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Nordnorsk mesterskap i Tromso 2026 GR 1

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16 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 22 May 2026 to 25 May 2026 in Tromso, Norway. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1761, and top seed was William Ovesen (🇳🇴 NOR, 1868).

Oscar Jakob Nergard (🇳🇴 NOR, 1647) won with 4.5/6, ahead of Olav Nikolai Sorensen (4.5) and William Ovesen (4.5). Nergard shared the lead from round 2, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Oscar Jakob Nergard (1647) beat William Ovesen (1868), a +221-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
🇳🇴William Ovesen1868
Avg top 10
1,761
Participants
16
Federations · 2 represented
🇳🇴Norway×15
🇮🇹Italy×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 3 players tied at 4.5/6, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
7
3
2
1
3
3
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6
Sorensen4.5Ovesen4.5Nergard4.5Wilhelmsen3.5Olsen3.5Jakobsen3.5
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 4.5/6. Nergard takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (19.5).

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Olav Nikolai Sorensen lost to William Ovesen (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

William Ovesen 3 wins (R1–R3)Oscar Jakob Nergard 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Olav Nikolai Sorensen*
0
1
—
2William Ovesen
1
*
0
½
3Oscar Jakob Nergard
0
1
*
1
4Vegard Wilhelmsen—
½
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Nergard, Oscar Jakob1647NOR+6B+4N+10B+3N−2B=5N4.519.522.015.751970+50.8
2Sorensen, Olav Nikolai1812NOR+16B+5N−3B+9N+1N=6B4.518.519.513.251921+32.8
3Ovesen, William1868NOR+14N+11B+2N−1B+7N=4B4.517.519.012.751932+19.2
4Wilhelmsen, Vegard1806NOR+13N−1B=9B+10N=6B=3N3.517.519.09.251767-5.4
5Olsen, Preben Johan1769NOR+12N−2B=11N=7B+9N=1B3.516.518.08.751767+0.4
6Jakobsen, Oivind1733NOR−1N+13B=15N+11B=4N=2N3.516.017.58.251759+5.2
7Mathisen, Pal Strande1770NOR=10B=9N+12B=5N−3B=8N3.016.017.57.251734-5.8
8Bakke, Oskar1761NOR−9B−10N+16N=12B+11N=7B3.011.512.55.251694-11.0
9Granmo, Gisle Jaran1664NOR+8N=7B=4N−2B−5B=11N2.517.519.57.251713+7.0
10Mela, Ronny S1673NOR=7N+8B−1N−4B=12N=13B2.515.517.06.001664-2.4
11Wilhelmsen, Jim Levi1702NOR+15B−3N=5B−6N−8B=9B2.017.018.54.501603-16.0
12Hansen, Ola1667NOR−5BF−7N=8N=10B=14N1.513.513.53.501585-10.8
13Nass, Kristine Sandstad1676NOR−4B−6N+14N−16BF=10N1.512.012.02.751571-13.8
14Mikkelsen, Sigve Andreas1699NOR−3B−15N−13BF+16N=12B1.510.010.01.751545-41.2
15Moe Carstens, Ken1571NOR−11N+14B=6B———1.55.57.03.251711+22.4
16Calore, Elias1689ITA−2NF−8B+13N−14BF1.010.510.51.501544-14.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets