Kongsberg Klubbmesterskap 2026
9 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 22 May 2026 to 28 May 2026 in Kongsberg, Norway. Top 10 Elo average was 1690, and top seed was Vidar Taksrud (🇳🇴 NOR, 1932).
Svein Erik Lurdalen (🇳🇴 NOR, 1912) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Anton Reinholdtsen (5.0) and Vidar Taksrud (5.0). Lurdalen won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Anton Reinholdtsen (1694) beat Vidar Taksrud (1932), a +238-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 9 · 9 roundsSvein Erik Lurdalen led from R4 onwards, the title was decided early.
Svein Erik Lurdalen never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +3.0 over the runner-up.
Svein Erik Lurdalen opens a +2.0-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Vidar Taksrud); the title is out of reach before R9.
Svein Erik Lurdalen beat Vidar Taksrud (White).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇳🇴Lurdalen, Svein Erik | 1912 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 24.00 | 24.0 | +34.0 | 2465 |
| 3 | 🇳🇴Reinholdtsen, Anton | 1694 | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 13.50 | 27.0 | +18.6 | 1784 |
| 2 | 🇳🇴Taksrud, Vidar | 1932 | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 10.50 | 27.0 | -29.6 | 1760 |
| 4 | 🇳🇴Kowerich, Stefan | 1706 | 0 | 1 | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | — | 3.5 | 13.50 | 28.5 | +1.0 | 1716 |
| 6 | 🇳🇴Kristiansen, Geir Ove | 1539 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | — | 3.0 | 8.00 | 29.0 | +47.2 | 1690 |
| 5 | 🇳🇴Johnsen, Knut Atle | 1657 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | — | 3.0 | 7.25 | 29.0 | +1.0 | 1673 |
| 7 | 🇳🇴Endeberg, Ivar | 1582 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | — | 2.0 | 8.50 | 30.0 | -4.4 | 1576 |
| 8 | 🇳🇴Kjenstad, Sindre | 1695 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 2.0 | 3.75 | 30.0 | -41.4 | 1496 |
| 9 | 🇳🇴Thorin, Jan Einar | 1491 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | ½ | * | 0.5 | 1.00 | 31.5 | -5.6 | 1471 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Kristiansen, Geir OveNOR+47.23.0 pts · #6
- 2Lurdalen, Svein ErikNOR+34.08.0 pts · #1
- 3Reinholdtsen, AntonNOR+18.65.0 pts · #3
- 1Kjenstad, SindreNOR-41.42.0 pts · #8
- 2Taksrud, VidarNOR-29.65.0 pts · #2
- 3Thorin, Jan EinarNOR-5.60.5 pts · #9
- R4+238 Elo gap
- R9+226 Elo gap
- R5+167 Elo gap