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Nordic girls chess championship 2026 A

Open SwissStandard

8 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 24 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2026 in Vestby, Norway. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1729, and top seed was Anna Blauhut (🇳🇴 NOR, 2025).

Christine Nordahl (🇳🇴 NOR, 1811) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Elsa Andersson (3.5) and Anna Blauhut (3.0). Nordahl shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Nikolett Paksai (1459) beat Nathalie Bistrom (1724), a +265-point gap.

Location
🇳🇴Vestby, Norway
Dates
24 Apr 2026 → 26 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇳🇴Anna Blauhut2025
Avg top 10
1,729
Participants
8
Federations · 3 represented
🇸🇪Sweden×3
🇳🇴Norway×3
🇫🇮Finland×2
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Christine Nordahl led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders
3
1
2
4
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5Nordahl takes lead
Nordahl4Andersson3.5Blauhut3Kallunki3Paksai2Young2
R5 · LEADER CHANGE26 Apr

Christine Nordahl takes the sole lead (4.0/5).

R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Christine Nordahl drew with Elsa Andersson (Black).

R3–R5 · WIN STREAK

Christine Nordahl won 3 in a row (R3–R5).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Christine Nordahl*
½
1
½
2Elsa Andersson
½
*
½
—
3Anna Blauhut
0
½
*
½
4Karoliina Kallunki
½
—
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Nordahl, Christine1811NOR=4B=2N+5B+8N+3B4.011.512.59.251981+43.6
2Andersson, Elsa1804SWE+6N=1B=3B+5N=7N3.511.012.58.251871+20.8
3Blauhut, Anna2025NOR+8N+7B=2N=4B−1N3.012.013.05.751826-44.8
4Kallunki, Karoliina1692FIN=1N+8B+7N=3N−6B3.010.511.56.001847+19.8
5Paksai, Nikolett1459FIN−7N+6B−1N−2B+8B2.011.012.03.001659+44.0
6Young, Anna Ovidia1576NOR−2B−5N−8N+7B+4N2.010.011.04.501612+8.4
7Xiong, Alice1741SWE+5B−3N−4B−6N=2B1.511.513.53.751562-48.0
8Bistrom, Nathalie1724SWE−3B−4N+6B−1B−5N1.012.014.02.001473-63.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets