Namsos Varturnering 2026
Open SwissStandard
14 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 30 Apr 2026 to 28 May 2026 in Namsos, Norway. Top 10 Elo average was 681, and top seed was Alexander Stole (🇳🇴 NOR, 1903).
Tor Land (🇳🇴 NOR, 1671) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Alexander Stole (4.5). Land won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Tor Land (1671) beat Alexander Stole (1903), a +232-point gap.
Location
🇳🇴Namsos, Norway
Dates
30 Apr 2026 → 28 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇳🇴Norway×10
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTor Land led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE13 Feb
Tor Land takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Tor Land drew with FIDE 556008970 (Black).
R1–R6 · UNBEATEN
Tor Land went unbeaten across 6 games (R1–R6).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Tor Land | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2FIDE 556008970 | ½ | * | 0 | — |
| 3Alexander Stole | 0 | 1 | * | 1 |
| 4Tor Ivar Stakkevold | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Land, Tor | 1671 | NOR | +13B | =6N | +5B | +2N | =3N | +7B | 5.0 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 15.75 | 2563 | +48.8 |
| 2 | Stole, Alexander | 1903 | NOR | =7N | +14B | +3N | −1B | +4N | +5B | 4.5 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 14.00 | 871 | -15.8 |
| 3 | FIDE 556008970 | 0 | — | +9B | +5N | −2B | +8N | =1B | +6B | 4.5 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 14.00 | 1780 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Stakkevold, Tor Ivar | 0 | NOR | +12N | =7B | =11N | =6B | −2B | +9N | 3.5 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 8.75 | 1707 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Viken, Ola Johan | 0 | NOR | +10N | −3B | −1N | +12B | +7N | −2N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 7.50 | 1556 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Aursand, Espen | 0 | NOR | +8B | =1B | −7N | =4N | +10B | −3N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 9.75 | 1738 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 556008953 | 0 | — | =2B | =4N | +6B | +11N | −5B | −1N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 9.50 | 1774 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Solstad, Trond | 1765 | NOR | −6N | +10B | +14N | −3B | −9N | +13B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 5.50 | 2422 | +12.4 |
| 9 | FIDE 556008961 | 0 | — | −3N | =12B | −10N | +14B | +8B | −4B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 5.50 | 1638 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 1545612 | 0 | — | −5B | −8N | +9B | +13N | −6N | =11B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 5.25 | 1712 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Torum, Kare | 0 | NOR | −14N | +13N | =4B | −7B | =12N | =10N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 5.50 | 1739 | -0.4 |
| 12 | Hansen, Kjell Oskar | 1470 | NOR | −4B | =9N | −13B | −5N | =11B | +14N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 4.00 | 1493 | +1.6 |
| 13 | Lillebo, Rolv | 0 | NOR | −1N | −11B | +12N | −10B | =14N | −8N | 1.5 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 2.75 | 1471 | -30.8 |
| 14 | Amdal, Markus Ingvaldsen | 0 | NOR | +11B | −2N | −8B | −9N | =13B | −12B | 1.5 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 3.25 | 1553 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Land, TorNOR+48.85.0 pts · #1
- 2Solstad, TrondNOR+12.43.0 pts · #10
- 3Hansen, Kjell OskarNOR+1.62.0 pts · #13
Top rating losers
- 1Lillebo, RolvNOR-30.81.5 pts · #11
- 2Stole, AlexanderNOR-15.84.5 pts · #14
- 3Torum, KareNOR-0.42.5 pts · #3
Biggest upsets
- R4+232 Elo gap