Kjolur Open 2026 (std)
26 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 31 Jan 2026 to 01 Feb 2026 in Klaksvik, Faroe Islands. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1867, and top seed was Luitjen Akselsson Apol (🇫🇴 FAI, FM, 2305).
Luitjen Akselsson Apol (🇫🇴 FAI, FM, 2305) won with 4.0/7, ahead of Ingolf Gaard (4.0) and Emil Jacobsen Jamil (3.0). Apol shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Oskar Jacobsen Jamil (1620) beat Rokur Davidsen (1888), a +268-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 4.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 10 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 4.0/7. Apol takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (7.5).
FM Luitjen Akselsson Apol 4 wins (R4–R7)Ingolf Gaard 4 wins (R4–R7)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apol, Luitjen AkselssonFM | 2305 | FAI | F | F | F | +17N | +10B | +16N | +4B | 4.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 2708 | +6.6 |
| 2 | Gaard, Ingolf | 1938 | FAI | F | F | F | +25B | +21N | +22B | +11N | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2439 | +6.0 |
| 3 | Jamil, Emil Jacobsen | 1818 | FAI | F | F | F | +9N | −14B | +21N | +18N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.50 | 1744 | -10.4 |
| 4 | Solsker, Tummas M. | 1915 | FAI | F | F | F | +15N | =11B | +6N | −1N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.50 | 1884 | -3.8 |
| 5 | Joensen, Sigurd | 1588 | FAI | F | F | F | =20N | −9B | +7N | +23B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.25 | 815 | -9.2 |
| 6 | Kosini, Bogi a | 1696 | FAI | F | F | F | +22B | +19N | −4B | =16B | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.25 | 1789 | +10.4 |
| 7 | FIDE 7206534 | 0 | — | F | F | F | =8B | +24N | −5B | +21B | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.25 | 788 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Gullaksen, Magnus Oddmarsson | 0 | FAI | F | F | F | =7N | +23B | +24N | −9B | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.25 | 815 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Xin, Lisa J. | 1620 | FAI | F | F | F | −3B | +5N | −18B | +8N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.00 | 1550 | -10.8 |
| 10 | Magnussen, Petur Gardar | 1876 | FAI | F | F | F | +16B | −1N | =11N | =17B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.25 | 1875 | -3.6 |
| 11 | Jorgensen, Baldur Bjarnason | 1672 | FAI | F | F | F | +26B | =4N | =10B | −2B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.25 | 1787 | +24.4 |
| 12 | Davidsen, Rokur | 1888 | FAI | F | F | F | =13B | −22N | =15B | +14N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.00 | 1621 | -39.2 |
| 13 | Johannessen, Herbert Holm | 1627 | FAI | F | F | F | =12N | =18N | =19B | =15N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.50 | 1689 | +8.4 |
| 14 | Xin, Andrew M. | 1619 | FAI | F | F | F | +24B | +3N | −17N | −12B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.00 | 1734 | +15.6 |
| 15 | Eikholm, Alexander Klevang | 0 | FAI | F | F | F | −4B | +26N | =12N | =13B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.00 | 1713 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Logv, Hanus a | 1689 | FAI | F | F | F | −10N | +17B | −1B | =6N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.75 | 1794 | +16.0 |
| 17 | Olsen, Rogvi Heinason | 1874 | FAI | F | F | F | −1B | −16N | +14B | =10N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1778 | -12.6 |
| 18 | Jakobsen, Djoni F.C. | 1631 | FAI | F | F | F | −19N | =13B | +9N | −3B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 1567 | -13.6 |
| 19 | Lutzen, David | 1560 | FAI | F | F | F | +18B | −6B | =13N | F | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.50 | 1645 | +14.4 |
| 20 | Morkore, Natasja | 0 | FAI | F | F | F | =5B | +25N | F | F | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1588 | +7.2 |
| 21 | Laksa, Sam | 0 | FAI | F | F | F | +23N | −2B | −3B | −7N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 1077 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Jamil, Oskar Jacobsen | 1620 | FAI | F | F | F | −6N | +12B | −2N | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1712 | +12.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 7206712 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −21B | −8N | +25B | −5N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 788 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 7207050 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −14N | −7B | −8B | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 820 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 7207034 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −2N | −20B | −23N | −?B | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1138 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Blaberg, Sigvaldur | 1418 | FAI | F | F | F | −11N | −15B | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 862 | -8.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Jorgensen, Baldur BjarnasonFAI+24.42.0 pts · #7
- 2Logv, Hanus aFAI+16.01.5 pts · #8
- 3Xin, Andrew M.FAI+15.62.0 pts · #15
- 1Davidsen, RokurFAI-39.22.0 pts · #10
- 2Jakobsen, Djoni F.C.FAI-13.61.5 pts · #11
- 3Olsen, Rogvi HeinasonFAI-12.61.5 pts · #14
- R5+268 Elo gap
- R5+199 Elo gap
- R5+185 Elo gap