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Nordnorsk mesterskap i Tromso 2026 Mester

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14 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 22 May 2026 to 25 May 2026 in Tromso, Norway. 6 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2088, and top seed was Sivert Schanche Torfoss (🇳🇴 NOR, FM, 2311).

Sivert Schanche Torfoss (🇳🇴 NOR, FM, 2311) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Pal Royset (4.0) and Vinjar Hammari (4.0). Torfoss won solo starting round 2.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Thobias Gotaas Hansen (1872) beat Havard Eriksen Bech (2144), a +272-point gap.

Location
🇳🇴Tromso, Norway
Dates
22 May 2026 → 25 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Top seed
🇳🇴FMSivert Schanche Torfoss2311
Avg top 10
2,088
Participants
14
Titled players · 6
FM×3
CM×3
Federations · 2 represented
🇳🇴Norway×13
🇩🇰Denmark×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

FM Sivert Schanche Torfoss led from R2; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
2
1
1
1
1
1
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6
Torfoss5.5Royset4Hammari4Solbu3.5Jensen3Jessen3
R2–R6 · LEAD HELD

FM Sivert Schanche Torfoss never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Sivert Schanche Torfoss beat CM Pal Royset (White).

R1–R4 · WIN STREAK

FM Sivert Schanche Torfoss won 4 in a row (R1–R4).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1FMSivert Schanche Torfoss*
1
1
1
2CMPal Royset
0
*
0
—
3FMVinjar Hammari
0
1
*
½
4August Solbu
0
—
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Torfoss, Sivert SchancheFM2311NOR+4N+2B+3N+11B=5N+6B5.517.519.518.002491+16.6
2Royset, PalCM2095NOR+10N−1N+7B+8B−3N+5B4.018.521.011.502187+14.8
3Hammari, VinjarFM2121NOR=7B+12N−1B+13N+2B=4N4.018.020.011.252132+3.4
4Solbu, August2019NOR−1B+10N=5B+6N=8B=3B3.518.521.010.502149+42.0
5Jessen, Simon Pind2029DEN=13N=9B=4N+12B=1B−2N3.018.020.09.002009-3.6
6Soraas, TorbenCM2134NOR=9N+13B=8N−4B+11N−1N3.017.019.07.002057-11.4
7Jensen, SteinFM1954NOR=3N=11B−2N=9N+14B=8N3.016.017.57.502064+17.6
8Larsen, Martin Halsvik2083NOR=12B+14N=6B−2N=4N=7B3.015.517.07.252004-12.4
9Berglund, Jan S.CM1965NOR=6B=5N−11N=7B=12N+13B3.013.015.07.501988+3.4
10Hansen, Thobias Gotaas1872NOR−2B−4B−12N+14N=13B+11B2.513.515.04.501926+6.8
11Bech, Havard Eriksen2144NOR=14B=7N+9B−1N−6B−10N2.017.018.55.251910-36.4
12Remman, Frank1845NOR=8N−3B+10B−5N=9B−14N2.015.517.05.501882+4.8
13Stromme, Vebjorn Celius1820NOR=5B−6N+14B−3B=10N−9N2.015.517.04.251891+18.0
14Engkvist, Tomas1974NOR=11N−8B−13N−10B−7N+12B1.512.514.53.001760-67.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets