Norway Chess Open 2026 May

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77 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 23 May 2026 to 28 May 2026 in Oslo, Norway. 9 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2294, and top seed was Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal (🇳🇴 NOR, GM, 2565).

Can Durak (🇹🇷 TUR, IM, 2407) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal (6.0) and Aksel Bu Kvaloy (5.5). Durak won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Eivind Heggelund Torstad (1708) beat Jon Kristian Haarr (CM, 2263), a +555-point gap.

Location

🇳🇴Oslo, Norway

Dates

23 May 2026 → 28 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇳🇴GMFrode Olav Olsen Urkedal2565

Avg top 10

2,294

Participants

Titled players · 9

GM×2

IM×1

FM×2

CM×2

WFM×1

WCM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇳🇴Norway×57

🇳🇱Netherlands×2

🇪🇸Spain×2

🇬🇧England×2

🇩🇪Germany×2

🇧🇬Bulgaria×1

🇮🇱Israel×1

🇫🇮Finland×1

Top 3

🥇
IMCan Durak
🇹🇷TUR·2407
6.5pts·2639perf+15.5
🥈
GMFrode Olav Olsen Urkedal
🇳🇴NOR·2565
6.0pts·2523perf-1.7
🥉
GMAksel Bu Kvaloy
🇳🇴NOR·2487
5.5pts·2589perf+5.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

