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Norwegian Chess Championship 2025 LIVE

Sergio — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 07:15:00 +0000

The Norwegian Chess Championship 2025 aka Landsturneringen 2025 is taking place July 4 – July 12 in Bergen, Norway. It features the Elite tournament with GM Aryan Tari (2636), IM Aksel Bu Kvaløy (2477), GM Jon Ludvig Hammer (2608), GM Elham Amar (2600), IM Jens Evang Ingebretsen (2415), FM Eivind Grunt Kreken (2379), GM Simen Agdestein (2565), IM Tor Fredrik Kaasen (2469), GM Torbjørn Ringdal Hansen (2411), IM S. Mitusov (2478), FM Håvard Haug (2371), FM Sondre Lillestøl Melaa (2328), GM Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal (2566), IM Frode Elsness (2412), Pantham Kaewpitakkun (2067), IM Saad Abobaker Elmi (2412), IM Mads Vestby-Ellingsen (2395), CM Kim Roger Hansen Westrum (2179). Parallel to the Elite event, the Senior, Junior, and Youth categories are also competing.

Live games will be daily on Chessdom.com. For more events from Norway, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

Hikaru Nakamura plays the 2022 FIDE World Rapid and Blitz – LIVE stream

nikita — Sun, 25 Dec 2022 17:02:38 +0000

The 2022 World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships take place in Almaty (Kazakhstan) between Sunday, the 25th of December and run through until Friday, the 30th of December. The event will boast a 1 million USD prize fund and gathers some of the best players in the world including World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen (NOR, 2859), Hikaru Nakamura (USA, 2768), Fabiano Caruana (USA, 2766), Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE, 2793), Anish Giri (NED, 2764), Alexander Grischuk (FIDE, 2745), Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE, 2740), Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL, 2729), Yu Yangyi (CHN, 2728), Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA, 2737).

Hikaru Nakamura wished happy holidays to his fans from frozen Kazakhstan and announced a live stream of the event through his twitch channel. The hosts of the stream are WIM Fiona Steil-Antoni, GM Jon Ludvig Hammer, and GM Jeffery Xiong!

Merry Christmasfrom frozen Kazakhstan! Starting tomorrow is the World Rapid and Blitz with @fionchetta @gmjlh and @GMJX00 on commentary at https://t.co/1IAaMM5tcJ starting at 1am Pacific, 4am Eastern, 9am @ChaeDoc time, 10am CET and 14:30 India. pic.twitter.com/msKI0o10Ol
— Hikaru Nakamura (@GMHikaru) December 25, 2022

Hammer says Carlsen should be sanctioned in live Norwegian TV program

nikita — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 18:43:01 +0000

19-year-old Hans Niemann today AGAIN defeated the World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen, in the 6th round of the Julius Baer Generation Cup, as Magnus Carlsen resigned his game in the second move. Carlsen went offline as soon as he resigned. Replay the game Hans Niemann – Magnus Carlsen here

Norwegian Chess grandmaster and a member of the Norwegian National Chess Team – Jon Ludvig Hammer criticized Carlsen in live Norwegian TV program: “It’s completely unacceptable behavior to lose on purpose. It’s the most unsportsmanlike you can do in a competitive sport“, tweets Tarjei J. Svensen.

New: The Carlsen – Niemann conflict is more recent than everyone thinks?

Hammer criticizing Carlsen on Norwegian TV, saying he should be sanctioned: "It's completely unacceptable behavior to lose on purpose. It's the most unsportsmanlike you can do in a competitive sport" #ChessChamps
— Tarjei J. Svensen (@TarjeiJS) September 19, 2022

After Hans Niemann defeated the World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen in the third round of the Sinquefield Cup 2022, Carlsen decided to withdraw from the tournament without detailed explanations. Rumors that Magnus Carlsen suspected Niemann was cheating started spreading over social media and the controversy over the Niemann – Carlsen case is not stopping. While Niemann spoke on the case on several occasions, the World Chess Champion did not have any public announcement since then.

Susan Polgar on Carlsen’s resignation against Niemann: Definitely a protest move!

See the timetable of happenings related to Niemann – Carlsen case:

Date	News
5-Sep	BREAKING: Magnus Carlsen withdraws from the Sinquefield Cup 2022
5-Sep	Possible reasons of Magnus Carlsen’s withdrawal from the Sinquefield Cup 2022
5-Sep	Hans Niemann was thoroughly checked before the fourth round of the Sinquefield Cup (VIDEO)
5-Sep	Sinquefield Cup’s players and organizers react to Carlsen’s withdrawal from the tournament
5-Sep	Hans Niemann R4 post-game interview: At least I got to beat Magnus Carlsen before he left
6-Sep	Sinquefield Cup 2022 improves anti-cheating measures after Carlsen’s withdrawal
6-Sep	Fabiano Caruana: Can’t wait to hear more about the Hans effect on The Magnus Effect
6-Sep	Reactions to Magnus Carlsen’s withdrawal from the Sinquefield Cup 2022
6-Sep	Niemann’s emotional confession R5 post-game interview: I cheated in random games on chess.com and this was the biggest mistake in my life
7-Sep	Reactions to Hans Niemann’s interview
7-Sep	Hans Niemann: I’d like to see what Nakamura has to say now
8-Sep	Hans Niemann R6 post-game interview: The silence of my critics speaks for itself
8-Sep	Elon Musk comments on accusations towards Hans Niemann
8-Sep	Garry Kasparov about Carlsen’s withdrawal: It’s an act with no precedent in the past 50 years
9-Sep	Chess.com explains its decision to remove Hans Niemann from the platform in the official statement
9-Sep	Daniel Rensch about chess.com’s statement: This tweet speaks for itself
9-Sep	Hikaru Nakamura reacts to Hans Niemann’s interview
9-Sep	Susan Polgar about Niemann – Carlsen case: The professional reputation of many parties is at stake
9-Sep	Garry Kasparov: Unless the chess world is to be dragged down into endless pathetic rumors, clear statements must be made
9-Sep	Niemann keeps analyzing his game with MVL while getting checked with the anti-cheating device (VIDEO)
9-Sep	Hans Niemann R7 post-game interview: It is absolutely ridiculous to play chess under these conditions
10-Sep	Hikaru Nakamura and Daniel Naroditsky speak about cheating in chess
10-Sep	Hans Niemann’s fans gather in front of the Saint Louis Chess Club
10-Sep	Sinquefield Cup Chief Arbiter’s statement: We have no indication that any player has been playing unfairly in the Sinquefield Cup 2022
11-Sep	New allegations within Niemann – Carlsen case: Hans Niemann performs much better with live DGT boards
11-Sep	Nigel Davies, “If Carlsen does not speak soon, the FIDE Ethics Commission should act”
11-Sep	Alexander Grischuk about Niemann – Carlsen case: Magnus freaked out for a reason
11-Sep	Richard Rapport suggests a polygraph test to manage cheating in chess and protect players who are falsely accused
11-Sep	Alexei Shirov: Hans Niemann’s last GM norm looks suspicious
12-Sep	Hans Niemann after the end of the Sinquefield Cup 2022: It was a lot to handle and I wasn’t able to manage my nerves
13-Sep	S.L. Narayanan: I believe FIDE has to take more stringent measures for both online as well as OTB
13-Sep	Hans Niemann and Magnus Carlsen to meet at the Julius Baer Generation Cup
14-Sep	Hans Niemann to be back at the Saint Louis Chess Club for the 2022 Fall Chess Classic
15-Sep	Fabiano Caruana on Carlsen’s withdrawal: I do not think Niemann cheated in this tournament
16-Sep	Leonard Barden for Guardian on Niemann – Carlsen case: It is time for FIDE to step in
16-Sep	Stephen Colbert jokes about the latest accusations against Hans Niemann in his late night talk show
18-Sep	Alejandro Ramirez shares his insights on Carlsen’s withdrawal: I don’t think Hans cheated
19-Sep	Magnus Carlsen resignes against Hans Niemann in the second move
19-Sep	Susan Polgar on Carlsen’s resignation against Niemann: Definitely a protest move!
19-Sep	Hammer says Carlsen should be sanctioned in live Norwegian TV program
19-Sep	Fair-Play specialist Kenneth Regan: Niemann played well, but not too well
19-Sep	Levon Aronian: I believe Niemann hasn’t been the cleanest person when it comes to online chess
19-Sep	Magnus Carlsen applauds Pragg for the fantastic game
19-Sep	Reactions to Magnus Carlsen’s resignation
19-Sep	Niemann’s and Carlsen’s facial expressions during their 2-move game
20-Sep	Carlsen will not give any interviews during the tournament
20-Sep	Anish Giri: we know about online cheating by multiple other chess players
20-Sep	Nakamura on Carlsen – Nieman Julius Baer game
20-Sep	Martin B. Justesen: Carlsen is handling the Chess.com merger like Elon Musk did with the purchase of Twitter
20-Sep	Carlsen’s resignation is the top story in Norwegian newspapers

