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02.02.2010 Magnificent Magnus Triumphs in Wijk aan Zee
Norwegian world number one Magnus Carlsen won the Grand Slam tournament in Wijk aan Zee after an exciting finish. Alexey Shirov of Spain won his first five games, but missed a winning move in the last round, and was half a point behind Magnus. Former world champion Vladimir Kramnik shared second place with Shirov. Read more here.

25.01.2010 Chess Tournament at Polaria on Sunday 31st
This coming Sunday, Tromsø Chess Club is organising a blitz tournament at Poliara in Tromsø. Polaria can boast an Arctic aquarium and a panoramic cinema - an unusual environment for a chess tournament! If you are in the neighbourhood, be sure to join the fun. More information at the Polaria website and at Tromsø Chess Club.

22.01.2010 Shirov dominates Corus Wijk aan Zee
Grandmaster Alexey Shirov has had a terrific start in the Corus super tournament in Wijk aan Zee, Holland. After five rounds Shirov has only wins, and is one and a half point clear of the field. Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura and Vassily Ivanchuk are in shared second with 3,5 points. Read more and look at an amazing Shirov game.

15.01.2010 Perspektivet Museum
Perspektivet Museum is a public foundation for museum activity in the Troms region. The main museum is located in Mackgården, an old building from 1838. The beautiful outdoor areas Folkeparken and Straumen gård (farm) are also part of the museum. These areas include 23 historic buildings, most of them from the mid or early 19^th century. Read more here.

07.01.2010 A Marvellous Year for Norwegian Chess
The year 2009 was a marvellous year for Norwegian chess. Magnus Carlsen climbed to the top spot on the world rankings. On his way to this position, he won the Nanjing super tournament with a rating performance of more than 3000. A second landmark event was the government support for the 2014 Chess Olympiad in Tromsø. That is not all, however. Read more here.

23.12.2009 Press Release on Government Support for 2014 Tromsø Olympiad
As noted below, the Norwegian Government has decided to support the 2014 Tromsø Chess Olympiad with 70 million kroner (USD 12 million). Henrik Andenæs, Chairman of the Board of the Tromsø 2014 organisation, states that this government support "represents a fundamental foundation to the further enhancement of winning the international bidding competition". Read more in this press release (PDF).

23.12.2009 Carlsen and Hammer Win in London
After an exciting last round draw against Nigel Short, Magnus Carlsen won the London Chess Classic ahead of Vladimir Kramnik. Carlsen was not the only Norwegian prodigy to do well in England, however. His former classmate Jon Ludvig Hammer won the London international open with the terrific score of 8 points. Read more and look at a Hammer game.

17.12.2009 Government Decision: 70 Million NOK to 2014 Olympiad
Just a few minutes ago, we received the wonderful news that the Norwegian Government will support the plans for a 2014 Chess Olympiad in Tromsø. The Norwegian Minister of Culture, Ms Anniken Huitfeldt, proposes that the government will fund the 2014 Olympiad with 70 million Norwegian Kroner (USD 12 million). This is a huge step forward for our plans to give the chess world a unique experience in August 2014. More on the marvellous news in the Norwegian newspapers VG and Nordlys. Our application to the government is available here (PDF).

15.12.2009 Magnus Continues to Impress in London
Magnus Carlsen got a flying start by beating Vladimir Kramnik in the first round of London Chess Classic, and by scoring his second victory in round two against Luke McShane, Magnus gained a clear lead in the tournament. After six out of seven rounds, Magnus is still in the lead, one point ahead of Kramnik. Read more.

07.12.2009 Nakamura Wins BNbank Blitz Norway
On Saturday November 28, BNbank Blitz Norway was played at Oslo Central Station. Magnus Carlsen recently won the Blitz World Championship in Moscow, and was the big pre-tournament favourite. Even so, Carlsen could not withstand American no 1 Hikaru Nakamura in the BNbank final. Read more.

01.12.2009 Troms County Council Declares Support
The city of Tromsø is located in Troms County. Today, the political parties in Troms County have declared their support for a 2014 Chess Olympiad in Tromsø. In their statement, the county urges the Norwegian government to support and fund the 2014 Chess Olympiad. Read Troms County's statement (PDF, in Norwegian) and this press release by the Tromso 2014 organisation (PDF, in Norwegian). Also note that Tromsø 2014 is now on Twitter, follow us here.

