Tromso Bymesterskap 2026 Mester
10 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 13 Feb 2026 to 15 Feb 2026 in Tromso, Norway. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1919, and top seed was Sivert Schanche Torfoss (🇳🇴 NOR, CM, 2150).
Sivert Schanche Torfoss (🇳🇴 NOR, CM, 2150) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Torbjorn Valvag (4.0) and Pal Royset (3.5). Torfoss shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Torfoss takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (12.5).
CM Sivert Schanche Torfoss drew with Torbjorn Valvag (White).
CM Sivert Schanche Torfoss went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMSivert Schanche Torfoss | * | ½ | 1 | ½ |
| 2Torbjorn Valvag | ½ | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3CMPal Royset | 0 | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Birk Gulljord | ½ | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Torfoss, Sivert SchancheCM | 2150 | NOR | +6B | +8N | =4B | +3N | =2B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 10.25 | 2229 | +18.8 |
| 2 | Valvag, Torbjorn | 2082 | NOR | +5B | =3N | +8B | +4N | =1N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 9.75 | 2230 | +18.0 |
| 3 | Royset, PalCM | 2084 | NOR | +7N | =2B | +5N | −1B | +4N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 9.00 | 2127 | +6.6 |
| 4 | Gulljord, Birk | 1923 | NOR | +10B | +6N | =1N | −2B | −3B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 4.50 | 1962 | +6.2 |
| 5 | Remman, Frank | 1846 | NOR | −2N | +9B | −3B | +7N | =6B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.25 | 1947 | +13.0 |
| 6 | Mikalsen, Odd Erling | 1910 | NOR | −1N | −4B | +7N | +9B | =5N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.25 | 1916 | +0.2 |
| 7 | Aas, Robert | 1887 | NOR | −3B | +10N | −6B | −5B | +9N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1767 | -16.0 |
| 8 | Solbu, August | 1949 | NOR | +9N | −1B | −2N | — | — | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1876 | -11.6 |
| 9 | Sorensen, Olav Nikolai | 1773 | NOR | −8B | −5N | F | −6N | −7B | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1098 | -52.8 |
| 10 | Nagy, Martin | 1582 | SVK | −4N | −7B | F | — | — | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1105 | -5.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Torfoss, Sivert SchancheCMNOR+18.84.0 pts · #1
- 2Valvag, TorbjornNOR+18.04.0 pts · #2
- 3Remman, FrankNOR+13.02.5 pts · #5
- 1Sorensen, Olav NikolaiNOR-52.80.0 pts · #9
- 2Aas, RobertNOR-16.02.0 pts · #7
- 3Solbu, AugustNOR-11.61.0 pts · #8