FM 2026 Unglingabolkur
Open SwissStandard
9 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 28 Mar 2026 to 03 Apr 2026 in Giljanes, Faroe Islands. Top 10 Elo average was 1089, and top seed was Alexander Klevang Eikholm (🇫🇴 FAI, 1728).
Andrew M. Xin (🇫🇴 FAI, 1696) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Alexander Klevang Eikholm (5.0) and Samal Isfeldt Nesa (5.0). Xin shared the lead from round 6 and broke clear in the final round.
Location
🇫🇴Giljanes, Faroe Islands
Dates
28 Mar 2026 → 03 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for first 40 moves and 15 min. for the rest of the game with 30 sec. increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇫🇴Faroe Islands×8
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsAndrew M. Xin led from R2; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE01 Apr
Djoni F.C. Jakobsen takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Andrew M. Xin drew with Samal Isfeldt Nesa (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Andrew M. Xin 3 wins (R1–R3)Alexander Klevang Eikholm 3 wins (R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Andrew M. Xin | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Samal Isfeldt Nesa | ½ | * | 0 | ½ |
| 3Alexander Klevang Eikholm | 0 | 1 | * | ½ |
| 4David Lutzen | 0 | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xin, Andrew M. | 1696 | FAI | +9B | +4N | +2B | =3N | −5B | +7N | +8N | 5.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 14.00 | 1755 | +11.2 |
| 2 | Eikholm, Alexander Klevang | 1728 | FAI | +3N | =5B | −1N | =4B | +6N | +8B | +7B | 5.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 13.25 | 1686 | -9.6 |
| 3 | Nesa, Samal Isfeldt | 1598 | FAI | −2B | +9N | +6N | =1B | +7B | +5N | =4B | 5.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 12.00 | 1712 | +32.0 |
| 4 | Lutzen, David | 1671 | FAI | +7N | −1B | =5N | =2N | +8B | +9B | =3N | 4.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 9.00 | 1579 | -20.8 |
| 5 | Jakobsen, Djoni F.C. | 1642 | FAI | +8B | =2N | =4B | +7N | +1N | −3B | F | 4.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 12.25 | 1674 | +7.2 |
| 6 | Morkore, Natasja | 1463 | FAI | F | +8N | −3B | F | −2B | F | +9N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 863 | -20.0 |
| 7 | Laksa, Sam | 0 | FAI | −4B | F | +9N | −5B | −3N | −1B | −2N | 1.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 0.00 | 867 | -64.0 |
| 8 | Lutzen, Annika | 0 | FAI | −5N | −6B | F | +9B | −4N | −2N | −1B | 1.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 0.00 | 840 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 7207115 | 0 | — | −1N | −3B | −7B | −8N | F | −4N | −6B | 0.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 0.00 | 807 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Nesa, Samal IsfeldtFAI+32.05.0 pts · #1
- 2Xin, Andrew M.FAI+11.25.5 pts · #3
- 3Jakobsen, Djoni F.C.FAI+7.24.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Laksa, SamFAI-64.01.0 pts · #7
- 2Lutzen, DavidFAI-20.84.5 pts · #5
- 3Morkore, NatasjaFAI-20.02.0 pts · #8