25.11.2009 World Youth 2009: Frode Urkedal in Fifth Place
The last few years there has been a boost in Norwegian chess. Magnus Carlsen of course does not need an introduction and probably neither does GM Jon Ludvig Hammer. But guess what? There are more talents coming! In the recently finished World Youth Championship, Frode Urkedal finished fifth in the U16 group, Norway's second best result ever. Read more.

23.11.2009 Tromsø Delegation to the World Cup
Members of the Tromsø 2014 organisation and important persons in Tromsø municipality are headed for the 2009 World Cup in Russia. The aim of the visit is to establish contacts, show the seriousness of the Tromsø candidature and to learn from the World Cup organisers. Read more in this press release (PDF, in Norwegian).

12.11.2009 Kramnik Dominates Tal Memorial
The Norwegian 18-year-old chess phenomenom Magnus Carlsen, now ranked as the world no 2, is currently playing the Tal Memorial in Moscow. Carlsen is the top seed, but it is Vladimir Kramnik who has shown the best chess in the first six rounds. Read more.

02.11.2009 A Great Performance by GM Hammer
In the European Team Championship, the Norwegian team in the open section had to do without GM Magnus Carlsen. Nevertheless, Norway had a great result on board one, where GM Jon Ludvig Hammer scored 6,5 out of 9 and made a 2792 performance. Read more.

21.10.2009 The Pride of Tromsø
If the opportunity arises when you are in Tromsø in 2014, you should try to make time to see a football game with the local team Tromsø IL. The team plays in the top league in Norway, and has had success in European club football. What's more, the team's big star is a chess addict. Read more here.

16.10.2009 European Team Championship 2009
On October 21, the European Team Championship will begin in Serbia. Norway will participate in both the open section and in the women's section. IM Torbjørn Ringdal Hansen has taken a look at the Norwegian women's team, and analysed a game by Marianne Wold Haug, the 17-year-old on board one. Read more here.

08.10.2009 Magnus Carlsen wins Nanjing Pearl Springs
Magnus Carlsen, the 18-year-old chess phenomenon from Norway, has won the Grand Slam-tournament Nanjing Pearl Springs in China. With one round to go, Carlsen has a lead of one and a half points. More on the tournament and game highlights here.

30.09.2009 August 2010: Carlsen v Anand in Kristiansund
Breaking news: In August next year Magnus Carlsen will play a rapid match against World Champion Vishy Anand in Kristiansund in Norway. The match will be part of a larger chess festival, with an open weekend tournament at the same time. Read more here.

24.09.2009 BNbank Blitz
Quite a few high-class tournaments are held in Norway this year. Among them is BNbank Blitz in Oslo 28. November, with Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura among the participants. Read more here.

17.09.2009 Kasparov in Norway
Russian Grandmaster Garry Kasparov, generally considered the greatest player of all time, is currently in Norway. His task: to work with Magnus Carlsen. The goal: To make Magnus Carlsen the undisputed world number one. Read more here.

10.09.2009 Magnus Carlsen's New Coach
Dream Team: Norway’s chess star Magnus Carlsen has recently started training with the perhaps best player in the history of chess, Garry Kasparov. The Norwegian newspaper VG reveals that the two have been working together for half a year, and will continue for at least a year. Read more here.

31.08.2009 A Powerful Performance
On Thursday, Norway’s great star Magnus Carlsen (18) convincingly won all 20 games in a simultaneous display in Oslo. Among his opponents were several celebrities, such as the Norwegian Minister of Education Bård Vegar Solhjell, and rappers Magdi Abdelmaguid (Karpe Diem) and Apollo. Read more here.

23.08.2009 Test Your Chess!
The four winners of the Arctic Chess Challenge 2009 all played some very nice games. You do not have to be a winner of a tournament to make some brilliant moves, however. We have selected five decisive combinations from the ACC 2009. Test yourself and see if you can find some of the beautiful moves which were played in the Arctic Chess Challenge.

16.08.2009 The Norwegian U16 Champion
One of the most promising Norwegian players is Odd Martin Guttulsrud (15), who recently won the Norwegian Championship U16. He also made an excellent result in the open international Politiken Cup in Denmark this summer, and his ELO is close to 2100. Don’t miss this interview with a rising star.

