FM 2026 Landslidsbolkur
8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 28 Mar 2026 to 03 Apr 2026 in Giljanes, Faroe Islands. 4 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2133, and top seed was Hogni Egilstoft Nielsen (🇫🇴 FAI, IM, 2401).
Hogni Egilstoft Nielsen (🇫🇴 FAI, IM, 2401) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Hans Kristian Simonsen (5.5) and Luitjen Akselsson Apol (5.0). Nielsen broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Flovin Matras Tummasarson (1904) beat Martin Poulsen (FM, 2189), a +285-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 7 roundsIM Hogni Egilstoft Nielsen led from R7 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
IM Hogni Egilstoft Nielsen never relinquished the lead after R7; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
IM Hogni Egilstoft Nielsen drew with FM Hans Kristian Simonsen (Black).
IM Hogni Egilstoft Nielsen 5 wins (R1–R5)FM Hans Kristian Simonsen 5 wins (R1–R5)FM Luitjen Akselsson Apol 3 wins (R5–R7)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇫🇴IMNielsen, Hogni Egilstoft | 2401 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 18.75 | 21.5 | +6.7 | 2533 |
| 2 | 🇫🇴FMSimonsen, Hans Kristian | 2110 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 14.25 | 22.5 | +44.4 | 2366 |
| 3 | 🇫🇴FMApol, Luitjen Akselsson | 2299 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 13.50 | 23.0 | -1.6 | 2267 |
| 4 | 🇫🇴Petersen, Elias | 2096 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 3.0 | 8.00 | 25.0 | -3.0 | 2088 |
| 5 | 🇫🇴FMPoulsen, Martin | 2189 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 6.00 | 25.0 | -21.4 | 2075 |
| 7 | 🇫🇴Tummasarson, Flovin Matras | 1904 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | 2.0 | 5.00 | 26.0 | +10.6 | 1994 |
| 6 | 🇫🇴Nielsen, Jon I Horni | 2080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 2.0 | 4.00 | 26.0 | -20.0 | 1982 |
| 8 | 🇫🇴Magnussen, Petur Gardar | 1984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1.0 | 2.00 | 27.0 | -44.8 | 1843 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Simonsen, Hans KristianFMFAI+44.45.5 pts · #2
- 2Tummasarson, Flovin MatrasFAI+10.62.0 pts · #7
- 3Nielsen, Hogni EgilstoftIMFAI+6.76.5 pts · #1
- 1Magnussen, Petur GardarFAI-44.81.0 pts · #8
- 2Poulsen, MartinFMFAI-21.43.0 pts · #5
- 3Nielsen, Jon I HorniFAI-20.02.0 pts · #6
- R4+285 Elo gap
- R4+203 Elo gap