Alesund Grand Prix 2026 A
12 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 13 Mar 2026 to 15 Mar 2026 in Alesund, Norway. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1892, and top seed was Sergey Zhuravlev (🇳🇴 NOR, 2102).
Sergey Zhuravlev (🇳🇴 NOR, 2102) won with 4.0/6, ahead of Isai Sivaparan (3.0) and Sindre Lyngsaunet Ytrestoyl (2.5). Zhuravlev won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Thorstein Olsen (1770) beat Theo Blikom (1894), a +124-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsSergey Zhuravlev led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Sergey Zhuravlev never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Sergey Zhuravlev 4 wins (R3–R6)Isai Sivaparan 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sergey Zhuravlev | * | — | 1 | 1 |
| 2Isai Sivaparan | — | * | — | 0 |
| 3Roar E. Nakken | 0 | — | * | ½ |
| 4Sindre Lyngsaunet Ytrestoyl | 0 | 1 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhuravlev, Sergey | 2102 | NOR | F | F | +7B | +3B | +4N | +5B | 4.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 2690 | +19.2 |
| 2 | Sivaparan, Isai | 2093 | NOR | F | F | −3N | +5B | +6N | +10B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 5.00 | 1980 | -14.4 |
| 3 | Ytrestoyl, Sindre Lyngsaunet | 1987 | NOR | F | F | +2B | −1N | +7B | =4B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.25 | 2093 | +11.4 |
| 4 | Nakken, Roar E. | 1978 | NOR | F | F | +12N | +6B | −1B | =3N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.75 | 1993 | +2.4 |
| 5 | Farstad, Brian Aleksander | 1777 | NOR | F | F | +10B | −2N | +9B | −1N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1863 | +9.2 |
| 6 | Dronen, Ole Reza | 1800 | NOR | F | F | +11B | −4N | −2B | +8N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 1917 | +11.6 |
| 7 | Ingebrigtsen, Ruben | 1818 | NOR | F | F | −1N | +12B | −3N | +11B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1874 | +4.8 |
| 8 | Blikom, Theo | 1894 | NOR | F | F | −9N | +10N | +11B | −6B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1632 | -42.0 |
| 9 | Olsen, Thorstein | 1770 | NOR | F | F | +8B | =11N | −5N | =12B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 1769 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Andersen, Aron | 0 | POL | F | F | −5N | −8B | +12N | −2N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.50 | 1674 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Storeide, Erling | 1702 | NOR | F | F | −6N | =9B | −8N | −7N | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1499 | -17.4 |
| 12 | Storeide, Helge | 1704 | NOR | F | F | −4B | −7N | −10B | =9N | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1582 | -8.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Zhuravlev, SergeyNOR+19.24.0 pts · #1
- 2Dronen, Ole RezaNOR+11.62.0 pts · #4
- 3Ytrestoyl, Sindre LyngsaunetNOR+11.42.5 pts · #3
- 1Blikom, TheoNOR-42.02.0 pts · #8
- 2Storeide, ErlingNOR-17.40.5 pts · #11
- 3Sivaparan, IsaiNOR-14.43.0 pts · #5
- R3+124 Elo gap
- R3+106 Elo gap