11.08.2009 Socko wins the Arctic Chess Challenge
The final round of the Arctic Chess Challenge was played on Sunday. On top after nine rounds: GM Monika Socko, who played the best tournament of her life. Also on 7 points were 14-year-old Ray Robson of the USA, Marijan Petrov of Bulgaria and Emanuel Berg of Sweden. Read more and look at a brilliant game here.

In addition to what you can find at the tournament website, do not miss the ACC coverage on these websites:
The Chess Phantom Blog
Susan Polgar’s Blog
Europe Echecs (high quality video)

31.07.2009 The Arctic Chess Challenge 2009
Tomorrow at 2.30 pm the Arctic Chess Challenge in Tromsø will be officially opened by Mr Eduardo da Silva, acting mayor of Tromsø. Half an hour later, the participants - of which there are more than 130 from more than 30 countries, including 13 Grandmaster - will start the first round.

The tournament is a nine round open, with one game each day from August 1st to 9th. Every round eight games will be transmitted live on the internet. Do not miss the action.

31.07.2009 The Art Museum of Northern Norway
The Art Museum of Northern Norway is a sight you must be sure not to miss when you come to Tromsø. In the museum you find Norwegian visual and applied art from the 19th century and until today. Read more here.

26.07.2009 Mack Brewery
Mack is Tromsø’s own brewery, famous for its tasty beer and arctic water. This is the northernmost brewery in the world. When you come to Tromsø, take a tour of the brewery, ending with a free taste at Tromsø’s oldest pub, “Ølhallen” (“The Beer Hall”). Read more here.

22.07.2009 ACC Player Profiles
On the 1st of August, the first round of the Arctic Chess Challenge (ACC) will be played. The ACC is this year's big event in Tromsø, with more than 130 players, including 14 GMs.

We have previously introduced two of the ACC players, IMs Ray Robson and Torbjorn Hansen (read the profiles here). All the GMs participating will be introduced by Mr Sven W Nilsen, also known as "The Chess Phantom" (Sjakkfantomet). To read profiles of the GMs, go to The Chess Phantoms blog.

22.07.2009 The Norwegian Championship
GM Kjetil A. Lie won the 2009 Norwegian Championship, which was played in Bergen from July 4th to 12th. The young and very talented Espen Forså (19) and Lasse Løvik (16) scored their first IM norms. Forså hails from Tromsø, and is set to become the first IM from northern Norway. Read more and look at a game of his.

09.07.2009 A New Norwegian Talent
Magnus Carlsen is of course the big chess star in Norway, but there are other talents in Norway who deserve to be mentioned. In the Norwegian championship people have started talking about Kristian Stuvik Holm. The 11-year-old kid from Hamar is playing in the U20 championship. He started with three wins against very strong opponents, and although he has slowed down a bit he has 4 out of 6, a great performance for an eleven-year-old. Have a look at his game in round three.

01.07.2009 Two Interesting Players
This year's edition of the Arctic Chess Challenge will be exceptionally strong and exciting. Two of the most interesting players are IM Torbjørn Ringdal Hansen, Norway and IM Ray Robson, USA. The latter is only 14 years old, and has been described by Susan Polgar as the new Bobby Fischer. Read more here.

26.06.2009 The Polar Museum
One of the most famous tourist attractions in Tromsø is the Polar Museum. Read more about the museum and look at some interesting photos here.

16.06.2009 Player Profiles Part X: Magnificent Magnus
In the tenth and final part of our profiles of the Norwegian players in the 2008 Chess Olympiad, IM Torbjørn R. Hansen takes a look at Magnus Carlsen, Norway's chess super star. Hansen trained Carlsen when the latter was only a little boy, and so has a unique perspective on the young Norwegian genius.

Read the profile of Magnus Carlsen here, and have a look at the other nine profiles here.

15.06.2009 The Arctic Chess Challenge 2009
One of the main chess events in Norway this year is the Arctic Chess Challenge (ACC), which will be held in Tromsø from August 1st to 9th. The 2009 edition of the ACC will be very strong, with more than 10 GMs and 35 countries participating.

We are proud to announce that former world champion Susan Polgar, FIDE Vice President Lewis Ncube and FIDE Continental President for Africa Mr. Dabiliani Buthali will be guests of honour during the ACC. Chief arbiter for the ACC will be Mr. Panagiotis Nikolopoulos, who was chief arbiter for the 2008 world championship match Anand vs. Kramnik.

Read more about the ACC 2009 in this statement (PDF).

08.06.2009 Player Profiles, part IX
WIM Ellen Hagesæther is the highest rated female player in Norway, and played on board one for Norway in the 2008 Dresden Chess Olympiad. IM Torbjorn Hansen describes her as an aggressive player, who does particularly well when she is on the attack. Read more and look at a poweful attacking game in our player profile.

02.06.2009 Application to the Norwegian Government
Last Friday, the Tromsø Romsa 2014 organisation submitted an application for partial funding of the Olympiad to the Norwegian government. The application is for a total sum of 70 million NOK (approx. 11 million USD). Read the application here (PDF, in Norwegian).

29.05.2009 Tromsø Wilderness Center
Tromsø Wilderness Center (in Norwegian Tromsø Villmarkssenter) is one of the many attractions Tromsø can offer. Perhaps you would like to try some glacier hiking, or an excursion with husky dogs? Read more about Tromsø Wilderness Center here.

24.05.2009 Tromsø Museum
When you come to Tromsø in 2014, one of the sights you must be sure not to miss is the Tromsø museum. The museum was founded in 1872, and is the largest in northern Norway. To read more about the museum, click here.

20.05.2009 A Top Grandmaster and Trainer
For many years, Simen Agdestein was the big star of Norwegian chess. At the same time he played football for the Norwegian national team, making him the first chess celebrity in Norway. In 1989 he was ranked as number 16 in the world. In later years he has concentrated on his work as a coach - among his pupils are GMs Magnus Carlsen and Jon Ludvig Hammer.

You can learn more about the fascinating Simen Agdestein and look at a wonderful game of his in our player profile.

11.05.2009 A Rising Star
Norway's Katrine Tjølsen (who was recently portrayed) last week scored her first WIM-norm. In a 10 round open tournament in Benidorm, the 16-year-old scored 6 points. Among her victims was Spanish IM Juan Llinares. If you would like to know more about the Benidorm tournament and her plans for the future, read our interview.

03.05.2009 Player Profiles, Part VII
Sheila Barth Sahl (34) achieved the WIM title with a strong result in the 2004 Olympiad in Mallorca. In the Dresden Olympiad last year, she was board two for the Norwegian women's team.

The result in Dresden probably did not satisfy her, but she is clearly a player with a huge potential. In his player profile, IM Torbjørn Hansen writes that the WGM title is definitely realistic. We think you will agree with this after you have had a look at Sahl's 2007 game against GM Igor Lutsko. Do not miss this brilliant game - go to Player Profiles.

27.04.2009 Olympiad Kick Off in Tromsø
On March 23, the Tromso 2014 organisation hosted an Olympiad kick off for local businesses and politicians. To read more about the kick off, click here.

18.04.2009 Player Profiles, Part VI
When Norway beat China in the Dresden Olympiad, the hero was GM Kjetil Lie, who won against Chinese super GM Bu Xiangzhi. Among other top players who have lost to Lie are GMs Viktor Korchnoi and Ivan Cheparinov.

IM Torbjorn Hansen has annotated Lie's amazing game against Cheparinov in the 2005 European Team Championship. If you want to look at the game and learn a bit more about GM Kjetil Lie, go to Player Profiles.

16.04.2009 Statement by Tromsø 2014
We have released a statement on the status of the bid. You can read the statement here.

16.04.2009 Magnus World No. 3
On the April FIDE rating list, Magnus Carlsen (18) is ranked as number 3 in the world. Tromsø 2014 congratulate Magnus on this amazing achievement. We look forward to spectacular games and results in the coming years - including in the Tromsø 2014 Olympiad!

13.04.2009 The Arctic Cathedral
One of the most famous buildings in Tromsø, and indeed in Norway, is The Arctic Cathedral. The church has been called "The Opera House of Norway", in reference to the Sydney Opera House.

To read more and look at some pictures of the Cathedral, click here.

06.04.2009 Player Profiles, Part V
The Norwegian women's team is getting stronger every year. One of the players who has improved a lot lately is Silje Bjerke (26) from Lørenskog just outside of Oslo. Bjerke scored her first WIM-norm in July 2008, and completed her title by a strong result in the 2008 Olympiad.

