Nordic girls chess championship 2026 C
Open SwissStandard
24 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 24 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2026 in Vestby, Norway. 6 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1692, and top seed was Isabella Chen (🇩🇰 DEN, 1824).
Iris Gemenetzis (🇫🇮 FIN, 1705) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Alexandra Prokofieva (4.0) and Ha Tran Dieu Le (4.0). Gemenetzis won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Harpa Hrafney Karlsdottir (1585) beat Isabella Chen (1824), a +239-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
Federations · 6 represented
🇳🇴Norway×7
🇮🇸Iceland×6
🇫🇮Finland×3
🇸🇪Sweden×3
🇫🇴Faroe Islands×3
🇩🇰Denmark×2
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsIris Gemenetzis led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
9
4
1
1
1
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Iris Gemenetzis held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Iris Gemenetzis 4 wins (R1–R4)Thea Alexandra Homtako 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Iris Gemenetzis | * | — | ½ | — |
| 2Thea Alexandra Homtako | — | * | — | — |
| 3Alexandra Prokofieva | ½ | — | * | 1 |
| 4Ha Tran Dieu Le | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gemenetzis, Iris | 1705 | FIN | +13N | +12B | +16N | +5B | =2N | 4.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 12.50 | 2398 | +57.6 |
| 2 | Prokofieva, Alexandra | 0 | FIN | +3N | =6B | +17N | +10B | =1B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 11.75 | 1697 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Le, Ha Tran Dieu | 1580 | NOR | −2B | +22N | +18B | +15N | +7B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 8.00 | 2407 | +64.0 |
| 4 | Homtako, Thea Alexandra | 1792 | NOR | =8B | =11N | +21B | +16B | +6N | 4.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 8.75 | 1863 | +17.2 |
| 5 | Jacobsen, Ane Elisabeth | 1691 | NOR | +14B | +21N | =7B | −1N | +12B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 7.50 | 1712 | +6.4 |
| 6 | Karlsdottir, Harpa Hrafney | 1585 | ISL | +22B | =2N | +11B | =7N | −4B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 7.00 | 1729 | +22.0 |
| 7 | Xin, Lisa J. | 1572 | FAI | +24N | +10B | =5N | =6B | −3N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 6.75 | 1653 | +17.2 |
| 8 | Ouyang, Ella | 1539 | NOR | =4N | −17B | +22N | +19B | =9B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 6.00 | 1520 | -4.0 |
| 9 | Zhu, Stella | 1583 | FIN | F | =23B | +14N | +17B | =8N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 6.00 | 1690 | +21.2 |
| 10 | Zhong, Qianru | 1755 | SWE | +18B | −7N | +13B | −2N | =11B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 5.25 | 1689 | -11.6 |
| 11 | Chen, Isabella | 1824 | DEN | =17N | =4B | −6N | +24B | =10N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 1586 | -50.4 |
| 12 | Jonsdottir, Halldora | 1568 | ISL | +20B | −1N | =19N | +21B | −5N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 3.25 | 1515 | -8.4 |
| 13 | Morkore, Natasja | 1487 | FAI | −1B | +20N | −10N | =18B | +16N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 4.25 | 1563 | +13.2 |
| 14 | Tomasdottir, Katrin Osk | 1445 | ISL | −5N | =15N | −9B | +23B | +17N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.75 | 1607 | +40.8 |
| 15 | Bjerregaard Hagen, Frida | 1756 | DEN | −21N | =14B | +23N | −3B | +18N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 3.75 | 1497 | -62.4 |
| 16 | Wickramasinghe, Nishel Maria | 1645 | NOR | +23N | +19B | −1B | −4N | −13B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 2.50 | 1414 | -47.6 |
| 17 | Ostafiev, Sara | 1561 | SWE | =11B | +8N | −2B | −9N | −14B | 1.5 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 4.25 | 1511 | -13.6 |
| 18 | Hrituleac, Sofia | 1493 | NOR | −10N | +24B | −3N | =13N | −15B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 2.25 | 1323 | -30.0 |
| 19 | Nilsson Lundberg, Emma | 0 | SWE | F | −16N | =12B | −8N | +24B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 2.25 | 1311 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Tomasdottir, Emilia Klara | 0 | ISL | −12N | −13B | −24N | =22B | +21N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1401 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Oye-Stromberg, Alva | 1524 | NOR | +15B | −5B | −4N | −12N | −20B | 1.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 2.50 | 1509 | -4.0 |
| 22 | Lutzen, Annika | 0 | FAI | −6N | −3B | −8B | =20N | =23N | 1.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 1.25 | 1215 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Skibina, Miroslava | 1443 | ISL | −16B | =9N | −15B | −14N | =22B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 1285 | -27.6 |
| 24 | Sathiyaraj, Likhithasri | 0 | ISL | −7B | −18N | +20B | −11N | −19N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 1.50 | 830 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Le, Ha Tran DieuNOR+64.04.0 pts · #6
- 2Gemenetzis, IrisFIN+57.64.5 pts · #2
- 3Tomasdottir, Katrin OskISL+40.82.5 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Bjerregaard Hagen, FridaDEN-62.42.5 pts · #9
- 2Chen, IsabellaDEN-50.42.5 pts · #12
- 3Wickramasinghe, Nishel MariaNOR-47.62.0 pts · #18
Biggest upsets
- R3+239 Elo gap
- R1+232 Elo gap
- R2+183 Elo gap