| 3Abishan Arulmaran | — | — | * | 0 |
| 4Jasmin Fazlinovic | 0 | — | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bentsen, Oyvind | 2005 | NOR | F | F | F | +28N | F | +6N | +3B | +2B | 4.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 2628 | +21.8 |
| 2 | Lunde, Sigmund | 1810 | NOR | F | F | F | −3B | +5N | +16B | +8N | −1N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 1903 | +14.0 |
| 3 | Fazlinovic, Jasmin | 1861 | NOR | F | F | F | +2N | F | +9B | −1N | +4N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 8.00 | 2067 | +21.6 |
| 4 | Arulmaran, Abishan | 1905 | NOR | F | F | F | −17B | +16N | +8B | +11N | −3B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.00 | 1841 | -7.2 |
| 5 | Omar, Said-Ali | 1696 | NOR | F | F | F | +10B | −2B | +18N | +9N | F | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.00 | 1851 | +15.4 |
| 6 | Neukamm, Christian | 1828 | NOR | F | F | F | +19N | +17N | −1B | F | +28N | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 2028 | +16.0 |
| 7 | Nilsen, Torjus | 1730 | NOR | F | F | F | −15N | F | =21B | +10B | +13N | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.00 | 1645 | -16.0 |
| 8 | Engebretsen, Harald | 1711 | NOR | F | F | F | +13N | +14B | −4N | −2B | −9B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1719 | +0.4 |
| 9 | Andersen, Dag | 1747 | NOR | F | F | F | +22B | F | −3N | −5B | +8N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1730 | -5.2 |
| 10 | Madsen, Egil | 1464 | NOR | F | F | F | −5N | +20B | −11B | −7N | +29B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1445 | -2.6 |
| 11 | Clausen, Jimmy | 1487 | NOR | F | F | F | +20B | F | +10N | −4B | −14B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1695 | +18.8 |
| 12 | David, Silas | 1712 | NOR | F | F | F | F | +15B | F | +29N | F | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2402 | +13.6 |
| 13 | Sadiku, Ismet | 1671 | NOR | F | F | F | −8B | −18N | +15B | =14N | −7B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.25 | 1538 | -16.6 |
| 14 | Jashari, Driton | 1814 | NOR | F | F | F | −16B | −8N | F | =13B | +11N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.75 | 1598 | -21.2 |
| 15 | Solli, Kim | 1602 | NOR | F | F | F | +7B | −12N | −13N | =24B | F | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.75 | 1578 | -3.6 |
| 16 | Irandoust, Shaya | 1880 | NOR | F | F | F | +14N | −4B | −2N | F | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1714 | -13.4 |
| 17 | Mosbye, Karl | 1879 | NOR | F | F | F | +4N | −6B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1872 | -0.4 |
| 18 | Undrum, Christoffer | 1622 | NOR | F | F | F | F | +13B | −5B | −23N | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1589 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Krage, Odd-Johan | 0 | NOR | F | F | F | −6B | F | +22B | F | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1737 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Braathen, Sigurd | 1628 | NOR | F | F | F | −11N | −10N | F | +30N | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 676 | -56.4 |
| 21 | Bentsen, Niklas Kjorvik | 1470 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | =7N | =25B | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 1686 | +22.0 |
| 22 | Berisha, Xhafe | 1659 | NOR | F | F | F | −9N | +30B | −19N | F | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 976 | -6.4 |
| 23 | Stabbetorp, Hans | 1776 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | +18B | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2390 | +5.2 |
| 24 | FIDE 556005431 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | F | =15N | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1602 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Helgesen, Jack Andre | 1641 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | =21N | F | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1470 | -4.6 |
| 26 | Thorlaksson, Baldvin | 1728 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =27B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1601 | -3.6 |
| 27 | Henkler, Jorg | 1601 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =26N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1735 | +3.6 |
| 28 | Irandoust, Babak | 1826 | NOR | F | F | F | −1B | F | F | F | −6B | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1116 | -15.4 |
| 29 | Karpow, Werner | 0 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | −12B | −10N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 791 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 1546139 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −22N | F | −20B | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 837 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Bentsen, Niklas KjorvikNOR+22.01.0 pts · #13
- 2Bentsen, OyvindNOR+21.84.0 pts · #1
- 3Fazlinovic, JasminNOR+21.63.0 pts · #4
- 1Braathen, SigurdNOR-56.41.0 pts · #27
- 2Jashari, DritonNOR-21.21.5 pts · #12
- 3Sadiku, IsmetNOR-16.61.5 pts · #11
- R5+164 Elo gap
- R4+141 Elo gap
- R4+128 Elo gap