Halden Klubbmesterskap 2026

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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.

Location

🇳🇴Halden, Norway

Dates

24 Feb 2026 → 24 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇳🇴Cato Saksgard2096

Avg top 10

1,718

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇳🇴Norway×15

Top 3

🥇
Bjornar Knudsen
🇳🇴NOR·1766
4.5pts·1789perf+2.2
🥈
Sander Bach Andersen
🇳🇴NOR
4.5pts·1784perf0.0
🥉
Oliver Henriksen
🇳🇴NOR·1590
3.0pts·1846perf+56.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 2 players tied at 4.5/6, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Knudsen4.5Andersen4.5Henriksen3Saksgard3Helgestad-Vik2.5Mellingen2.5

R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.5/6. Knudsen takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (15.0).

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Bjornar Knudsen drew with Sander Bach Andersen (White).

R2–R4 · WIN STREAK

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.

Top rating gainers

1Henriksen, OliverNOR
+56.0
3.0 pts · #2
2Omar, Said-AliNOR
+11.8
2.0 pts · #5
3Helgestad-Vik, PetterNOR
+8.8
2.5 pts · #6

Top rating losers

1Mellingen, Oyvind KormesetNOR
-31.2
2.5 pts · #13
2Okern-Klevmo, JonathanNOR
-28.4
0.0 pts · #15
3Dahll, GustavNOR
-10.6
0.0 pts · #14

Biggest upsets

R4+176 Elo gap
Henriksen, Oliver1590 beat Knudsen, Bjornar1766