IM Can Durak led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders

Durak6.5Urkedal6Kvaloy5.5Khoo-Thwe5Azikri5Aamodt5

R6–R7 · LEAD HELD

IM Can Durak held the sole lead from R6 through R7 without losing it.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Can Durak beat GM Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Can Durak 6 wins (R1–R6)GM Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal 5 wins (R1–R5)GM Aksel Bu Kvaloy 5 wins (R2–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMCan Durak	*	1	½	—
2GMFrode Olav Olsen Urkedal	0	*	—	1
3GMAksel Bu Kvaloy	½	—	*	1
4FMLouis Khoo-Thwe	—	0	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Durak, CanIM	2407	TUR	+41N	+19B	+9N	+18B	+5N	+2B	=3N	6.5	29.5	32.5	29.75	2639	+15.5
2	Urkedal, Frode Olav OlsenGM	2565	NOR	+44B	+14N	+16B	+8N	+4B	−1N	+7B	6.0	30.5	33.5	27.00	2523	-1.7
3	Kvaloy, Aksel BuGM	2487	NOR	F	+49B	+72N	+10B	+11N	+4N	=1B	5.5	25.5	25.5	22.25	2589	+5.0
4	Khoo-Thwe, LouisFM	2236	NOR	+38N	+20B	+6N	+12B	−2N	−3B	+30B	5.0	29.0	32.5	21.00	2300	+30.0
5	Arvola, Daniel	2172	NOR	+55N	+31B	+35N	+15B	−1B	+13N	−11B	5.0	28.0	30.5	19.00	2198	+18.0
6	Maurstad, Astor Moe	2064	NOR	+43N	+25B	−4B	+21N	+20N	=8B	=10N	5.0	27.0	30.0	20.00	2104	+23.6
7	Azikri, Gur	1983	ISR	+48B	+69N	−8B	+25N	+18N	+9B	−2N	5.0	27.0	28.5	17.50	2153	+32.2
8	Aamodt, Peder Marcus	2195	NOR	+73N	+33B	+7N	−2B	+35N	=6N	=24B	5.0	27.0	28.0	17.50	2220	+7.4
9	Beber, AnjaWCM	2087	SLO	+34B	+36N	−1B	+31N	+29B	−7N	+21B	5.0	26.0	29.5	18.00	2077	+4.4
10	Mensing, Adrian	2057	NED	+46B	=22N	+30B	−3N	+17B	+29N	=6B	5.0	26.0	29.0	19.00	2132	+15.2
11	Al-Tarboush, WardFM	2225	NOR	F	+27B	+40N	+26B	−3B	+14N	+5N	5.0	26.0	26.0	20.50	2379	+23.8
12	Olsen, William Alexander	2154	NOR	+74B	+21N	+29B	−4N	=14B	=24N	+33B	5.0	24.5	25.0	15.75	2122	-0.4
13	Aarts, Joaquin	2052	NED	+37N	+42B	−18N	+23B	+40N	−5B	+20N	5.0	23.5	26.5	17.50	2062	+6.4
14	Kristiansen, Rune Harald	1919	NOR	+68N	−2B	+49N	+43B	=12N	−11B	+28B	4.5	26.0	27.5	14.00	2004	+16.2
15	Martin Ramos, Hector	2057	ESP	F	+17N	+22B	−5N	=30B	+23B	+19N	4.5	25.0	25.0	18.25	2115	+10.0
16	Ronneland, Daniel	2119	SWE	+56N	+23B	−2N	−40B	=22B	+36N	+32B	4.5	24.0	26.5	15.50	2002	-15.4
17	Johnsen, SylviaWFM	1900	NOR	=53N	−15B	+66N	+55B	−10N	+41B	+31B	4.5	21.0	22.5	11.75	1856	-2.2
18	Kaewpitakkun, Pantham	2192	NOR	+58B	+32N	+13B	−1N	−7B	−21N	+44B	4.0	27.0	29.5	14.00	2005	-52.8
19	Siddharth, Gopakumar	1907	ENG	+50B	−1N	=45B	=34N	+46B	+22N	−15B	4.0	24.5	27.5	13.25	1845	-9.2
20	Lysen, Terje Kevin G	1893	NOR	+57B	−4N	+58B	+28N	−6B	+44N	−13B	4.0	24.5	27.0	12.00	1905	+6.8
21	Stubrud, Jan Magne	1802	NOR	+62N	−12B	+73N	−6B	+48N	+18B	−9N	4.0	24.0	25.0	10.00	1940	+22.6
22	Nurvet, Zhulin	1773	BUL	+60N	=10B	−15N	+53B	=16N	−19B	+47N	4.0	23.5	25.5	12.25	1857	+30.8
23	Becher, Adrian	1779	NOR	+51B	−16N	+48B	−13N	+52B	−15N	+43B	4.0	23.0	26.0	12.00	1833	+9.2
