Stjernen Klubbmesterskap 2026 R 1-5

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48 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 27 Jan 2026 to 05 Mar 2026 in Oslo, Norway. Top 10 Elo average was 1822, and top seed was Bjorn Robert Lovoll Unhjem (🇳🇴 NOR, 1975).

John Olav Kroken (🇳🇴 NOR, 1784) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Bjorn Robert Lovoll Unhjem (4.0) and Espen Wasshaug (4.0). Kroken won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Marius Stub (1566) beat Eivind Heggelund Torstad (1766), a +200-point gap.

Location

🇳🇴Oslo, Norway

Dates

27 Jan 2026 → 05 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇳🇴Bjorn Robert Lovoll Unhjem1975

Avg top 10

1,822

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇳🇴Norway×47

Top 3

🥇
John Olav Kroken
🇳🇴NOR·1784
4.0pts·1960perf+21.2
🥈
Bjorn Robert Lovoll Unhjem
🇳🇴NOR·1975
4.0pts·1926perf-4.0
🥉
Espen Wasshaug
🇳🇴NOR·1926
4.0pts·2598perf+26.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 6 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Unhjem4Ljones4Wasshaug4Mulye4Kroken4Willoch4

R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

6 players finish on 4.0/5. Kroken takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.5).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Bjorn Robert Lovoll Unhjem 3 wins (R1–R3)Joakim Ljones 3 wins (R1–R3)Espen Wasshaug 4 wins (R1–R4)

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Kroken, John Olav	1784	NOR	+23N	+12B	=21N	+2B	=4N	4.0	13.5	16.0	12.75	1960	+21.2
2	Unhjem, Bjorn Robert Lovoll	1975	NOR	+46B	+22N	+7B	−1N	+21B	4.0	12.5	12.5	8.50	1926	-4.0
3	Wasshaug, Espen	1926	NOR	+36B	+25N	+19B	+9N	−5B	4.0	12.0	13.0	9.00	2598	+26.8
4	Ljones, Joakim	1735	NOR	+37B	+28N	+10B	=20N	=1B	4.0	11.5	12.5	9.25	1909	+42.4
5	Willoch, Benjamin	0	NOR	F	+43N	+17B	+12B	+3N	4.0	11.0	11.0	11.00	1785	0.0
6	Mulye, Varad	1648	NOR	+40B	−9N	+27B	+33N	+19B	4.0	9.0	10.0	7.00	1916	+66.8
7	Gulbrandsen, Eirik Sandvik	1712	NOR	+32B	+11N	−2N	+23B	=8N	3.5	13.0	15.0	9.25	1837	+16.0
8	Scharer, Mikael Osthus	1678	NOR	+24B	+34N	−9B	+29N	=7B	3.5	11.0	12.5	7.75	1814	+17.6
9	Stai, Sondre	1932	NOR	+35N	+6B	+8N	−3B	F	3.0	14.5	16.0	9.00	1907	-1.4
10	Skjerven, Steinar	1644	NOR	+39N	+14B	−4N	=13B	=18N	3.0	13.0	14.0	7.00	1719	+10.2
11	Hveding, Andreas	1623	NOR	+16N	−7B	+30N	F	+15N	3.0	12.5	14.5	8.00	1705	+10.8
12	Hortemo, Henrik	1636	NOR	+45B	−1N	+24B	−5N	+33B	3.0	12.0	12.5	4.50	1811	+36.8
13	Smedsrud, Morten S	1624	NOR	+48B	=20N	+22B	=10N	F	3.0	11.0	11.0	5.25	1801	+14.4
14	Slettum, Karl Anker	1830	NOR	+27B	−10N	+37B	F	+20B	3.0	10.5	11.5	5.50	1828	-1.6
15	Laskemoen, Jonas	1534	NOR	+31B	−19N	+28B	+38N	−11B	3.0	9.5	10.5	5.00	1695	+44.4
16	Jahnsen, Bard	0	NOR	−11B	+32N	+34B	=19N	=35B	3.0	9.0	10.5	5.50	1640	0.0
17	Olsen, Frank Robert	1612	NOR	+47N	−21B	−5N	+45B	+42N	3.0	8.0	8.0	1.50	1624	+1.4
18	Overskott, Daniel Kollerud	1581	NOR	−20B	=45N	+46B	+36N	=10B	3.0	7.0	7.0	2.75	1707	+34.8
19	Lyngholm, Christian	1673	NOR	+29N	+15B	−3N	=16B	−6N	2.5	14.0	16.0	6.50	1657	-4.8
20	Gilsson, Asmund	1727	NOR	+18N	=13B	=33N	=4B	−14N	2.5	13.0	14.5	7.25	1704	-3.0
21	Erdal-Aase, Lars Iver	1668	NOR	+38B	+17N	=1B	F	−2N	2.5	12.0	12.0	6.00	1816	+14.6
22	Storsanden, Aksel Larsen	1657	NOR	+30N	−2B	−13N	+39B	=23N	2.5	11.5	12.5	4.25	1624	-5.4
23	Kristiansen, Oddvar	1585	NOR	−1B	+40N	+36B	−7N	=22B	2.5	11.0	12.0	3.25	1673	+11.6
24	Vatneodegard, Marie	1531	NOR	−8N	+47B	−12N	=41B	+34N	2.5	9.0	9.0	2.00	1564	+3.0
25	Tangstrom, Andreas	1815	NOR	=41N	−3B	F	+27N	+38B	2.5	8.0	8.0	3.50	1769	-3.0
26	Damjanic, Nenad	0	NOR	F	−33B	+44N	=34B	+31N	2.5	6.0	6.0	3.75	1686	0.0
27	Myklebust, Johnny	1594	NOR	−14N	+39B	−6N	−25B	+47N	2.0	10.5	10.5	1.00	1495	-10.2
28	Hatland, Ada	1625	NOR	+42N	−4B	−15N	−30B	+40N	2.0	10.0	11.0	2.00	1450	-41.6
29	Sollien, Jo Anders	1521	NOR	−19B	+48N	F	−8B	+30N	2.0	10.0	10.0	2.00	1489	-2.6
30	Dropping, Jon	1493	NOR	−22B	+46N	−11B	+28N	−29B	2.0	9.5	9.5	2.00	1534	+5.2
31	Ravnas, Stig Atle	1689	NOR	−15N	+41B	F	+37N	−26B	2.0	8.5	9.5	2.00	1722	+2.6
32	Stub, Marius	1566	NOR	−7N	−16B	−42N	+44B	+36B	2.0	8.5	9.5	2.00	1627	+6.4
33	Nilsen, Tobias G	1731	NOR	F	+26N	=20B	−6B	−12N	1.5	12.0	12.0	3.75	1397	-25.2
34	Vederhus, Alf	1619	NOR	+43B	−8B	−16N	=26N	−24B	1.5	11.5	12.5	2.25	804	-20.8
35	Jakobsen, Guttorm	1607	NOR	−9B	−38N	+48B	F	=16N	1.5	7.0	7.0	1.50	928	-30.0
36	Torstad, Eivind Heggelund	1766	NOR	−3N	+44B	−23N	−18B	−32N	1.0	11.5	12.5	1.00	1417	-44.4
37	Larsen, Magnus	1584	NOR	−4N	+42B	−14N	−31B	F	1.0	10.0	11.0	1.00	1477	-23.2
38	Sather, Sofie	1512	NOR	−21N	+35B	F	−15B	−25N	1.0	9.5	10.5	1.50	1461	-11.2
39	Motland, Borge	1445	NOR	−10B	−27N	+43B	−22N	F	1.0	8.5	9.5	1.00	829	-15.6
40	Stangebye, Thomas	1446	NOR	−6N	−23B	F	+48N	−28B	1.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	812	-33.6
41	Solskinnsbakk, Emthe	1673	NOR	=25B	−31N	F	=24N	F	1.0	8.0	8.5	2.50	1551	-19.6
42	Thorsteinsen, Heidi	1403	NOR	−28B	−37N	+32B	F	−17B	1.0	8.0	8.0	2.00	1399	-0.2
43	FIDE 556007116	0	—	−34N	−5B	−39N	F	+48B	1.0	6.5	6.5	0.00	732	0.0
44	Mathiassen, Stig	1618	NOR	F	−36N	−26B	−32N	+46B	1.0	5.5	5.5	0.00	1523	-8.2
45	Jacobsen, Eva Marie	1427	NOR	−12N	=18B	F	−17N	F	0.5	10.0	10.0	1.50	1336	-5.8
46	Brynhildsen, Morten Svendsen	1611	NOR	−2N	−30B	−18N	F	−44N	0.0	10.0	11.0	0.00	869	-71.2
47	Aagaard, Martin Schjarven	0	NOR	−17B	−24N	F	F	−27B	0.0	9.0	10.0	0.00	776	0.0
48	Anderson, Cai Moller	0	NOR	−13N	−29B	−35N	−40B	−43N	0.0	7.5	8.5	0.00	750	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Mulye, VaradNOR
+66.8
4.0 pts · #4
2Laskemoen, JonasNOR
+44.4
3.0 pts · #10
3Ljones, JoakimNOR
+42.4
4.0 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Brynhildsen, Morten SvendsenNOR
-71.2
0.0 pts · #42
2Torstad, Eivind HeggelundNOR
-44.4
1.0 pts · #33
3Hatland, AdaNOR
-41.6
2.0 pts · #29

Biggest upsets

R5+200 Elo gap
Stub, Marius1566 beat Torstad, Eivind Heggelund1766
R4+191 Elo gap
Kroken, John Olav1784 beat Unhjem, Bjorn Robert Lovoll1975
R2+186 Elo gap
Skjerven, Steinar1644 beat Slettum, Karl Anker1830