Landsturnering (NM) i sjakk for synshemmede 2026 A
6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 30 Apr 2026 to 03 May 2026 in Hurdal, Norway. Top 10 Elo average was 1783, and top seed was Petter Smedsrud (🇳🇴 NOR, 1954).
Petter Smedsrud (🇳🇴 NOR, 1954) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Dag Paulsen (3.0) and Sverre Fuglerud (2.5). Smedsrud won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Dag Paulsen (1722) beat Per Ivar Norum (1824), a +102-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsPetter Smedsrud led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Petter Smedsrud never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
Petter Smedsrud opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Dag Paulsen); the title is out of reach before R5.
Petter Smedsrud beat Dag Paulsen (White).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇳🇴Smedsrud, Petter | 1954 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 9.25 | 10.5 | +14.2 | 2115 |
| 2 | 🇳🇴Paulsen, Dag | 1722 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 3.0 | 5.50 | 12.0 | +39.2 | 1867 |
| 3 | 🇳🇴Fuglerud, Sverre | 1816 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 2.5 | 5.75 | 12.5 | -5.2 | 1777 |
| 5 | 🇳🇴Vik, Olav | 1642 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 2.0 | 4.25 | 13.0 | +11.6 | 1739 |
| 4 | 🇳🇴Strand, Magnus | 1741 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 2.0 | 3.50 | 13.0 | -7.6 | 1720 |
| 6 | 🇳🇴Norum, Per Ivar | 1824 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1.0 | 2.25 | 14.0 | -72.8 | 1535 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Paulsen, DagNOR+39.23.0 pts · #2
- 2Smedsrud, PetterNOR+14.24.5 pts · #1
- 3Vik, OlavNOR+11.62.0 pts · #5
- 1Norum, Per IvarNOR-72.81.0 pts · #6
- 2Strand, MagnusNOR-7.62.0 pts · #4
- 3Fuglerud, SverreNOR-5.22.5 pts · #3
- R2+102 Elo gap