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Alesund Grand Prix 2026 A

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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.

Location
🇳🇴Alesund, Norway
Dates
13 Mar 2026 → 15 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Top seed
🇳🇴Sergey Zhuravlev2102
Avg top 10
1,892
Participants
12
Federations · 2 represented
🇳🇴Norway×11
🇵🇱Poland×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Sergey 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.

Co-leaders
12
12
6
2
1
1
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6
R5–R6 · LEAD HELD

Sergey Zhuravlev never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Sergey Zhuravlev 4 wins (R3–R6)Isai Sivaparan 3 wins (R4–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Zhuravlev, Sergey2102NORFF+7B+3B+4N+5B4.09.09.09.002690+19.2
2Sivaparan, Isai2093NORFF3N+5B+6N+10B3.07.57.55.001980-14.4
3Ytrestoyl, Sindre Lyngsaunet1987NORFF+2B1N+7B=4B2.511.511.56.252093+11.4
4Nakken, Roar E.1978NORFF+12N+6B1B=3N2.59.09.03.751993+2.4
5Farstad, Brian Aleksander1777NORFF+10B2N+9B1N2.010.010.03.001863+9.2
6Dronen, Ole Reza1800NORFF+11B4N2B+8N2.08.08.02.501917+11.6
7Ingebrigtsen, Ruben1818NORFF1N+12B3N+11B2.07.57.51.001874+4.8
8Blikom, Theo1894NORFF9N+10N+11B6B2.05.55.51.501632-42.0
9Olsen, Thorstein1770NORFF+8B=11N5N=12B2.05.05.02.5017690.0
10Andersen, Aron0POLFF5N8B+12N2N1.07.57.50.5016740.0
11Storeide, Erling1702NORFF6N=9B8N7N0.58.08.01.001499-17.4
12Storeide, Helge1704NORFF4B7N10B=9N0.57.57.51.001582-8.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets