Sarpsborg Sjakklubb varturneringen 2026 R 14-15
Open SwissStandard
18 players participated in this 16-round tournament, held from 08 May 2026 to 15 May 2026 in Sarpsborg, Norway. Top 10 Elo average was 1844, and top seed was Oyvind Bentsen (🇳🇴 NOR, 2005).
Oyvind Bentsen (🇳🇴 NOR, 2005) won with 1.5/16, ahead of Jimmy Clausen (1.5) and Dag Andersen (1.0). Bentsen won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 15: Jimmy Clausen (1487) beat Kim Solli (1602), a +115-point gap.
Location
🇳🇴Sarpsborg, Norway
Dates
08 May 2026 → 15 May 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 · 16 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇳🇴Norway×18
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 16 roundsTight race until R16; 2 players tied at 1.5/16, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 18 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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R16 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 1.5/16. Bentsen takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (1.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R13 | R14 | R15 | R16 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bentsen, Oyvind | 2005 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =12N | +12B | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 2001 | -0.4 |
| 2 | Clausen, Jimmy | 1487 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +16B | =13B | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1879 | +19.6 |
| 3 | Andersen, Dag | 1747 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +7N | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2543 | +9.6 |
| 4 | Stabbetorp, Hans | 1776 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +8N | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2429 | +6.0 |
| 5 | Arulmaran, Abishan | 1905 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +6N | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2632 | +7.6 |
| 6 | Irandoust, Babak | 1826 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −5B | +17N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1771 | -3.0 |
| 7 | Omar, Said-Ali | 1696 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −3B | +15N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1728 | -0.8 |
| 8 | Nilsen, Torjus | 1730 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −4B | +18B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1824 | +20.0 |
| 9 | Sadiku, Ismet | 1671 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +14N | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2289 | +5.6 |
| 10 | Nja, John-Olav | 1850 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +14B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2289 | +2.0 |
| 11 | Irandoust, Shaya | 1880 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +15B | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2500 | +4.6 |
| 12 | Jashari, Driton | 1814 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =1B | −1N | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1817 | +0.4 |
| 13 | Lunde, Sigmund | 1810 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =2N | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1470 | -8.0 |
| 14 | Madsen, Egil | 1464 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −9B | −10N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 950 | -7.6 |
| 15 | Engebretsen, Harald | 1711 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −11N | −7B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1026 | -13.4 |
| 16 | Solli, Kim | 1602 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −2N | — | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 670 | -23.2 |
| 17 | Henkler, Jorg | 1601 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −6B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1032 | -4.6 |
| 18 | Neukamm, Christian | 1828 | NOR | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −8N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 829 | -16.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Nilsen, TorjusNOR+20.01.0 pts · #11
- 2Clausen, JimmyNOR+19.61.5 pts · #2
- 3Andersen, DagNOR+9.61.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Solli, KimNOR-23.20.0 pts · #17
- 2Neukamm, ChristianNOR-16.00.0 pts · #18
- 3Engebretsen, HaraldNOR-13.40.0 pts · #15
Biggest upsets
- R15+115 Elo gap