Stjernens oppvarmingsturnering NM 2026
31 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 15 Jun 2026 to 19 Jun 2026 in Oslo, Norway. Top 10 Elo average was 1795, and top seed was Abishan Arulmaran (π³π΄ NOR, 1924).
Henrik Hortemo (π³π΄ NOR, 1685) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Indrit Kello (3.5) and Eivind Heggelund Torstad (3.0). Hortemo clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Henrik Hortemo (1685) beat Aksel Svendsen (1828), a +143-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 5 roundsHenrik Hortemo led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Henrik Hortemo takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
Henrik Hortemo beat Indrit Kello (White).
Henrik Hortemo 3 wins (R3βR5)Indrit Kello 3 wins (R1βR3)Eivind Heggelund Torstad 3 wins (R2βR5)
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Henrik Hortemo | * | 1 | β | β |
| 2Indrit Kello | 0 | * | β | β |
| 3Eivind Heggelund Torstad | β | β | * | β |
| 4Erik Skogrand | β | β | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hortemo, Henrik | 1685 | NOR | +29B | β8B | +10N | +9N | +2B | 4.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 7.50 | 1806 | +12.8 |
| 2 | Kello, Indrit | 0 | NOR | +16B | +26N | +8N | =4B | β1N | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.25 | 1700 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Torstad, Eivind Heggelund | 1752 | NOR | F | +5B | +14N | F | +4N | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.00 | 2298 | +11.6 |
| 4 | Overskott, Daniel Kollerud | 1594 | NOR | +9B | β13N | +15B | =2N | β3B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 4.75 | 957 | -11.4 |
| 5 | Kolosov, Nicolai | 1457 | NOR | +30B | β3N | F | =13B | +15N | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.75 | 1564 | +8.4 |
| 6 | Lyngholm, Christian | 1683 | NOR | +19B | F | F | +18N | =7B | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.25 | 1903 | +11.4 |
| 7 | Skogrand, Erik | 1654 | NOR | +31N | F | F | +14B | =6N | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.25 | 1899 | +18.0 |
| 8 | Roness, Nicolay Caspersen | 1783 | NOR | +26B | +1N | β2B | β | β | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.00 | 2485 | +14.8 |
| 9 | FIDE 556008910 | 0 | β | β4N | +17B | +25N | β1B | β | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1587 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Lende, Mats | 0 | NOR | F | +15N | β1B | +12N | β | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.50 | 1693 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Arulmaran, Abishan | 1924 | NOR | F | +12N | F | +16B | β | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 2427 | +6.4 |
| 12 | Linnerud, Oskar Sandberg | 1701 | NOR | =24N | β11B | F | β10B | +14N | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.25 | 1736 | +6.0 |
| 13 | Nygaard, Einar | 1762 | NOR | F | +4B | F | =5N | β | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.75 | 1719 | -1.6 |
| 14 | Lovaas, Geir | 1444 | NOR | β18N | +27B | β3B | β7N | β12B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 902 | -22.0 |
| 15 | Torgersen, Glenn | 0 | NOR | +25N | β10B | β4N | F | β5B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1368 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Vederhus, Alf | 1552 | NOR | β2N | +25B | F | β11N | β | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1676 | +4.6 |
| 17 | Pedersen, Sam | 1640 | NOR | β22B | β9N | β20B | β21N | +27N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 971 | -26.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 556009453 | 0 | β | +14B | β?N | F | β6B | β | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1475 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Berg, Edvard Vallestrand | 1766 | NOR | β6N | F | F | F | +28B | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 883 | -24.4 |
| 20 | Lundstedt, Jonathan | 1820 | NOR | F | F | +17N | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2440 | +5.2 |
| 21 | Kielland, Alexander | 0 | NOR | F | F | F | +17B | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 1660 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Gilsson, Asmund | 1721 | NOR | +17N | β | β | β | β | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2440 | +7.8 |
| 23 | Skjerven, Steinar | 1712 | NOR | F | F | F | +25B | β | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2228 | +3.2 |
| 24 | Abbas, Yousf Layth | 1840 | NOR | =12B | β | β | β | β | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1701 | -7.6 |
| 25 | Viken, Joakim Lovsjo | 1428 | NOR | β15B | β16N | β9B | β23N | β | 0.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 832 | -19.6 |
| 26 | Iversen, Kjell | 1685 | NOR | β8N | β2B | β | β | β | 0.0 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 983 | -7.4 |
| 27 | Odven-Winther, Gunnar | 0 | NOR | F | β14N | F | F | β17B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 742 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 556009461 | 0 | β | F | F | F | F | β19N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 966 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Svendsen, Aksel | 1828 | NOR | β1N | β | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 885 | -27.6 |
| 30 | Kreken, Henrik Grunt | 0 | NOR | β5N | β | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 657 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Abdirahman, Adib | 1752 | NOR | β7B | β | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 854 | -25.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
- 1Skogrand, ErikNOR+18.02.5 pts Β· #3
- 2Roness, Nicolay CaspersenNOR+14.82.0 pts Β· #5
- 3Hortemo, HenrikNOR+12.84.0 pts Β· #14
- 1Svendsen, AkselNOR-27.60.0 pts Β· #25
- 2Pedersen, SamNOR-26.01.0 pts Β· #26
- 3Abdirahman, AdibNOR-25.20.0 pts Β· #30
- R1+143 Elo gap