If you would like to read more about WIM Silje Bjerke, and look at an interesting game of hers against Torben Søraas, one of the strongest players in Northern Norway, go to Player Profiles.

28.03.2009 Tromsø Chess Club
For many years, Tromsø Chess Club has been one of the most active clubs in Norway. The club has a lot of talented youngsters, and in recent years Tromsø Chess Club has organised both the Norwegian Youth Championship and the Norwegian Championship for School Teams. And most of all, of course, the Arctic Chess Challenge.

We had a chat with the president of the chess club, Mr Jan Sigmund Berglund. You can read the interview here.

23.03.2009 Player Profiles, Part IV
It is definitely a good sign for Norwegian chess that such a strong player as GM Leif Erlend Johannessen (28) was only on board four in the 2008 Olympiad. Johannessen has a positional style, but is very good at calculating variations as well.

For more on GM Johannessen, including a brilliant game against Swedish GM Stellan BrynellI, go to Player Profiles.

15.03.2009 Olympiad interview
The Norwegian Chess Federation is working hard for the 2014 Tromsø Olympiad. In an interview, the president of the Norwegian Chess Federation, Mr Jøran Aulin-Jansson, states that "Norwegian chess fans have cause for optimism".

The full text of the interview with Aulin-Jansson and vice president Ida Lahlum is available here.

09.03.2009 Player Profiles, Part III
Katrine Tjølsen was only 15 years old when the Olympiad was played, but despite this she made an excellent debut with 6 out of 9 on board four for the Norwegian women's team. In his player profile, IM Torbjørn Hansen describes her as "probably the most talented female player in Norway".

If you would like to read more about Katrine Tjølsen and look at a very interesting game of hers, go to Player Profiles.

02.03.2009 Interview with Ida Lahlum
The Vice President of the Norwegian Chess Federation, Ms Ida Lahlum, was recently interviewed by the Russian site samarachess.ru. The subject matter of the interview was the 2014 Chess Olympiad in Tromsø. Lahlum states, among other things, that "Tromsø has been selected because of its beauty, well developed organizational skills, as well as its scientific competence and high level of knowledge in various fields".

To read the entire interview, go to samarachess.ru.

26.02.2009 Player Profiles, Part II
Jon Ludvig Hammer is the second Norwegian player to be portrayed by IM Torbjorn Hansen in our series of articles presenting the Norwegian teams in the 2008 Olympiad. Hammer recently scored his final GM-norm by winning the strong open tournament in Gjøvik, and the 18-year-old is without doubt one the most promising players Norway has ever seen.

To read more about Jon Ludvig Hammer (and Line Jin Jørgensen), go to Player Profiles.

23.02.2009 Player Profiles, Part I
In the coming weeks we will publish profiles of the ten players who made up the Norwegian squad to the Dresden Olympiad. The profiles are written by IM Torbjorn Ringdal Hansen, who was Magnus Carlsen's first trainer. We cannot promise that you will reach the level of Magnus, but we are confident that almost all players can learn something from Hansen's instructive game comments.

The first player to be portrayed is Line Jin Jorgensen, who played board five for the Norwegian women's team in Dresden. If you want to read more about Line Jin and enjoy a very interesting game of hers, go to Player Profiles.

08.02.2009
For various reasons, the 2014 website has been lying dormant for some time. From now on the page will be updated on a weekly basis; the company "Sjakkhuset" in Oslo is responsible for editing the homepage. A big thanks to the previous editor Jan Sigmund Berglund, who has done a terrific job in creating and updating the homepage.

While you are waiting for the first major news item, take a look at the homepage for this year's big event in Tromsø, the Arctic Chess Challenge in August. It will definitely be another great event in Tromsø: already eight GM's and one WGM are on the list of players. If you haven't booked your flight to Tromsø yet, hurry up!

26.11.2008 The Olympiad in Dresden is over

Dresden Diary Pictures Norwegian Teams Results Norwegian teams: Open Women

The Tromsø 2014 team is very satisfied with their stay during the Dresden Olympiad, and feel that we are taken as a serious and good contender as host for the 2014 Olympiad. A lot of nice small talks with interesting people and more serious talks with important people have been done during the days in Dresden. We have been viewing a very impressive arrangement in Germany this time and have learnt a lot about what goes on behind the scenes. This will help us being more prepared in 2014. Well done Dresden.