Chess Olympiad 2022 – Round 3 report

nikita — Sun, 31 Jul 2022 21:46:07 +0000

Having the World Champion in your team doesn’t guarantee the win. In their match-up against Italy, captain Loek van Wely’s strategy was clear: neutralize Carlsen on board one – Vocaturo played a solid exchange Caro-Kann and achieved a well-deserved draw – and take their chances on the other three boards. Read more: Italy makes a major upset defeating Norway in the R3 of the 2022 Chess Olympiad

His strategy paid off. With two wins on the lower boards – Lodici and Sonis took down Hammer and Christiansen respectively – Italy pulled off the main surprise of the round, defeating seed three by 2.5-1.5. A huge result for the Mediterranean’s, who were extremely happy in the postgame interview. Replay the match here

Meanwhile, all three Indian teams won their matches. India A defeated Greece by a clear 3-1 score, with Harikrishna and Arjun Erigaisi as local heroes of the day, while India B, filled to the brim with top youngsters, destroyed Switzerland by 4-0. Team C took down Iceland also by a 3-1 score. India B now leads the tournament as they are the only team to have won all twelve of their games.

Playing third board for India B this afternoon, RameshBabu Praggnanandhaa, wriggled out of a totally lost position against seasoned swiss GM Yannick Pelletier. Without giving up, the teenager continued to pose problems, making it difficult for his opponent to find a clear winning line. Eventually, Pelletier, short on time, lost on move 67. Demonstrating once again his learning mentality, Prag declared: “I have played badly, and this point doesn’t give me any joy. I struggled throughout this game in a bad position and I feel sorry for my opponent”. In a more pragmatic fashion, his team B captain R B Ramesh said “In any professional sport one has to be ready any type of position and situations. It’s actually better that this situation has happened sooner than later in the event”. Replay the games here

Team USA continued their winning streak in round three against Georgia, notching up a final 3-1 score, thanks to Levon Aronian’s masterful exploit of his space advantage against a tough opponent. His teammate San Shankland also slowly but surely pushed his opponent off the board, scoring his second win of the series, while both Fabiano Caruana and Lenier Dominguez kept their opponent’s at bay with the black pieces.

It’s already twelve years since Caruana last came to India: “It’s good to be in India. I don’t have the chance to come very often to this country; my last time was 12 years ago. It’s very good to be here! It’s a beautiful country.” See the rest of his postgame interview below.

Twenty teams still have a 100% score and will face each other in tomorrow’s fourth round match-ups. All encounters will surely be fast and furious but special attention should be paid to France-India 1 on match one and USA-Uzbekistan on match two. Uzbekistan is a very young but very strong team, still undefeated on all five boards. India 3-Spain on match three will be a huge test for both teams, while India 2 will have a chance to put Italy to a stop after their stunning victory today over Carlsen’s Norway. Round 4 pairings / Round 3 results (open section) / Round 3 results (women’s section)

Text: IM Michael Rahal, FIDE Press Officer, Chennai
Photos: Lennart Ootes, Mark Livshitz and Stev Bonhage

Interview with GM Jon Ludvig Hammer – Chess Olympiad 2022 R1

nikita — Fri, 29 Jul 2022 22:02:57 +0000

The 2022 Chess Olympiad kicked off today in Chennai, India. All the favorites won their matches of the first round, including the third seed Norway. GM Jon Ludvig Hammer played the second board for the Norwegian team, as the reigning World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen wasn’t in the Round 1 teams’ composition. Norway played against Lebanon, winning the match with a convincing 3.5-0.5 result. Replay the match here

In the post-game interview, GM Jon Ludvig Hammer said it is interesting to be back in India, and that India seems to be a place for Norwegian success: “It is interesting being back in India. I was here at the closing ceremony of the World Chess Championship Match back in 2013. And this seems to be a place for Norwegian success and we hope to replicate that“. Hammer added the 3.5-0.5 result is a good start at the Olympiad and revealed that Magnus Carlsen played some football today afternoon and he is ready to enter the team at any moment, especially for bigger matches. See the complete interview below

Read more: Chess Olympiad 2022 R1 report / Round 2 pairings / Round 1 results (open section) / Round 1 results (women’s section)

GM Simen Agdestein wins his 8th Norwegian Chess Champion title

nikita — Sat, 16 Jul 2022 19:09:43 +0000

The 2022 Norwegian Chess Championships took place from 8-16 July 2022 in Kongsvinger, Norway. The event gathered around 300 players and it was played in 16 groups: Elite, Masters, Candidates, Group 1, Group 2, Group 3, Grop 4, Seniors 50+, Seniors 65+, and different Juniors and Cadet groups.

GM Simen Agdestein convincingly won the Elite group thus becoming the Norwegian Chess Champion for the 8th time in his career. Agdestein claimed his first National Champion title in 1982 as a 15-year-old, and today, 40 years after, he became the oldest Norwegian National Champion holding eight national trophies. Simen Agdestein won the event with a round to spare and scored 8/9 points. Read more: 6-year-old girl checkmates GM Simen Agdestein

GM Jon Ludvig Hammer clinched silver with 6.5 points, while IM Tor Fredrik Kaasen and GM Lars Oskar Hauge tied for bronze with 6 points, each. Tiebreak criteria favored IM Tor Fredrik Kaasen who won bronze medal. (Scroll down for final rankings of all groups)

Norwegian Chess Championship 2022 – Replay the games here

2022 Norwegian Chess Champion GM Simen Agdestein; Photo: Anniken Vestby/Norwegian Chess Federation

Final rankings – Norwegian Chess Championship 2022 – Elite:

Rk	Name	i-Elo	Pts	Med.Buchh	Buchholz-1	Buchholz
1	GM Simen Agdestein	2559	8	32.5	39	42
2	GM Jon Ludvig Hammer	2638	6.5	34	42	45
3	IM Tor Fredrik Kaasen	2433	6	33	41	43.5
4	GM Lars Oskar Hauge	2526	6	32.5	40.5	43.5
5	IM Frode Elsness	2464	5	33.5	41.5	44
6	IM Geir Sune Tallaksen Østmoe	2483	4.5	31.5	39.5	42.5
7	GM Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal	2555	4.5	31.5	39.5	42
8	FM Elham Abdulrauf	2466	4.5	30	36.5	39
9	IM Mads Vestby-Ellingsen	2351	3.5	30.5	38.5	41
10	GM Berge Østenstad	2451	3	28.5	35	37.5
11	FM Isak Sjøberg	2308	3	28	36	38.5
12	IM Maxim Barth Stanford	2308	3	27.5	35.5	38
13	FM Levi André Tallaksen	2341	3	26.5	32.5	35
14	GM Rune Djurhuus	2407	2.5	26.5	32.5	35.5

Final rankings – Norwegian Chess Championship 2022 – Candidates:

Pl	Name	i-Rtg	Score	Med.Buchh	Buchholz-1	Buchholz
1	FM Semen Mitusov	2378	8	32.5	39	42.5
2	CM Alexander Øye-Strømberg	2304	6.5	33	41	45.5
3	FM Ward Al-Tarboush	2203	5.5	30.5	37	39
4	FM Aksel Bu Kvaløy	2289	5	34	42	44
5	CM Andreas Skotheim	2197	5	33.5	41.5	43.5
6	FM Mathias Unneland	2251	4.5	34	42	46
7	CM Jacob Templen Grave	2220	4.5	32.5	40.5	43.5
8	FM Jøran Aulin-Jansson	2191	4.5	31.5	39.5	41.5
9	IM Øystein Hole	2282	4.5	29	37	39
10	Shazil Shehzad	2274	4	29.5	34.5	36.5
11	IM Andreas G.R. Moen	2311	4	29	34	36
12	CM Tobias Lang Nilsen	2283	3.5	34.5	42.5	46
13	FM Ole Christian Moen	2152	3.5	27.5	35.5	37.5
14	Bjørn Robert Løvoll Unhjem	2005	2	29.5	34.5	36.5
15	CM Ludy Helsio Paulo Sousa	2225	0.5	21	26	27.5

Final rankings – Norwegian Chess Championship 2022 – Masters:

Pl	Name	i-Rtg	Score	Med.Buchh	Buchholz-1	Buchholz
1	Stig K Martinsen	2136	8	35.5	42	45.5
2	CM Holger Blauhut	2095	6.5	35.5	43.5	46.5
3	Monika Machlik	2111	6	37.5	45.5	49
4	Eivind Grunt Kreken	2134	6	34	40	41.5
5	Max Dahl	2169	6	33.5	40	44
6	Mathias Lind Schouten	2156	5.5	38.5	46.5	50
7	Frode Lillevold	2110	5.5	38	46	49
8	Manuel Ramirez	2141	5.5	36	42.5	45.5
9	Nicolai Maxime Østensen	2184	5.5	33.5	40	43
10	Sondre Waage Tofte	2173	5.5	29	34	37
11	Yngve Götestam Fossheim	1850	5	35.5	43.5	46.5
12	Tore Kolås	2176	5	31.5	37.5	39.5
13	Andreas Skrede Hausken	2024	5	30	36	39
14	Martin Øksendal	2010	5	29.5	35.5	37
15	Shadi Sian	2009	4.5	36	44	48
16	Kim Roger Hansen Westrum	2086	4.5	34	42	45.5
17	Simen Sørensen	2078	4.5	31.5	37	40.5
18	Steinar Sidselrud	2017	4.5	31	39	41
19	Per Fredrik Holand	1992	4.5	31	36.5	39.5
20	Bror Thanke	2150	4.5	31	36	39.5
21	WIM Sheila Barth Stanford	2097	4	35.5	41.5	45
22	Christian Grundekjøn	2095	4	34	39.5	42.5
23	Jonas H Rasmussen	1951	4	31	37	39
24	Andreas Tenold	2000	4	28	36	39
25	Eirik Strøm Austad	1997	4	27.5	33.5	35.5
26	Isak Vinh Brattgjerd	2064	4	21.5	25	26.5
27	Jan Sørgjerd	2011	3.5	27	32.5	34
28	Torbjørn Valvåg	1967	3.5	27	32	33.5
29	Tor Gulbrandsen	1958	3	32	38.5	40.5
30	Sivert Ihlen	2057	3	31	37.5	39
31	Eirik Viken Kallset	1860	3	29.5	35	37
32	Sverre Lye	2009	3	27.5	33	34.5
33	Peder Marcus Aamodt	2027	2	25.5	30.5	32
34	Snorri Vikanes Bjarnason	1637	1	24	30	32

Final rankings – Norwegian Chess Championship 2022 – Group 1:

Pl	Navn	i-Elo	Poeng	Med.Buchh	Buchholz-1	Buchholz
1	Ingrid Skaslien	1859	7.5	37.5	44	47.5
2	Max Moe Pedersen	1747	6.5	34.5	42	45.5
3	Nina Hagesæther	1901	6	38	45.5	46.5
4	Andreas Strand	1925	6	37	44.5	48.5
5	Sigurd Kittilsen	1824	6	35	42.5	46
6	Snorre Rygg	1927	5	35.5	43	47
7	Eirik Berget	1784	5	35	41	44.5
8	Aleksander Omtvedt	1904	5	33	39.5	42.5
9	Ola Harald Moen	1858	5	32	39.5	42
10	Pål Skogli	1767	4.5	36.5	44	47.5
11	Elias Hestvik	1890	4.5	34.5	42	45.5
12	Lars Tormod Haugen	1771	4.5	33	39	42.5
13	Gisle Bjugn	1872	4.5	33	39	40
14	Sigurd Lye	1717	4.5	30.5	37	41
15	Jon Arne Stokhaug	1831	4.5	26.5	32.5	35
16	WFM Sylvia Johnsen	1877	4	29.5	36	37
17	Vegard Simensen	1916	4	29	35.5	38
18	Mikkel Lien	1844	4	28.5	33.5	36
19	Jon Anders Stabbetorp	1830	4	25.5	31.5	32.5
20	Per Kr Vigdal	1910	3.5	31	38.5	39.5
21	Morten Rolstad	1795	3.5	28.5	35	38
22	Per Gisle Svendsen	1884	3.5	26	31	32
23	Yngve Rasdal	1816	3	25.5	30.5	31.5
24	Sigmund Lunde	1743	2.5	26	31	32
25	Egil Arne Standal	1800	1	25	31	33.5

Final rankings – Norwegian Chess Championship 2022 – Group 2:

Pl	Name	i-Rtg	Score	Med.Buchh	Buchholz-1
1	Linus Sandstad	1670	8	39.5	47
2	Maximillian Menzel	1696	7.5	35	43
3	Aidas Juodziukynas	1630	7	38	46
4	Birk Sæther Rostad	1645	6	37	45
5	Steven Hansen		6	36.5	44.5
6	Ulrikke Langvik	1622	6	36.5	44.5
7	Øyvind Fossheim	1712	6	34	41
8	Abishan Arulmaran	1655	5.5	39	47
9	Torstein Furnes	1750	5.5	37.5	45.5
10	Svein Dale	1706	5.5	34.5	40.5
11	Øystein Viken Kallset	1648	5.5	30.5	36
12	Vincent Dæhli	1697	5.5	30	35.5
13	Ingmund Bjørkan	1691	5	35	41
14	Lars-Arne Oldernes	1732	5	33	40
15	Trond Kristensen	1613	5	32.5	38.5
16	Malek Moallemzadeh	1638	5	29.5	35.5
17	Asbjørn Myhre	1728	4.5	35.5	43
18	Sondre Stai	1718	4.5	35	42.5
19	Jørgen Smith Kristiansen	1604	4.5	32	39.5
20	Gudbrand Andreas Duff Morris Tandberg	1686	4.5	30.5	36
21	Odd Gunnar Heitun	1561	4.5	26.5	32
22	Truls Skauge Klausen	1660	4	31	37
23	Petter Yran	1568	4	29.5	34.5
24	Gunnstein Berg	1627	4	29	35
25	Øyvind Henriksen	1649	4	28	34
26	Gunnar Eiken	1666	4	27	32
27	Tore Kristiansen	1722	3.5	34	39.5
28	Vetle Kr Danielsen	1771	3.5	32.5	40.5
29	Benjamin Wæhler Stenseng	1565	3.5	31.5	37.5
30	Roger Hojem	1638	3.5	30	36
31	Ola Torstein Endresen	1685	3.5	29.5	37
32	Øyvind Grimsrud	1643	3.5	29	34.5
33	Odd Christoffersen	1561	3.5	28	36
34	Tore Martin Madsø Hauan	1592	3.5	26.5	34
35	Lars Asbjørn Stensen	1527	3.5	22.5	28
36	Henrik Mathias Bechstrøm	1557	3	30	35.5
37	Christian Saude	1636	3	21.5	27.5
38	Enrique Llorca Domenech	1621	2.5	29	35
39	Cato Bekkesletten	1720	2.5	27.5	34.5
40	Pål Nordquelle	1596	2.5	22.5	27.5
41	Morgan Henriksen	1621	2	24	30
42	Rune Kleiven Rynning	1678	1.5	28	33.5
43	Jardar Andersen	1789	1.5	27.5	33
44	Trond Jacobsen	1700	1	26	32

Final rankings – Norwegian Chess Championship 2022 – Group 3:

