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Kirkegata SK Vaarturneringen 2026

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10 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 30 Mar 2026 to 23 Apr 2026 in Oppegard, Norway. Top 10 Elo average was 1659, and top seed was Tom R Wister (🇳🇴 NOR, 1890).

Tom R Wister (🇳🇴 NOR, 1890) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Rudolf Steinkellner (4.0) and Christian Holmboe Ruud (4.0). Wister won solo starting round 2.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Christian Holmboe Ruud (1500) beat Sakarias Lindberg (1718), a +218-point gap.

Location
🇳🇴Oppegard, Norway
Dates
30 Mar 2026 → 23 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Top seed
🇳🇴Tom R Wister1890
Avg top 10
1,659
Participants
10
Federations · 1 represented
🇳🇴Norway×10
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tom R Wister led from R2; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
4
1
1
1
1
1
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6
Wister5.5Steinkellner4Ruud4Hovden3.5Tevasvoll3Nilsen3
R2–R6 · LEAD HELD

Tom R Wister never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Tom R Wister beat Rudolf Steinkellner (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Tom R Wister 3 wins (R4–R6)Christian Holmboe Ruud 3 wins (R2–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Tom R Wister*
1
1
½
2Rudolf Steinkellner
0
*—
½
3Christian Holmboe Ruud
0
—*
0
4Hans Hovden
½
½
1
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Wister, Tom R1890NOR+3N+2B=4N+6B+5N+7B5.517.519.517.752081+18.6
2Steinkellner, Rudolf1737NOR+9B−1N+8N=4B+10N=6B4.015.015.06.251777+6.6
3Ruud, Christian Holmboe1500NOR−1B+7N+5B+9N−4N+10B4.015.015.06.001801+44.6
4Hovden, Hans1798NOR+6NF=1B=2N+3B=5B3.519.521.513.251844+8.8
5Nilsen, Odd Steinar1717NOR=7B+9N−3N+8B−1B=4N3.017.018.05.751663-13.6
6Tevasvoll, Svein1627NOR−4B+10N=7B−1N+9B=2N3.016.016.04.001682+8.4
7Lindberg, Sakarias1718NOR=5N−3B=6NF+8N−1N2.017.517.55.001605-30.8
8Wister, Finn Arild1654NOR+10BF−2B−5N−7B+9N2.013.513.51.001552-13.4
9Gravlie, Tom1423NOR−2N−5B+10N−3B−6N−8B1.016.016.00.001354-9.8
10Eide, Hakon1525NOR−8N−6B−9BF−2B−3N0.015.016.00.00790-83.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets