Varsjakken NGP i Tromso 2026 A
8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 10 Apr 2026 to 12 Apr 2026 in Tromso, Norway. 4 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2070, and top seed was Eivind Grunt Kreken (π³π΄ NOR, FM, 2351).
Mathias Lind Schouten (π³π΄ NOR, FM, 2291) won with 4.0/7, ahead of Eivind Grunt Kreken (2.5) and August Solbu (2.5). Schouten won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Robert Aas (1871) beat Torbjorn Valvag (2132), a +261-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 7 roundsFM Mathias Lind Schouten led from R6; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
FM Mathias Lind Schouten never relinquished the lead after R6; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
FM Mathias Lind Schouten won 4 in a row (R4βR7).
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMMathias Lind Schouten | * | β | 1 | 1 |
| 2August Solbu | β | * | β | β |
| 3FMEivind Grunt Kreken | 0 | β | * | β |
| 4Robert Aas | 0 | β | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schouten, Mathias LindFM | 2291 | NOR | F | F | F | +6B | +8N | +5N | +2B | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.00 | 2906 | +23.0 |
| 2 | Kreken, Eivind GruntFM | 2351 | NOR | F | F | F | +4B | =6N | +8B | β1N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.75 | 2206 | -11.4 |
| 3 | Solbu, August | 1963 | NOR | F | F | F | +7B | β4N | =6B | +8N | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.25 | 2115 | +32.8 |
| 4 | Berglund, Jan S.CM | 1960 | NOR | F | F | F | β2N | +3B | β7N | +5B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.50 | 2024 | +4.8 |
| 5 | Aas, Robert | 1871 | NOR | F | F | F | +8B | +7N | β1B | β4N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 2072 | +18.8 |
| 6 | Royset, PalCM | 2062 | NOR | F | F | F | β1N | =2B | =3N | =7B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.25 | 2042 | -4.0 |
| 7 | Gulljord, Birk | 1926 | NOR | F | F | F | β3N | β5B | +4B | =6N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.75 | 1876 | -6.0 |
| 8 | Valvag, Torbjorn | 2132 | NOR | F | F | F | β5N | β1B | β2N | β3B | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 1315 | -41.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
- 1Solbu, AugustNOR+32.82.5 pts Β· #2
- 2Schouten, Mathias LindFMNOR+23.04.0 pts Β· #1
- 3Aas, RobertNOR+18.82.0 pts Β· #4
- 1Valvag, TorbjornNOR-41.60.0 pts Β· #8
- 2Kreken, Eivind GruntFMNOR-11.42.5 pts Β· #3
- 3Gulljord, BirkNOR-6.01.5 pts Β· #6
- R4+261 Elo gap
- R7+169 Elo gap