Aalesunds Varturnering 2026
22 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 23 Apr 2026 to 21 May 2026 in Alesund, Norway. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1765, and top seed was Steven Hansen (🇳🇴 NOR, 1903).
Steven Hansen (🇳🇴 NOR, 1903) won with 7.0/7, ahead of Jakob Mork Furstrand (5.0) and Einar Watto (4.5). Hansen won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Lasse Brusdal Aasestrand (1425) beat Thorstein Olsen (1768), a +343-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsSteven Hansen led from R4; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Steven Hansen never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
Steven Hansen beat Jakob Mork Furstrand (Black).
Steven Hansen 7 wins (R1–R7)Jakob Mork Furstrand 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Steven Hansen | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Jakob Mork Furstrand | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Einar Watto | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Ole Reza Dronen | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hansen, Steven | 1903 | NOR | +3B | +8N | +5B | +2N | +6B | +7N | +4B | 7.0 | 24.0 | 27.5 | 27.50 | 2510 | +30.6 |
| 2 | Furstrand, Jakob Mork | 1615 | NOR | +17B | +19N | +7B | −1B | =9N | =6N | +5N | 5.0 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 12.50 | 1910 | +101.2 |
| 3 | Watto, Einar | 0 | NOR | −1N | +15B | +8B | =17N | +12N | −5B | +9B | 4.5 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 10.75 | 1745 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Dronen, Ole Reza | 1800 | NOR | F | +16B | +14N | −6B | +22N | +12B | −1N | 4.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 6.00 | 1757 | -5.0 |
| 5 | Farstad, Brian Aleksander | 1778 | NOR | +22B | F | −1N | =13B | +10N | +3N | −2B | 3.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 8.00 | 1598 | -41.2 |
| 6 | Storeide, Erling | 1722 | NOR | −14B | +22N | +20B | +4N | −1N | =2B | −8N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 7.50 | 1542 | -19.2 |
| 7 | Storeide, Helge | 1710 | NOR | +15N | =12B | −2N | F | +11B | −1B | +10N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 8.00 | 1595 | -11.8 |
| 8 | Blindheim, Andreas Nicolai | 1657 | NOR | +20N | −1B | −3N | F | +13B | =9N | +6B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 7.75 | 1802 | +32.8 |
| 9 | Dybvik, Bjorn Noralf | 1649 | NOR | F | −11N | =19B | +15N | =2B | =8B | −3N | 2.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 6.75 | 1684 | +4.4 |
| 10 | Furstrand, Hans Fredrik | 1580 | NOR | =19B | −17N | +18N | F | −5B | +11N | −7B | 2.5 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 4.50 | 1592 | +0.4 |
| 11 | Lingas, Fredrik | 0 | NOR | =18N | +9B | +12N | F | −7N | −10B | F | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.25 | 1635 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Skog, Jan Erik | 1621 | NOR | F | =7N | −11B | +20N | −3B | −4N | =13B | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.75 | 1581 | -1.6 |
| 13 | Farstad, Oyvind | 1613 | NOR | F | +18B | F | =5N | −8N | −15B | =12N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 4.25 | 1673 | +6.4 |
| 14 | Farstad, Adrian Wolstad | 1515 | NOR | +6N | F | −4B | +19N | F | F | −18B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 4.50 | 1733 | +52.0 |
| 15 | Aasestrand, Lasse Brusdal | 1425 | NOR | −7B | −3N | F | −9B | +19N | +13N | F | 2.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 3.00 | 1677 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Andersen, Aron | 0 | POL | F | −4N | F | F | +21B | +22B | F | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 1841 | +6.4 |
| 17 | Unneland, Arne | 1789 | NOR | −2N | +10B | F | =3B | F | — | — | 1.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 4.75 | 1613 | -9.2 |
| 18 | Malmedal, Preben | 1664 | NOR | =11B | −13N | −10B | F | −20B | F | +14N | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.25 | 1427 | -37.6 |
| 19 | Olsen, Thorstein | 1768 | NOR | =10N | −2B | =9N | −14B | −15B | −21N | F | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.50 | 1397 | -46.6 |
| 20 | Remoy, Nikolai Hollund | 0 | NOR | −8B | F | −6N | −12B | +18N | F | F | 1.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 1.50 | 1454 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Nomat, Emil-Lion | 1860 | IRQ | F | F | F | F | −16N | +19B | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1775 | -5.2 |
| 22 | Singh, Kian | 0 | NOR | −5N | −6B | F | F | −4B | −16N | F | 0.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 0.00 | 966 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Furstrand, Jakob MorkNOR+101.25.0 pts · #2
- 2Farstad, Adrian WolstadNOR+52.02.0 pts · #7
- 3Blindheim, Andreas NicolaiNOR+32.83.5 pts · #6
- 1Olsen, ThorsteinNOR-46.61.0 pts · #21
- 2Farstad, Brian AleksanderNOR-41.23.5 pts · #10
- 3Malmedal, PrebenNOR-37.61.5 pts · #15
- R5+343 Elo gap
- R4+253 Elo gap
- R1+207 Elo gap