Harstad Bymesterskap i langsjakk 2026 A
6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 07 May 2026 to 04 Jun 2026 in Harstad, Norway. Top 10 Elo average was 1728, and top seed was Nils-Jakob Schjelderup (🇳🇴 NOR, 1816).
Nils-Jakob Schjelderup (🇳🇴 NOR, 1816) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Robert Jakobsen (3.0) and Ronny S Mela (2.5). Schjelderup won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Alf Ryseth (1594) beat Shadi Turkmani (1784), a +190-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsNils-Jakob Schjelderup led from R2 onwards, the title was decided early.
Nils-Jakob Schjelderup never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
Nils-Jakob Schjelderup opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Ronny S Mela); the title is out of reach before R5.
Nils-Jakob Schjelderup beat Robert Jakobsen (Black).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇳🇴Schjelderup, Nils-Jakob | 1816 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 9.00 | 9.0 | +35.8 | 2506 |
| 2 | 🇳🇴Jakobsen, Robert | 1751 | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 3.50 | 11.0 | -3.4 | 1779 |
| 3 | 🇳🇴Mela, Ronny S | 1663 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 2.5 | 3.75 | 11.5 | +8.2 | 1734 |
| 4 | 🇳🇴Ryseth, Alf | 1594 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 2.50 | 12.0 | +14.0 | 1684 |
| 5 | 🇳🇴Mathisen, Pal Strande | 1761 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | — | 1.5 | 3.25 | 12.5 | -15.4 | 1629 |
| 6 | 🇳🇴Turkmani, Shadi | 1784 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 14.0 | -78.4 | 916 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Schjelderup, Nils-JakobNOR+35.85.0 pts · #1
- 2Ryseth, AlfNOR+14.02.0 pts · #4
- 3Mela, Ronny SNOR+8.22.5 pts · #3
- 1Turkmani, ShadiNOR-78.40.0 pts · #6
- 2Mathisen, Pal StrandeNOR-15.41.5 pts · #5
- 3Jakobsen, RobertNOR-3.43.0 pts · #2
- R3+190 Elo gap
- R4+121 Elo gap