24	Lindbol, AleksanderCM	2198	NOR	+45B	−40N	F	+41B	+27N	=12B	=8N	4.0	23.0	23.0	15.00	2082	-12.2
25	Wiig, Ole Martin	1776	NOR	+54B	−6N	+52B	−7B	+47N	−30N	+46B	4.0	22.5	25.0	11.50	1797	+5.0
26	Haarr, Jon KristianCM	2263	NOR	−72B	+50N	+44B	−11N	+45B	−33N	+42B	4.0	20.5	21.5	12.00	1965	-41.4
27	Rudebjer, Stefan William	1919	NOR	F	−11N	+57B	+69N	−24B	+42B	+37N	4.0	19.5	19.5	10.50	1966	+9.4
28	Hjerpbakk, Terje	1737	NOR	+75N	−35B	+65N	−20B	+54N	+40B	−14N	4.0	19.0	19.0	7.00	1780	+7.4
29	Solbakken, Mikkel Damtoft	1971	NOR	+65N	+39B	−12N	+42B	−9N	−10B	=34N	3.5	25.0	26.5	9.75	1857	-33.6
30	Galarreta Santana, Javier	1998	ESP	F	+53B	−10N	+38B	=15N	+25B	−4N	3.5	24.5	24.5	12.25	1962	-1.8
31	Yang, Espen Siben	1804	NOR	+77B	−5N	+46B	−9B	=37N	+38B	−17N	3.5	24.5	24.5	8.25	1793	-6.4
32	Nordahl, Christine	1855	NOR	+67N	−18B	=38N	=37B	+34N	=35B	−16N	3.5	22.5	24.0	10.25	1812	-14.8
33	Andersen, Guttorm	1868	NOR	+64B	−8N	=34B	F	+43N	+26B	−12N	3.5	22.5	22.5	10.75	1951	+12.6
34	Tay, Cameron	1628	SGP	−9N	+60B	=33N	=19B	−32B	+57N	=29B	3.5	22.0	24.0	10.00	1798	+53.2
35	Andries, Leia	1960	DEN	+47B	+28N	−5B	+54N	−8B	=32N	—	3.5	20.5	23.0	11.25	1904	-8.0
36	Hrituleac, Kosta	1779	NOR	+66N	−9B	−43N	=45N	+58B	−16B	+53N	3.5	20.5	22.0	8.00	1737	-17.6
37	Wickramasinghe, Nishel Maria	1597	NOR	−13B	+70N	=69B	=32N	=31B	+49N	−27B	3.5	20.5	21.5	8.25	1784	+50.4
38	Leer-Helgesen, Andreas	1705	NOR	−4B	+64N	=32B	−30N	+68B	−31N	+55B	3.5	20.0	21.5	7.75	1773	+20.0
39	Blaauw, Kristoffer	1738	NOR	+70B	−29N	−54B	−47N	=53N	+65B	+56N	3.5	15.5	16.5	6.25	1557	-57.6
40	Slettum, Karl Anker	1875	NOR	+61N	+24B	−11B	+16N	−13B	−28N	−52B	3.0	25.5	27.5	10.50	1863	-3.4
41	Mitsem, Morten	1718	NOR	−1B	=57N	+51B	−24N	+55B	−17N	=50B	3.0	23.5	26.0	8.25	1703	-7.4
42	Mulye, Varad	1763	NOR	+76B	−13N	+47B	−29N	+50B	−27N	−26N	3.0	22.5	22.5	6.00	1746	-9.6
43	Johannessen, Jasper Tangelder	1627	NOR	−6B	+76N	+36B	−14N	−33B	+64N	−23N	3.0	22.5	22.5	5.50	1703	+20.4
44	Johansen, Filip	1727	NOR	−2N	+68B	−26N	+65B	+60N	−20B	−18N	3.0	21.5	23.0	5.00	1780	+6.8
45	Malekar Dhruv	1670	IND	−24N	+61B	=19N	=36B	−26N	=53B	=48N	3.0	21.0	23.0	8.50	1725	+9.2
46	Nordtug, Per Oistein	1608	NOR	−10N	+63B	−31N	+61B	−19N	+54B	−25N	3.0	21.0	23.0	6.50	1619	-1.8
47	Sollien, Jo Anders	1542	NOR	−35N	+59B	−42N	+39B	−25B	+63N	−22B	3.0	20.5	22.5	8.00	1558	+0.6
48	Young, Anna Ovidia	1584	NOR	−7N	+75B	−23N	+62B	−21B	=59N	=45B	3.0	20.5	20.5	4.75	1594	-2.8
49	Roysted, Jan	1728	NOR	+71B	−3N	−14B	−50N	+62B	−37B	+67N	3.0	20.0	21.0	4.50	1564	-27.6
50	Haugsten, Johannes Nikolai	1524	NOR	−19N	−26B	+63N	+49B	−42N	=56B	=41N	3.0	19.5	21.5	7.75	1653	+31.2
51	Skogholt, Dag Havard	1479	NOR	−23N	=55B	−41N	=67B	−56N	+70B	+61N	3.0	15.5	16.5	5.00	1498	+1.8
52	Zhu, Stella	1562	FIN	F	F	−25N	+59B	−23N	+60B	+40N	3.0	15.5	15.5	7.50	1721	+30.4
53	Blaauw, Olivia	1513	NOR	=17B	−30N	+74B	−22N	=39B	=45N	−36B	2.5	22.0	22.5	6.00	1670	+44.8