Pl	Name	i-Rtg	Score	Med.Buchh	Buchholz-1	Buchholz
1	Robert Aas	1572	7.5	35.5	42.5	45.5
2	Benjamin Andreas Lien	1446	7	40.5	48	52
3	Sigurd Lauvås Gaure	1596	7	34.5	41.5	44
4	Anders Olsen	1576	6.5	39.5	47	51
5	Eirik Texe	1425	6	38.5	45.5	47.5
6	Aleksander Johansen	1543	6	36.5	44	47.5
7	Sigurd Hynne	1597	6	33.5	40	43
8	Maarten Vreugdenhil	1452	5.5	39	46.5	50.5
9	Ørjan Jørgensen	1549	5.5	34	41	44
10	Jimmy Alexander Johansen		5	36	42.5	47
11	Andreas Noer	1525	5	35.5	43	45.5
12	Kazim Yilmaz	1503	5	35	42	45.5
13	Bjørn Noralf Dybvik	1464	5	34.5	40.5	44
14	Sofie Kristine Ratama	1447	5	33.5	41	44.5
15	Rune Edøy	1457	5	32	38	41
16	Morten Heje Mahle	1476	5	31	38	40.5
17	Kjetil Selvik	1450	5	30	36.5	39
18	Ingrid Strand	1518	5	29	34.5	37
19	Stig Atle Ravnås	1443	5	27.5	33.5	35.5
20	Per Øistein Nordtug	1412	4.5	34.5	41.5	45
21	Trond Nygaard	1489	4.5	30.5	38	41.5
22	Vegard Erlandsen	1458	4.5	24	29	31.5
23	Alexander Tømmerås	1546	4	36	43	46.5
24	Anders Stanghelle	1389	4	36	42.5	46
25	Torge Ugland	1559	4	26	33	35.5
26	Steinar Flo	1531	4	24.5	30	32.5
27	Idar Sørensen	1415	3.5	32.5	38	41.5
28	Helmer Nilsen	1436	3.5	30	37	39
29	Anders Viken	1576	3.5	30	35.5	38.5
30	Morten S Smedsrud	1364	3.5	29.5	35	38
31	Harald Peter Stette	1498	3.5	28.5	33.5	36
32	Jørgen Nordløv	1435	3.5	28	35.5	37.5
33	Aud Norunn R. Strand	1449	3	30	36	38
34	Dyre Magnus Korssjøen		3	28	35	37.5
35	Tony Alexander Storm	1316	3	24.5	30	32
36	Vidar Busch Sørensen	1458	2.5	29.5	37	39.5
37	Sveinung Møller	1420	2.5	24	29.5	31.5
38	Morten Granholt	1426	2.5	23.5	28	30
39	Markus Søderholm	1435	2	26	31	33
40	Jone Frafjord	1529	2	25	31	33.5
41	Pål Andreas Martin	1530	1	25	30.5	32.5
42	Christian Hansen		0	21	26	27

Final rankings – Norwegian Chess Championship 2022 – Group 4:

Pl	Name	i-Rtg	Score	Med.Buchh	Buchholz-1	Buchholz
1	Lars Iver Erdal-Aase	1396	7	39	46	49
2	Frode Halvorsen	1320	7	35.5	42.5	46
3	Terje Skaug		7	32.5	39.5	42.5
4	Baltazar Wiger-Nordås		6	38.5	45.5	48.5
5	Morten Hammer	1319	6	38	45	49
6	Leiv Ove Bollestad	1346	6	35.5	42.5	45.5
7	Edvard Dyre Hansen	1311	6	32.5	39.5	42
8	Erling Tenold	1278	5.5	35	41	45
9	Ken Ronny Schouten	1318	5.5	30.5	36.5	39.5
10	Håvard Skotheim	1309	5.5	29	34	36.5
11	Daniel O Vollheim	1293	5	40	47	50
12	Jørgen Vamnes Sæther	1249	5	37	44	47
13	Dag Trygve Haug	1294	5	35	42	44.5
14	Per-Erik Evensen	1356	5	35	41	45
15	Tor-Finn Malum Fitje		5	29	36	39
16	Catherine Jørgensen	1218	5	28.5	34.5	37.5
17	Bjørn Stian Hagen	1283	4.5	38	45	49
18	Anne Grete Nebell	1302	4.5	33.5	40.5	43
19	Susanne Wiggen Larsson	1152	4.5	30	35.5	37.5
20	Theodor Henriksen		4.5	26.5	32	34.5
21	Anto Suprianto	1258	4	35.5	41.5	44
22	Tom H. Dalbak	1259	4	32	39	42
23	Øystein Rostad	1215	4	32	38	41
24	Knut Steinar Bu	1306	4	30	37	40
25	Steinar Muggerud	1210	4	28.5	35.5	38
26	Maria Sæther	1003	4	24	29.5	31.5
27	Lars Mæhle	1225	3.5	29	36	38
28	Marie Vatneødegård	1106	3.5	21.5	26.5	28.5
29	Mads Tollefsen	1256	3	34	41	44
30	Tormod Thingstad	1320	3	29.5	34.5	37.5
31	Håvar Mjeltevik	1237	3	27	33	35
32	Arild Myhre	1168	3	26.5	33.5	35.5
33	Linda Fagerli Sæthren	1179	2.5	27.5	33.5	35.5
34	Paul Ivar Johansen	1117	2.5	23.5	28.5	30.5
35	Torben Sandøy Egeland	1222	2	29	35	38
36	Rudi B. Olsen	1288	2	21.5	26	27.5

Final rankings – Norwegian Chess Championship 2022 – Group 5:

Pl	Name	i-Rtg	Score	Med.Buchh	Buchholz-1	Buchholz
1	Jan Michael G. Torres		7.5	38	45.5	49
2	Philip Volsdal		7.5	37.5	45	49
3	Svein Arne Lillesand		6.5	40	47.5	49.5
4	Jørgen Szygenda		6	38.5	46	50
5	Karim Horsberg		6	36	43.5	44.5
6	Stein Erik Booysen Ulekleiv		6	31.5	38	41
7	Philippe Szygenda		5.5	40.5	48	52
8	Joachim S Graff	1173	5	36	43.5	47
9	Parisa Akbarpour		5	29.5	35.5	36.5
10	Ole Birkeland		5	28.5	34	36
11	Nils Petter Skipnes		5	27	32	34
12	Hege Ibsen Jullum		5	26	33.5	35.5
13	Aksel Tollefsen		4.5	32.5	40	44
14	Frank Andresen	1084	4.5	32	39.5	42.5
15	Petter Lie		4	38	45.5	48
16	Denir Omerovic		4	33.5	41	44
17	Ramin Rad	1103	4	31.5	38	39
18	Ståle Solberg		4	29.5	35.5	38
19	Otto Prytz	1181	4	29.5	35.5	36.5
20	Josefine Henriksen		4	26.5	32	33
21	Tor Høisæter		3.5	29	35	37.5
22	Bella Marie Young		3	23	28	29
23	Fred Engelstad	1189	2	28	34.5	35.5
24	Stian Kosberg	1171	2	25	32.5	34.5
25	Ruayporn Luangtep		1	25	31	32
26	Hege Annette Ramson		1	24	30	31

Final rankings – Norwegian Chess Championship 2022 – Senior 65+:

Pl	Name	Cl	i-Rtg	Score	Med.Buchh	Buchholz-1	Buchholz
1	Ole Smeby	Sen	1871	7.5	37	43	46.5
2	Gunnar Stake-Larsen	Sen	1980	6	38.5	46	50
3	Arne Danielsen	Sen	2028	6	36	43.5	46.5
4	Børge Waaktaar Svanholm	Sen	1731	6	33.5	41	43.5
5	Timo Nurmi	Sen	2000	5.5	35	42.5	46
6	Ole Morten Skogheim	Sen	1900	5.5	33.5	41	42.5
7	Jim L. Christensen	Sen	1840	5.5	31	37	39.5
8	Kjetil Strand	Sen	1971	5	37	44.5	48
9	Ernst Håkon Jahr	Sen		5	34.5	40.5	44
10	Per Inge Holmen	Sen	1872	5	33.5	39.5	43
11	Gunnar Lilleng		1441	5	31.5	37	40
12	Jan Synnestvedt	Sen	1813	4.5	37	44.5	46
13	Roaul Abrahamsson	Sen	1936	4.5	29	36.5	39.5
14	Einar Hamre	Sen	1974	4	33.5	39.5	42.5
15	Hans Hovden	Sen	1794	4	31	36.5	40
16	Tore Reppen	Sen	1575	4	30	35.5	37
17	Leif Tidemann-Andersen	Sen	1681	4	27	32	33.5
18	Terje Lie	Sen	1445	4	24	29.5	31
19	Pål Moe	Sen	1742	3.5	31	37	38.5
20	Gunleif Helland	Sen	1602	3.5	27	32	34.5
21	Alf Vederhus	Sen	1436	3.5	25	32.5	34
22	Jan Svenske	Sen	1769	3	32.5	38.5	41
23	Terje Wahl	Sen	1287	1.5	26	31.5	32.5
24	Berge Frimanslund	Sen	1431	1.5	25	31	32.5

Final rankings – Norwegian Chess Championship 2022 – Senior 50+:

Pl	Name	i-Rtg	Score	Med.Buchh	Buchholz-1	Buchholz
1	Christian Tunge	2009	6.5	36	42.5	46.5
2	Terje Lund	1960	6.5	35.5	42	44.5
3	Lars Johansen	1896	6	34	40.5	44
4	Kjell Sjøbrend	1820	5	37	43.5	47.5
5	Per Omtvedt	1795	5	34.5	41	45
6	Leif Bjornes	1789	5	34.5	41	44.5
7	Rudolf Steinkellner	1578	5	34.5	41	44
8	Hans Arild Runde	1938	5	34	40.5	43.5
9	Roar E. Nakken	1921	5	33	39.5	42
10	Ole Jørn Gyldenås	1907	5	33	39.5	42
11	Kjell Ove Blekken	1796	5	28.5	35	37.5
12	Tom R Wister	1862	4.5	34	40	43.5
13	Ingar Berg Burchard	1685	4.5	30	36	38.5
14	Jussi Dyrnes	1694	4	32	38.5	42
15	Harry Andersen	1859	4	29	35.5	38
16	Guttorm Andersen	1718	4	28.5	34	37
17	Geir Moseng	2011	3.5	32.5	37.5	40.5
18	Odd Gunnar Malin	1701	3.5	31.5	37.5	41
19	Lars Gylterud		3.5	29	35	37.5
20	Bjørn Ivar Haveland	1818	3.5	24	28.5	31
21	Henrik Sjøl	1790	3	26.5	32.5	35
22	Ivar Kosberg	1687	3	23.5	29.5	32
23	Espen Løken	1840	2.5	28	34.5	37
24	Morten Lillestøl Madsen	1756	2.5	26.5	31.5	33.5

Final rankings – Norwegian Chess Championship 2022 – Senior 50+ B:

Pl	Navn	i-Elo	Poeng	Med.Buchh	Buchholz-1	Buchholz
1	Tore Teigen	1480	7.5	38	44.5	49
2	Vegard Martinsen	1509	6.5	37.5	45	47
3	Jo Ingebrigt Larsen	1588	6	37.5	45	49
4	Steinar Lode	1585	6	34.5	42	45.5
5	Lasse Dahl	1582	5.5	37.5	45	48
6	Per Steinar Runde	1536	5.5	36	43.5	45.5
7	Jonar Lensebakken	1461	5	36	43.5	47.5
8	Dag Wernø Holter	1414	4.5	36	43.5	47
9	Per-Arvid Jakobsen	1417	4.5	35	42.5	46
10	Harald Mottang	1512	4.5	29	35	38
11	Kjell Iversen	1536	4.5	27.5	35	37
12	Tore-Inge Bratteteig	1558	4.5	27.5	33.5	36.5
13	Svein Erik Kringstad	1314	4	30.5	37	40
14	Pål Egil Knutsen	1582	4	30.5	36.5	38.5
15	Tom Steinskog	1426	3.5	29.5	35.5	38.5
16	Leif Edvin Wærstad	1482	3.5	28.5	34.5	37.5
17	Leif Gulliksen	1537	3.5	27	32.5	34.5
18	Leiv Rosok	1462	3.5	24.5	30.5	32.5
19	Bjørn Ellingsrud	1396	3	27	31.5	34.5
20	Bjarne Grøttland		3	25.5	31	33
21	Kjell Ringstad	1378	3	25	30.5	32.5
22	Lars Hope	1239	2	27	33.5	35

Final rankings – Norwegian Chess Championship 2022 – Juniors A+B:

Pl	Name	Cl	i-Rtg	Score	Med.Buchh	Buchholz-1	Buchholz
1	Sondre Lillestøl Melaa	A	2230	8.5	32.5	39.5	42
2	Saad Abobaker Elmi	A	2123	7	32	40.5	42.5
3	Amund Pihl Strand	A	1776	5.5	33.5	42	45.5
4	Ask Amundsen	A	1920	5	35	43.5	47
5	Mathias Hoel	A	1885	5	35	43.5	46.5
6	Oliver Opseth	A	1966	5	28	36.5	38.5
7	Thomas Sekkingstad	A	1808	4.5	29.5	36.5	39
8	Tormod Carlin	A	1686	4	35.5	44	46.5
9	Maximilian L Lystad	A	1692	4	32	40.5	42.5
10	David Luangtep Vangen	A	1703	4	30	38.5	40.5
11	Benjamin Halvorsen	A	1785	4	25.5	32.5	34.5
12	Thobias Gotaas Hansen	A	1600	3.5	26.5	32	34
13	Kasper Skaret Skipnes	A	1329	3	25.5	30.5	32.5
14	Even Jahr	B		2.5	28	36.5	38.5
15	Amanda Mai Irgens Eiding	A	1704	2	26	33	35.5

Final rankings – Norwegian Chess Championship 2022 – Cadets A+B:

Pl	Name	Cl	i-Rtg	Score	Med.Buchh	Buchholz-1	Buchholz
1	Amadeus Hestvik Evenshaug	A	1785	7	36	43	45.5
2	Martin Holten Fiskaaen	A	1930	7	34.5	41.5	45
3	William Alexander Olsen	A	1803	6	36	43	47
4	Vetle Bjørge Strand	A	1989	6	35	42	45.5
5	Vinjar Hammari	A	1836	5.5	39	46	50
6	Kristoffer Wang Strømhaug	A	1942	5.5	36	43	47
7	Yngve Mæhle Rekdal	A	1696	5.5	34.5	41.5	43
8	Lars Håvard S Dahl	A	1651	5	35	42	44.5
9	Pantham Kaewpitakkun	A	1797	5	31.5	37.5	40
10	Jakob Sælen Høifødt	A	1390	5	25.5	31.5	32.5
11	Jo Frønsdal Engedal	A	1553	4.5	37	44	48
12	Ben Samuel Groth Skaar	A	1789	4.5	33	40	41.5
13	Lukas Dominik Gåsland	A	1584	4.5	31.5	38.5	39.5
14	Mikael Digernes	A	1742	4.5	30	35.5	38
15	Elma Selvik	A	1560	4.5	27.5	33	34.5
16	Henrik Lauvsnes Nilsen	A	1366	4.5	27	34	35
17	Livia Lindstad	A	1621	4	38	45	49.5
18	Amadeus S. Sveggen	A	1450	3.5	32.5	39.5	40.5
19	Brage Lomsdalen Marstein	B		2.5	27	34	35
20	Anna Ovidia Young	B	1247	2.5	25	30	31
21	Elias Amadeus Blomquist	B		1.5	24.5	30	31
22	Amelia Nordquelle	A	1670	0	21	26	27
23	Rodrigo Loaiza Del Valle	B		0	20.5	25.5	26.5

Final rankings – Norwegian Chess Championship 2022 – Lilleputt:

Pl	Name	i-Rtg	Score	Med.Buchh	Buchholz-1	Buchholz
1	Håvard Haug	2017	7.5	35.5	42.5	46.5
2	Jiahao Eric Ji	1688	7	36	43.5	47
3	Subhan Gilmessen	1514	6	37	44.5	46
4	Teodor Tenfjord Engelsen	1692	6	36.5	44	48
5	Rafe Rehman	1518	5.5	32.5	38.5	42.5
6	Villum Brevick Kierulf	1693	5	39	46.5	51
7	Olav Bjørkan	1464	5	37	44.5	45.5
8	Raphael Leif Mathias I Stuhaug	1357	5	30.5	36	37.5
9	Anna Blauhut	1282	5	28.5	35.5	37
10	Jacob Tollefsen	1612	4.5	36.5	44	47.5
11	Filip Lu Opheim		4.5	33.5	41	45
12	Sivert Schanche Tørfoss	1632	4.5	33.5	41	42
13	Felix Wiger-Nordås	1425	4.5	32.5	38.5	40.5
14	Nicolai Frøyshov	1387	4.5	31.5	37.5	38.5
15	Victor Lindstad	1180	4.5	26	33	34
16	Aksel Bræin	1157	4	29.5	35	36
17	Mikkel Damtoft Solbakken	1292	4	29	35	36.5
18	Emilian Loeve Brandsdal Bjugn	1374	4	27.5	35	36
19	Nikolai Kramer	1163	3.5	25.5	32.5	33.5
20	Frida Johanna Valstad Elsness		2	26	31	32
21	Adam Selvik	1048	1.5	28	34	35
22	Linus Valentin Blomquist		1	27	32	33.5

Final rankings – Norwegian Chess Championship 2022 – Miniputt:

Pl	Name	i-Rtg	Score	Med.Buchh	Buchholz-1	Buchholz
1	Hallvard Foss Bjørnstad	1304	7	38	45	48
2	Alina Shehzad	1319	7	38	45	46.5
3	Jiabao Eivind Ji	1551	7	37.5	44.5	45
4	Sigur H Myny	1452	6	40	47	51
5	Tristan Mathias Holth Brække		6	39.5	46.5	48
6	Amandus Innset-Ekkje	1109	5.5	35	42	45
7	August Minh Brattgjerd	1355	5	40	47	47.5
8	Leander Theodor Kragh Muraas		5	34	41	41.5
9	Birk Braaten	1351	5	32	39	42
10	Emil Gagnaire	1194	4.5	36	43	44.5
11	August Solbu	1243	4.5	30	37	40
12	Tommy Matysiak		4.5	25.5	32.5	33
13	Henrik Nome		4	32	39	42
14	Noah Jullum Amundsen		4	30.5	36.5	37
15	Fredrik Valstad Elsness	1262	4	28.5	35.5	37
16	Terje Kevin G. Lysen		3	24.5	30	30.5
17	Peder Oleander Damtoft Solbakken		3	24.5	29.5	30
18	Oskar Lång Langmyr		2	23	30	30.5
19	Helene Kåsastul Karlskov		1.5	28	35	36.5
20	Tuva Benedicte Blomquist		0.5	27.5	34.5	34.5

Norwegian Chess Championships 2022 LIVE

nikita — Sat, 09 Jul 2022 18:44:44 +0000

The 2022 Norwegian Championship Elite group live games:

The 2022 Norwegian Championship different groups live games:

Norwegian Chess Championships 2022

nikita — Sat, 09 Jul 2022 18:35:27 +0000

The 2022 Norwegian Chess Championships take place from 8-16 July 2022 in Kongsvinger, Norway. The event gathers around 300 players and it is played in 16 groups: Elite, Masters, Candidates, Group 1, Group 2, Group 3, Grop 4, Seniors 50+, Seniors 65+, and different Juniors and Cadet groups.

The main Elite event gathers some of the top Norwegian players, and it’s played in 9 rounds, swiss system, with 14 participants. GM Jon Ludvig Hammer, GM Simen Agdestein and GM Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal headline the field of the Elite Championship. (scroll down for starting rank lists of all groups)

Norwegian Chess Championships 2022 – LIVE games

About the groups of the Norwegian Chess Championship:

CLASS ELITE: Eligible to play are the last three national tournaments, the top three in the class below in the last
national tournament (possibly best 7% in class Candidate Elite), reigning junior Norwegian champion, and
players with rating within the rating base for the class , as well as those whom NSF finds qualified.

CLASS CANDIDATE ELITE: Eligible to play are those, best 7% in class champion in last national tournament
(minimum 3), second place in junior last national tournament, reigning northern Norwegian champion and reigning
circuit champions individually if they are chosen in a tournament rated with FIDE standard rating, players
with a rating within the rating basis for the class (2200-2400), as well as those whom NSF finds qualified.

CLASS MASTER, CLASS 1, CLASS 2, CLASS 3, CLASS 4: Eligible to participate are players with a rating within the rating basis for the class, those who achieved at least a 60 percent score in the class in the previous national tournament, the 7% (rounded) best – but at least three players – in the class below in the previous national tournament, the winner of the class below in the last completed Norwegian Grand Prix, as well as those whom NSF finds qualified. In the champion class, the reigning North Norwegian champion and reigning circuit champions are also individually eligible to play if they are selected in a tournament with a long reflection time, minimum rating category 3.

CLASS 5: Consists of players who are not eligible to play in any of the aforementioned classes

SENIOR CLASS:This is divided into three groups, “50+” and “65+”, which is open to anyone who holds the age limit, and “50+ B” which is closed to players in class 2 or higher. The winner of 50+ gets the title Senior Norwegian Champion 50+, and the winner of 605+ gets the title Senior Norwegian Champion 65+, and holds the title for the next national tournament. Best player over 75 years in «65+» must be awarded separately. If players over the age of 75 do not participate in «65+», the best player over the age of 75 in «50+ B» must be awarded separately.

JUNIOR CLASS: This is divided into two groups “Junior A”, which is open to anyone who holds the age limit, and “Junior B” which is closed to players in class 2 or higher. The winner of Junior A gets the title Junior Norwegian Champion and holds the title for the next national tournament.

THE CADET CLASS:This is divided into two groups “Kadett A” which is open to anyone who holds the age limit, and “Kadett B” which is closed to players in class 3 or higher. The winner of Kadett A gets the title Kadett Norwegian Champion and holds the title for the next national tournament.

LILLEPUTTKLASSEN: The winner gets the title Lilleputtnorgesmester and holds the title until the next national tournament.

MINIPUTT CLASS: The winner is given the title Miniputt Norwegian Champion and holds the title until the next national tournament.

Kongsvinger, Norway

Starting rank list – Norwegian Elite Championship:

Pl	Name	i-Rtg
1	GM Jon Ludvig Hammer	2638
2	GM Simen Agdestein	2559
3	IM Geir Sune Tallaksen Østmoe	2483
4	FM Elham Abdulrauf	2466
5	IM Frode Elsness	2464
6	GM Rune Djurhuus	2407
7	FM Levi André Tallaksen	2341
8	GM Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal	2555
9	GM Lars Oskar Hauge	2526
10	GM Berge Østenstad	2451
11	IM Tor Fredrik Kaasen	2433
12	IM Mads Vestby-Ellingsen	2351
13	IM Maxim Barth Stanford	2308
14	FM Isak Sjøberg	2308

Starting rank list – Norwegian Candidate Championship:

1	Bjørn Robert Løvoll Unhjem	2005
2	FM Semen Mitusov	2378
3	IM Andreas G.R. Moen	2311
4	CM Alexander Øye-Strømberg	2304
5	FM Aksel Bu Kvaløy	2289
6	CM Tobias Lang Nilsen	2283
7	IM Øystein Hole	2282
8	Shazil Shehzad	2274
9	FM Mathias Unneland	2251
10	CM Ludy Helsio Paulo Sousa	2225
11	CM Jacob Templen Grave	2220
12	FM Ward Altarbosh	2203
13	CM Andreas Skotheim	2197
14	FM Jøran Aulin-Jansson	2191
15	FM Ole Christian Moen	2152

Starting rank list – Norwegian Master Championship:

Pl	Name	i-Rtg
1	Nicolai Maxime Østensen	2184
2	Tore Kolås	2176
3	Sondre Waage Tofte	2173
4	Max Dahl	2169
5	Mathias Lind Schouten	2156
6	Bror Thanke	2150
7	Manuel Ramirez	2141
8	Stig K Martinsen	2136
9	Eivind Grunt Kreken	2134
10	Monika Machlik	2111
11	Frode Lillevold	2110
12	WIM Sheila Barth Stanford	2097
13	CM Holger Blauhut	2095
14	Christian Grundekjøn	2095
15	Kim Roger Hansen Westrum	2086
16	Simen Sørensen	2078
17	Isak Vinh Brattgjerd	2064
18	Sivert Ihlen	2057
19	Peder Marcus Aamodt	2027
20	Andreas Skrede Hausken	2024
21	Steinar Sidselrud	2017
22	Jan Sørgjerd	2011
23	Martin Øksendal	2010
24	Sverre Lye	2009
25	Shadi Sian	2009
26	Andreas Tenold	2000
27	Eirik Strøm Austad	1997
28	Per Fredrik Holand	1992
29	Torbjørn Valvåg	1967
30	Tor Gulbrandsen	1958
31	Jonas H Rasmussen	1951
32	Eirik Viken Kallset	1860
33	Yngve Götestam Fossheim	1850
34	Snorri Vikanes Bjarnason	1637

Starting rank list – Norwegian Group 1 Championship:

Pl	Navn	i-Elo
1	Sigurd Lye	1717
2	Snorre Rygg	1927
3	Andreas Strand	1925
4	Vegard Simensen	1916
5	Per Kr Vigdal	1910
6	Aleksander Omtvedt	1904
7	Nina Hagesæther	1901
8	Elias Hestvik	1890
9	Per Gisle Svendsen	1884
10	WFM Sylvia Johnsen	1877
11	Gisle Bjugn	1872
12	Ingrid Skaslien	1859
13	Ola Harald Moen	1858
14	Mikkel Lien	1844
15	Jon Arne Stokhaug	1831
16	Jon Anders Stabbetorp	1830
17	Sigurd Kittilsen	1824
18	Yngve Rasdal	1816
19	Egil Arne Standal	1800
20	Morten Rolstad	1795
21	Eirik Berget	1784
22	Lars Tormod Haugen	1771
23	Pål Skogli	1767
24	Max Moe Pedersen	1747
25	Sigmund Lunde	1743

