Halden Klubbmesterskap 2026
15 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 24 Feb 2026 to 24 Mar 2026 in Halden, Norway. Top 10 Elo average was 1718, and top seed was Cato Saksgard (🇳🇴 NOR, 2096).
Bjornar Knudsen (🇳🇴 NOR, 1766) won with 4.5/6, ahead of Sander Bach Andersen (4.5) and Oliver Henriksen (3.0). Knudsen won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Oliver Henriksen (1590) beat Bjornar Knudsen (1766), a +176-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 4.5/6, decided on Buchholz.
2 players finish on 4.5/6. Knudsen takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (15.0).
Bjornar Knudsen drew with Sander Bach Andersen (White).
Oliver Henriksen won 3 in a row (R2–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bjornar Knudsen | * | ½ | 0 1 | — |
| 2Sander Bach Andersen | ½ | * | 1 | 0 |
| 3Oliver Henriksen | 1 0 | 0 | * | — |
| 4Cato Saksgard | — | 1 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Knudsen, Bjornar | 1766 | NOR | +9B | +5N | =2B | −3N | +8N | +3B | 4.5 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 11.75 | 1789 | +2.2 |
| 2 | Andersen, Sander Bach | 0 | NOR | +6B | +?B | =1N | +7N | +3B | −4N | 4.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 9.75 | 1784 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Henriksen, Oliver | 1590 | NOR | F | +14B | +11N | +1B | −2N | −1N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 5.50 | 1846 | +56.0 |
| 4 | Saksgard, Cato | 2096 | NOR | F | +6N | +7B | F | F | +2B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 2496 | +3.2 |
| 5 | Mellingen, Oyvind Kormeset | 1616 | NOR | +7B | −1B | −8N | =6N | +12B | −9B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 4.25 | 1396 | -31.2 |
| 6 | Helgestad-Vik, Petter | 1620 | NOR | −2N | −4B | +9N | =5B | F | +11B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.25 | 1706 | +8.8 |
| 7 | Palijanskas, Titas | 0 | NOR | −5N | +11B | −4N | −2B | F | +12N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 1606 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Johansen, Arne William | 1621 | NOR | F | +12N | +5B | F | −1B | −10N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 1573 | -8.0 |
| 9 | Sorstrom, Bjorn Ivar | 0 | NOR | −1N | F | −6B | +14B | F | +5N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.50 | 1650 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Omar, Said-Ali | 1705 | NOR | +11N | F | F | F | F | +8B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2352 | +11.8 |
| 11 | Paulsen, Tony Raymond | 1482 | NOR | −10B | −7N | −3B | F | +15N | −6N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 1428 | -10.4 |
| 12 | Myhre, Olve Mannsaker | 0 | NOR | F | −8B | +14N | −?B | −5N | −7B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1487 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Knudsen, Ragnar | 1991 | NOR | F | F | +15N | — | — | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2401 | +1.6 |
| 14 | Dahll, Gustav | 1598 | NOR | F | −3N | −12B | −9N | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 774 | -10.6 |
| 15 | Okern-Klevmo, Jonathan | 1578 | NOR | F | F | −13B | F | −11B | — | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 930 | -28.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Henriksen, OliverNOR+56.03.0 pts · #2
- 2Omar, Said-AliNOR+11.82.0 pts · #5
- 3Helgestad-Vik, PetterNOR+8.82.5 pts · #6
- 1Mellingen, Oyvind KormesetNOR-31.22.5 pts · #13
- 2Okern-Klevmo, JonathanNOR-28.40.0 pts · #15
- 3Dahll, GustavNOR-10.60.0 pts · #14
- R4+176 Elo gap