54	Hrituleac, Sofia	1471	NOR	−25N	+56B	+39N	−35B	−28B	−46N	=57B	2.5	20.5	23.0	7.25	1592	+34.0
55	Koldunov, Elena	1631	GER	−5B	=51N	+67B	−17N	−41N	+75B	−38N	2.5	20.5	20.5	3.00	1527	-37.2
56	Olsen, Frank Robert	1628	NOR	−16B	−54N	−60B	+70N	+51B	=50N	−39B	2.5	18.5	19.5	5.50	1423	-34.2
57	Blaue-Poppy, Bela Lucian	1500	NOR	−20N	=41B	−27N	=66B	+71N	−34B	=54N	2.5	18.5	19.5	4.50	1488	-11.2
58	Zhao, Robert Hongbo	1666	NOR	−18N	+62B	−20N	=68B	−36N	+66N	F	2.5	17.5	19.0	4.25	1646	-12.8
59	Olsen, Tobias Tangen	0	NOR	−?B	−47N	+77B	−52N	+67N	=48B	F	2.5	13.0	13.0	3.00	1606	0.0
60	Opsen, Evelin Nilsen	1454	NOR	−22B	−34N	+56N	+74B	−44B	−52N	−64B	2.0	18.0	18.5	3.00	1476	+4.0
61	Klow, Asmund	1499	NOR	−40B	−45N	+70B	−46N	−63B	+68N	−51B	2.0	15.5	16.5	2.50	1391	-28.0
62	Sathren, Linda Fagerli	1481	NOR	−21B	−58N	+71B	−48N	−49N	F	+66B	2.0	15.0	15.0	2.50	1411	-9.0
63	Thorsteinsen, Heidi	1403	NOR	−69B	−46N	−50B	F	+61N	−47B	+65N	2.0	14.0	14.0	3.50	1455	0.0
64	Anderson, Christopher	1494	USA	−33N	−38B	+75N	F	F	−43B	+60N	2.0	12.0	12.0	2.00	1471	-8.4
65	Vatneodegard, Marie	1560	NOR	−29B	+71N	−28B	−44N	=66B	−39N	−63B	1.5	17.5	18.5	1.75	1361	-20.4
66	Chao, Marco	1477	NOR	−36B	=74N	−17B	=57N	=65N	−58B	−62N	1.5	16.5	17.0	2.25	1411	-24.4
67	Hustad, Espen Sandoy	1485	NOR	−32B	F	−55N	=51N	−59B	+71N	−49B	1.5	15.5	15.5	2.50	1351	-24.4
68	Papantchev, Vian	1525	GER	−14B	−44N	+76B	=58N	−38N	−61B	F	1.5	15.5	15.5	1.25	1460	-24.0
69	Raja, Navadeep	1745	NOR	+63N	−7B	=37N	−27B	—	—	—	1.5	12.5	14.5	3.75	1560	-26.8
70	FIDE 1599860	0	—	−39N	−37B	−61N	−56B	F	−51N	+71B	1.0	15.5	15.5	1.00	788	0.0
71	Haugsmark, Trine	0	NOR	−49N	−65B	−62N	+76N	−57B	−67B	−70N	1.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	1253	0.0
72	Torstad, Eivind Heggelund	1708	NOR	+26N	F	−3B	—	—	—	—	1.0	9.5	9.5	4.00	2106	+16.8
73	Lima, Karl	1668	NOR	−8B	+77N	−21B	F	—	—	—	1.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	1660	-2.8
74	Jones, Gabriel	1628	ENG	−12N	=66B	−53N	−60N	—	—	—	0.5	9.5	11.0	0.75	1296	-33.4
75	FIDE 556009097	0	—	−28B	−48N	−64B	F	F	−55N	F	0.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	812	0.0
76	Holtermann, Espen	1403	NOR	−42N	−43B	−68N	−71B	F	—	—	0.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	838	-26.0
77	Kjarstad, Aleksander	1485	NOR	−31N	−73B	−59N	F	—	—	—	0.0	8.0	9.0	0.00	936	-7.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Tay, CameronSGP
+53.2
3.5 pts · #30
2Wickramasinghe, Nishel MariaNOR
+50.4
3.5 pts · #45
3Blaauw, OliviaNOR
+44.8
2.5 pts · #46

Top rating losers

1Blaauw, KristofferNOR
-57.6
3.5 pts · #47
2Kaewpitakkun, PanthamNOR
-52.8
4.0 pts · #26
3Haarr, Jon KristianCMNOR
-41.4
4.0 pts · #19

Biggest upsets

R1+555 Elo gap
Torstad, Eivind Heggelund1708 beat CMHaarr, Jon Kristian2263
R6+395 Elo gap
Andersen, Guttorm1868 beat CMHaarr, Jon Kristian2263
R6+390 Elo gap
Stubrud, Jan Magne1802 beat Kaewpitakkun, Pantham2192