Barum Langliga 2026 R 1-3
Open SwissStandard
13 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 16 Feb 2026 to 26 Feb 2026 in Barum, Norway. Top 10 Elo average was 1014, and top seed was Gisle Bjugn (🇳🇴 NOR, 1924).
Theo Blikom (🇳🇴 NOR, 1749) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Tormod Carlin (2.0) and Oyvind Morkedal (2.0). Blikom broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Alexander Vo Brenna (1471) beat Sigurd Wist Kveine (1640), a +169-point gap.
Location
🇳🇴Barum, Norway
Dates
16 Feb 2026 → 26 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Avg top 10
1,014
Participants
13
Federations · 1 represented
🇳🇴Norway×11
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsTheo Blikom led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
8
3
1
R3–R3 · LEAD HELD
Theo Blikom never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Theo Blikom beat Tormod Carlin (White).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Theo Blikom won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Theo Blikom | * | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2Tormod Carlin | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Sven Brokstad | — | — | * | — |
| 4Rezhen Max William Baban-Olsen | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blikom, Theo | 1749 | NOR | +12B | +4N | +2B | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2649 | +24.8 |
| 2 | Carlin, Tormod | 1841 | NOR | +10N | +8B | −1N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1715 | -7.2 |
| 3 | Morkedal, Oyvind | 1717 | NOR | +11N | −5B | +7N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 882 | -10.8 |
| 4 | Baban-Olsen, Rezhen Max William | 0 | NOR | +?B | −1B | +?N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 962 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Brokstad, Sven | 1690 | NOR | +9B | +3N | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2509 | +10.8 |
| 6 | Jahed, Kayhan | 0 | NOR | +?B | −?B | +10N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1130 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Brenna, Alexander Vo | 1471 | NOR | F | +?N | −3B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1671 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Schjott-Bugge, Henrik | 1673 | NOR | +13B | −2N | — | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1049 | -10.4 |
| 9 | FIDE 556006098 | 0 | — | −5N | +11B | — | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 882 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 556004702 | 0 | — | −2B | F | −6B | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1049 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Vatle-Todd, Niklas | 0 | NOR | −3B | −9N | — | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 909 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Keshtkar, Leon Ho | 0 | NOR | −1N | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 962 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Ingier, William Eriksen | 0 | NOR | −8N | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 868 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Blikom, TheoNOR+24.83.0 pts · #2
- 2Brokstad, SvenNOR+10.82.0 pts · #4
- 3Brenna, Alexander VoNOR0.01.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Morkedal, OyvindNOR-10.82.0 pts · #10
- 2Schjott-Bugge, HenrikNOR-10.41.0 pts · #6
- 3Carlin, TormodNOR-7.22.0 pts · #3
Biggest upsets
- R2+169 Elo gap