Strommen var 2026
15 players participated in this 12-round tournament, held from 23 Apr 2026 to 21 May 2026 in Strommen, Norway. Top 10 Elo average was 1835, and top seed was Ask Amundsen (🇳🇴 NOR, 2162).
Frode Lillevold (🇳🇴 NOR, 2136) won with 9.0/12, ahead of Ask Amundsen (9.0) and Frank Olav Bruun (6.5). Lillevold took the lead from round 11.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Frank Olav Bruun (1740) beat Jorgen M Andersen (1973), a +233-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 12 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 9.0/12, decided on Buchholz.
Frode Lillevold takes the sole lead (8.0/11).
2 players finish on 9.0/12. Lillevold takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (57.0).
Ask Amundsen 2.0–0.0 against Frode Lillevold (R3 1-0, R7 1-0) — decisive in 2/2.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ask Amundsen | * | 1 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Frode Lillevold | 0 0 | * | 1 1 | 1 |
| 3Frank Olav Bruun | 0 | 0 0 | * | 1 ½ |
| 4Aage Mella | 0 | 0 | 0 ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lillevold, Frode | 2136 | NOR | +4B | +3N | −2B | +12N | +14B | +9N | −2N | +5B | +11N | F | +6B | +3B | 9.0 | 57.0 | 57.0 | 39.00 | 2107 | +1.4 |
| 2 | Amundsen, Ask | 2162 | NOR | +10N | +5B | +1N | +8B | +7N | +4B | +1B | +3N | F | +5N | — | — | 9.0 | 55.5 | 55.5 | 55.50 | 2697 | +37.6 |
| 3 | Bruun, Frank Olav | 1740 | NOR | +12N | −1B | =7N | +11B | −5N | =6B | +4N | −2B | +13N | =4B | +9N | −1N | 6.5 | 63.5 | 64.5 | 23.75 | 1824 | +14.6 |
| 4 | Mella, Aage | 1710 | NOR | −1N | +9N | +13B | −5B | +8N | −2N | −3B | =10B | +14B | =3N | +14N | =6B | 6.5 | 56.0 | 57.0 | 19.25 | 1689 | -10.0 |
| 5 | Sidselrud, Steinar | 1994 | NOR | +6B | −2N | =8B | +4N | +3B | F | +7B | −1N | F | −2B | F | +12N | 5.5 | 55.5 | 55.5 | 26.25 | 1915 | -11.0 |
| 6 | Lilleng, Gunnar | 1609 | NOR | −5N | =10B | −9B | F | −11N | =3N | +15B | +14N | =7B | +13B | −1N | =4N | 5.0 | 45.5 | 45.5 | 13.00 | 1662 | +3.6 |
| 7 | Troen, Arild | 1690 | NOR | +14B | −8N | =3B | +9N | −2B | F | −5N | −11B | =6N | +12B | +13N | — | 5.0 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 12.75 | 1645 | -12.6 |
| 8 | Domenech, Enrique Llorca | 1710 | NOR | F | +7B | =5N | −2N | −4B | F | +10N | +13B | F | F | F | +13N | 4.5 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 13.75 | 1826 | +12.2 |
| 9 | Pedersen, Sam | 0 | NOR | F | −4B | +6N | −7B | +12N | −1B | −13N | +12B | −10N | +14N | −3B | — | 4.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 8.00 | 1602 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Amarapala, Anton | 1624 | NOR | −2B | =6N | −12B | +13N | F | F | −8B | =4N | +9B | F | F | +14B | 4.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 11.75 | 1471 | -20.4 |
| 11 | Andersen, Jorgen M | 1973 | NOR | F | F | F | −3N | +6B | F | +12B | +7N | −1B | — | — | — | 3.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 11.00 | 1822 | -14.6 |
| 12 | Nygard, Morten | 1503 | NOR | −3B | F | +10N | −1B | −9B | F | −11N | −9N | F | −7N | F | −5B | 1.0 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 4.00 | 1521 | -1.6 |
| 13 | Birkedam, Mikkel | 0 | NOR | F | F | −4N | −10B | F | F | +9B | −8N | −3B | −6N | −7B | −8B | 1.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 4.00 | 885 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Eilertsen, Andreas | 0 | NOR | −7N | F | F | +15B | −1N | F | F | −6B | −4N | −9B | −4B | −10N | 1.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 0.00 | 947 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 556005997 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −14N | F | F | −6N | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 809 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Amundsen, AskNOR+37.69.0 pts · #1
- 2Bruun, Frank OlavNOR+14.66.5 pts · #4
- 3Domenech, Enrique LlorcaNOR+12.24.5 pts · #7
- 1Amarapala, AntonNOR-20.44.0 pts · #12
- 2Andersen, Jorgen MNOR-14.63.0 pts · #6
- 3Troen, ArildNOR-12.65.0 pts · #9
- R4+233 Elo gap
- R3+121 Elo gap