Starting rank list – Norwegian Group 2 Championship:

Pl	Name	i-Rtg
1	Lars-Arne Oldernes	1732
2	Svein Dale	1706
3	Abishan Arulmaran	1655
4	Øystein Viken Kallset	1648
5	Benjamin Wæhler Stenseng	1565
6	Jardar Andersen	1789
7	Rune Kleiven Rynning	1678
8	Malek Moallemzadeh	1638
9	Enrique Llorca Domenech	1621
10	Lars Asbjørn Stensen	1527
11	Vetle Kr Danielsen	1771
12	Torstein Furnes	1750
13	Asbjørn Myhre	1728
14	Tore Kristiansen	1722
15	Cato Bekkesletten	1720
16	Sondre Stai	1718
17	Øyvind Fossheim	1712
18	Trond Jacobsen	1700
19	Vincent Dæhli	1697
20	Maximillian Menzel	1696
21	Ingmund Bjørkan	1691
22	Gudbrand Andreas Duff Morris Tandberg	1686
23	Ola Torstein Endresen	1685
24	Linus Sandstad	1670
25	Gunnar Eiken	1666
26	Truls Skauge Klausen	1660
27	Øyvind Henriksen	1649
28	Birk Sæther Rostad	1645
29	Øyvind Grimsrud	1643
30	Roger Hojem	1638
31	Christian Saude	1636
32	Aidas Juodziukynas	1630
33	Gunnstein Berg	1627
34	Ulrikke Langvik	1622
35	Morgan Henriksen	1621
36	Trond Kristensen	1613
37	Jørgen Smith Kristiansen	1604
38	Pål Nordquelle	1596
39	Tore Martin Madsø Hauan	1592
40	Petter Yran	1568
41	Odd Christoffersen	1561
42	Odd Gunnar Heitun	1561
43	Henrik Mathias Bechstrøm	1557
44	Steven Hansen

Starting rank list – Norwegian Group 3 Championship:

Pl	Name	i-Rtg
1	Maarten Vreugdenhil	1452
2	Markus Søderholm	1435
3	Eirik Texe	1425
4	Jimmy Alexander Johansen
5	Pål Andreas Martin	1530
6	Andreas Noer	1525
7	Bjørn Noralf Dybvik	1464
8	Per Øistein Nordtug	1412
9	Kazim Yilmaz	1503
10	Morten Granholt	1426
11	Sveinung Møller	1420
12	Sigurd Lauvås Gaure	1596
13	Steinar Flo	1531
14	Jone Frafjord	1529
15	Sigurd Hynne	1597
16	Anders Olsen	1576
17	Anders Viken	1576
18	Robert Aas	1572
19	Torge Ugland	1559
20	Ørjan Jørgensen	1549
21	Alexander Tømmerås	1546
22	Aleksander Johansen	1543
23	Ingrid Strand	1518
24	Harald Peter Stette	1498
25	Trond Nygaard	1489
26	Morten Heje Mahle	1476
27	Vegard Erlandsen	1458
28	Vidar Busch Sørensen	1458
29	Rune Edøy	1457
30	Kjetil Selvik	1450
31	Aud Norunn R. Strand	1449
32	Sofie Kristine Ratama	1447
33	Benjamin Andreas Lien	1446
34	Stig Atle Ravnås	1443
35	Helmer Nilsen	1436
36	Jørgen Nordløv	1435
37	Idar Sørensen	1415
38	Anders Stanghelle	1389
39	Morten S Smedsrud	1364
40	Tony Alexander Storm	1316
41	Christian Hansen
42	Dyre Magnus Korssjøen

Starting rank list – Norwegian Group 4 Championship:

Pl	Navn	i-Elo
1	Tor-Finn Malum Fitje
2	Baltazar Wiger-Nordås
3	Lars Iver Erdal-Aase	1396
4	Frode Halvorsen	1320
5	Ken Ronny Schouten	1318
6	Håvard Skotheim	1309
7	Anne Grete Nebell	1302
8	Daniel O Vollheim	1293
9	Mads Tollefsen	1256
10	Lars Mæhle	1225
11	Øystein Rostad	1215
12	Linda Fagerli Sæthren	1179
13	Susanne Wiggen Larsson	1152
14	Marie Vatneødegård	1106
15	Per-Erik Evensen	1356
16	Leiv Ove Bollestad	1346
17	Tormod Thingstad	1320
18	Morten Hammer	1319
19	Edvard Dyre Hansen	1311
20	Knut Steinar Bu	1306
21	Dag Trygve Haug	1294
22	Rudi B. Olsen	1288
23	Bjørn Stian Hagen	1283
24	Erling Tenold	1278
25	Tom H. Dalbak	1259
26	Anto Suprianto	1258
27	Jørgen Vamnes Sæther	1249
28	Håvar Mjeltevik	1237
29	Torben Sandøy Egeland	1222
30	Catherine Jørgensen	1218
31	Steinar Muggerud	1210
32	Arild Myhre	1168
33	Paul Ivar Johansen	1117
34	Maria Sæther	1003
35	Theodor Henriksen
36	Terje Skaug

Starting rank list – Norwegian Group 5 Championship:

Pl	Name	i-Rtg
1	Svein Arne Lillesand
2	Otto Prytz	1181
3	Joachim S Graff	1173
4	Frank Andresen	1084
5	Petter Lie
6	Jørgen Szygenda
7	Philippe Szygenda
8	Aksel Tollefsen
9	Jan Michael G. Torres
10	Stein Erik Booysen Ulekleiv
11	Philip Volsdal
12	Hege Annette Ramson
13	Stian Kosberg	1171
14	Ruayporn Luangtep
15	Denir Omerovic
16	Ståle Solberg
17	Fred Engelstad	1189
18	Ramin Rad	1103
19	Parisa Akbarpour
20	Ole Birkeland
21	Josefine Henriksen
22	Karim Horsberg
23	Tor Høisæter
24	Hege Ibsen Jullum
25	Nils Petter Skipnes
26	Bella Marie Young

Starting rank list – Norwegian Senior 65+ Championship:

Pl	Name	i-Rtg
1	Arne Danielsen	2028
2	Timo Nurmi	2000
3	Gunnar Stake-Larsen	1980
4	Einar Hamre	1974
5	Kjetil Strand	1971
6	Roaul Abrahamsson	1936
7	Ole Morten Skogheim	1900
8	Per Inge Holmen	1872
9	Ole Smeby	1871
10	Jim L. Christensen	1840
11	Jan Synnestvedt	1813
12	Hans Hovden	1794
13	Jan Svenske	1769
14	Pål Moe	1742
15	Børge Waaktaar Svanholm	1731
16	Leif Tidemann-Andersen	1681
17	Gunleif Helland	1602
18	Tore Reppen	1575
19	Terje Lie	1445
20	Gunnar Lilleng	1441
21	Alf Vederhus	1436
22	Berge Frimanslund	1431
23	Terje Wahl	1287
24	Ernst Håkon Jahr

Starting rank list – Norwegian Senior 50+ Championship:

Pl	Name	i-Rtg
1	Geir Moseng	2011
2	Christian Tunge	2009
3	Terje Lund	1960
4	Hans Arild Runde	1938
5	Roar E. Nakken	1921
6	Ole Jørn Gyldenås	1907
7	Lars Johansen	1896
8	Tom R Wister	1862
9	Harry Andersen	1859
10	Espen Løken	1840
11	Kjell Sjøbrend	1820
12	Bjørn Ivar Haveland	1818
13	Kjell Ove Blekken	1796
14	Per Omtvedt	1795
15	Henrik Sjøl	1790
16	Leif Bjornes	1789
17	Morten Lillestøl Madsen	1756
18	Guttorm Andersen	1718
19	Odd Gunnar Malin	1701
20	Jussi Dyrnes	1694
21	Ivar Kosberg	1687
22	Ingar Berg Burchard	1685
23	Rudolf Steinkellner	1578
24	Lars Gylterud

Starting rank list – Norwegian Senior 50+ B Championship:

Pl	Name	i-Rtg
1	Jonar Lensebakken	1461
2	Per-Arvid Jakobsen	1417
3	Dag Wernø Holter	1414
4	Steinar Lode	1585
5	Pål Egil Knutsen	1582
6	Vegard Martinsen	1509
7	Bjørn Ellingsrud	1396
8	Svein Erik Kringstad	1314
9	Bjarne Grøttland
10	Kjell Iversen	1536
11	Harald Mottang	1512
12	Leif Edvin Wærstad	1482
13	Leiv Rosok	1462
14	Tom Steinskog	1426
15	Lars Hope	1239
16	Lasse Dahl	1582
17	Tore-Inge Bratteteig	1558
18	Leif Gulliksen	1537
19	Jo Ingebrigt Larsen	1588
20	Per Steinar Runde	1536
21	Tore Teigen	1480
22	Kjell Ringstad	1378

Starting rank list – Norwegian Junior A+ B Championship:

Pl	Navn	i-Elo
1	Even Jahr
2	Sondre Lillestøl Melaa	2230
3	Saad Abobaker Elmi	2123
4	Oliver Opseth	1966
5	Ask Amundsen	1920
6	Mathias Hoel	1885
7	Thomas Sekkingstad	1808
8	Benjamin Halvorsen	1785
9	Amund Pihl Strand	1776
10	Amanda Mai Irgens Eiding	1704
11	David Luangtep Vangen	1703
12	Maximilian L Lystad	1692
13	Tormod Carlin	1686
14	Thobias Gotaas Hansen	1600
15	Kasper Skaret Skipnes	1329

Starting rank list – Norwegian Youth A+ B Championship:

Pl	Navn	i-Elo
1	Pantham Kaewpitakkun	1797
2	Yngve Mæhle Rekdal	1696
3	Brage Lomsdalen Marstein
4	Jo Frønsdal Engedal	1553
5	William Alexander Olsen	1803
6	Amadeus S. Sveggen	1450
7	Elias Amadeus Blomquist
8	Vetle Bjørge Strand	1989
9	Kristoffer Wang Strømhaug	1942
10	Martin Holten Fiskaaen	1930
11	Vinjar Hammari	1836
12	Ben Samuel Groth Skaar	1789
13	Amadeus Hestvik Evenshaug	1785
14	Mikael Digernes	1742
15	Amelia Nordquelle	1670
16	Lars Håvard S Dahl	1651
17	Livia Lindstad	1621
18	Lukas Dominik Gåsland	1584
19	Elma Selvik	1560
20	Jakob Sælen Høifødt	1390
21	Henrik Lauvsnes Nilsen	1366
22	Anna Ovidia Young	1247
23	Rodrigo Loaiza Del Valle

Starting rank list – Norwegian Lilleputt Championship:

Pl	Navn	i-Elo
1	Filip Lu Opheim
2	Håvard Haug	2017
3	Jacob Tollefsen	1612
4	Subhan Gilmessen	1514
5	Olav Bjørkan	1464
6	Felix Wiger-Nordås	1425
7	Mikkel Damtoft Solbakken	1292
8	Teodor Tenfjord Engelsen	1692
9	Emilian Loeve Brandsdal Bjugn	1374
10	Nikolai Kramer	1163
11	Adam Selvik	1048
12	Linus Valentin Blomquist
13	Frida Johanna Valstad Elsness
14	Villum Brevick Kierulf	1693
15	Jiahao Eric Ji	1688
16	Sivert Schanche Tørfoss	1632
17	Rafe Rehman	1518
18	Nicolai Frøyshov	1387
19	Raphael Leif Mathias I Stuhaug	1357
20	Anna Blauhut	1282
21	Victor Lindstad	1180
22	Aksel Bræin	1157

Starting rank list – Norwegian Miniputt Championship:

Pl	Name	i-Rtg
1	Amandus Innset-Ekkje	1109
2	Tristan Mathias Holth Brække
3	Leander Theodor Kragh Muraas
4	Henrik Nome
5	Sigur H Myny	1452
6	August Minh Brattgjerd	1355
7	Alina Shehzad	1319
8	Hallvard Foss Bjørnstad	1304
9	Fredrik Valstad Elsness	1262
10	Tommy Matysiak
11	Noah Jullum Amundsen
12	Tuva Benedicte Blomquist
13	Helene Kåsastul Karlskov
14	Oskar Lång Langmyr
15	Terje Kevin G. Lysen
16	Jiabao Eivind Ji	1551
17	Birk Braaten	1351
18	August Solbu	1243
19	Emil Gagnaire	1194
20	Peder Oleander Damtoft Solbakken

Norway announces team for 44th Chess Olympiad 2022

nikita — Fri, 20 May 2022 19:00:00 +0000

The 44th Chess Olympiad 2022 takes place from 28th July – 10th August in Chennai, India, and 100 countries already registered for the event. A number of countries revealed the composition of their teams for Chennai, such as: Germany, Spain, Serbia, Monaco, Kenya, India, Uganda, Sri Lanka, Malawi…

Norway joined them and today disclosed the composition of their team which will travel to India:

Reigning World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen will lead the Norwegian team. Carlsen debuted in the World Chess Olympiad in 2004, playing the top board with score of 3/5 points.

The Norwegian team for the Chess Olympiad in Chennai announced:

GM Carlsen
GM Tari
GM Hammer
GM Christiansen
GM Urkedal
— Tarjei J. Svensen (@TarjeiJS) May 20, 2022

FIDE silent on the creation of another “world championship”

Sergio — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 11:20:14 +0000

For many days after the appearance of another “world champion” title, the governing body of chess FIDE is silent on the issue. FIDE’s silence has spurred into multiple theories ranging from FIDE’s looming bankruptcy to direct correlations with the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Read more: “Chess.com” world championship might open up a Pandora’s box / Video announcement of the “Chess.com world championship” / FIDE silent on the creation of another “world championship”

If FIDE is NOT aware of the new “world champion” title

It is hard to believe that FIDE does not know about the issue. After all, the world chess governing body looks very active on all fronts. So active, that it even gives basic rules explanation to random Twitter users. But let’s assume for a second that they really do not know. This means they should really improve on defending the players, the history of chess, and in particular the flagship event of FIDE and chess in general.

If FIDE is aware of the new “world champion” title

There are multiple rumors that FIDE knows very well what is happening, including a tweet from FIDE Vice President Nigel Short himself and another from FIDE Director General Emil Sutovsky who joined a related discussion.

How would we know?
It would be appreciated if some elected officials actually spoke about such. No information from FIDE except for in private tweets so far.
— Peter Heine Nielsen (@PHChess) April 23, 2022

Besides criticizing FIDE’s silence, Peter Heine Nielsen punctually pointed out several problems for FIDE.

If @FIDE_chess wants to allow sponsors to use " World Championship" for their events, it should be discussed in the open, and a decision taken on a general assembly.
Not behind closed doors, with a irreversible decision shortly before the politicians mandates expire.
— Peter Heine Nielsen (@PHChess) April 24, 2022

On top of the problems listed by Peter Heine Nielsen, many players that participate in the FIDE World Championship cycle are in check, as participating in the new championship will be a direct breach of their contract. The silence of FIDE just adds to the confusion. As R. Giskar Reventlo put it, “I wonder if the average chess public will know the difference between “FIDE World Champion” and “Chess.com World Champion”. My guess is this leads to some confusion.” to which AbuHuj replied , “the confusion is exactly what chesscom wants”

ChessCom naming their new flagship tournament a World Championship is a big deal. Top players who compete for Fide's WC title has signed contracts saying they won't compete in a WC outside of Fide. Example phrasing from the 2019 Grand Swiss (ironically sponsored by chesscom). pic.twitter.com/rjMRlscTN4
— Jon Ludvig Hammer (@gmjlh) April 22, 2022

Questions remain

The secrecy around the relationship and contracts between FIDE and Chess.com only adds to the problems that another “world champion” title can bring. As FIDE lost most of its sponsors due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, is FIDE financially against the ropes? Do players have to worry about the stability of the FIDE World Championship cycle? Why such news appears only months before the elections during the Chess Olympiad 2022? Is there behind the scenes contract between FIDE and Chess.com? Has the General Assembly approved such a deal? Will FIDE take action and defend the name of its flagship event?

As Russian money is out, @FIDE_chess needs reliable partners. The Scheinberg family is in until 2026. https://t.co/B06AhwxEH3
— ChessTech News (@ChesstechNews) April 21, 2022