When it comes to the two other Norwegian teams it was bit disappointing not to climb higher than the pre-rank, the guys in the open section were ranked as number 19 and ended as number 21. The women started out as number 40 and ended in place number 53.

Anyway - the Olympiad is a tough tournament and the teams gave us excitement and joy during all the eleven rounds. Thanks to you all. Especially thanks to Kjetil A. Lie who has been telling us inside stories during the tournament as well as playing a very strong tournament. Also the captains of both teams Rune Djurhuus and Roaul Abrahamsen have sent us reports and pictures. Sadly most of the commentaries are still in Norwegian, but they will hopefully in a short time be translated into English.

A lot of pictures have arrived lately, and soon a picture gallery will be seen here as well.

Hang on... 2014 is coming sooner than you ever know! Before that we will be back in the Khanty Mansyisk in 2010 and hopefully all the three teams then we will be satisfied with their scores in the end.

Read reports in our Diary (first in Norwegian, then translated into English)

23.11.2008 Report from Tromsøs reception 22th of November 2

The reception held at Maritim Hotel Dresden for Sjakk Tromsø 2014 bid announcement to the 2014 Chess Olympiad was a great success with approximately 250 participants. Through the reception that lasted from 20:00 to 22:00 there was offered delicious tidbits and different sorts of beverages for the thirsty ones. People socialized and mingled while Mr. Lars Andreassen introduced the formal part of the reception by playing beautiful indigenous music from Norway. The opening speech was held by the chairman of the bidding committee Mr. Henrik Andenæs. He announced Tromsøs very clear ambition – to win the bid for the Olympiad in 2014. He also offered the chess world a unique experience through combining competent and experienced organizing skills in a friendly and exciting environment. Mr. Andenæs additional addressed Tromsøs active chess environment, which hosts an annual international Chess festival, Arctic Chess Challenge, in August every year, and further on stated that the tournament will be further upgraded in the coming years in order to prepare for the potential Olympiad in 2014.

The two other main speeches were held by the President from the Norwegian Chess Federation, Mr. Jøran Aulin Jansson and the Mayor of Tromsø, Mr. Arild Hausberg. Mr. Jansson clearly stated the Norwegian Chess Federations clear ambition to convince the world that Tromsø city, and the Norwegian Chess Federation will be a strong and serious contender in the bidding for the Chess Olympiad in 2014. This declaration was supported from Mr. Hausberg who declared that being elected as the host city of the Chess Olympiad in 2014 is a major ambition for Tromsø. And the event, if they succeed in winning the bid, will engage the whole city. Further on the Mayor stated that a comprehensive cultural program will be an integrated part of a Chess Olympiad in Tromsø and include and create ownership to the Olympiad among Tromsøs inhabitants.

Børge Robertsen
General Manager
Sjakk Tromsø 2014 AS
See some pictures in our Diary

23.11.2008 The women's team lost 1-3, and so did the boys.

Round 9 on 2008/11/22 at 15:00
Bo.	19	Norway (NOR)	Rtg	-	28	Slovenia (SLO)	Rtg	1 : 3
12.1	GM	Carlsen Magnus	2786	-	GM	Beliavsky Alexander G	2619	½ - ½
12.2	GM	Lie Kjetil A	2526	-	GM	Pavasovic Dusko	2597	0 - 1
12.3	GM	Johannessen Leif Erlend	2545	-	GM	Lenic Luka	2569	½ - ½
12.4	IM	Hammer Jon Ludvig	2522	-	IM	Borisek Jure	2548	0 - 1

Round 9 on 2008/11/22 at 15:00
Bo.	40	Norway (NOR)	Rtg	-	60	Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)	Rtg	1 : 3
29.1	WIM	Hagesaether Ellen	2239	-		Tilenbaeva Janyl	2037	½ - ½
29.2	WIM	Sahl Sheila Barth	2219	-	WIM	Ostry Irina	2183	0 - 1
29.3	WFM	Bjerke Silje	2204	-		Lim Greta	2072	½ - ½
29.4		Jorgensen Line Jin	1946	-		Shyngys Kyzy Aijarkyn	1707	0 - 1

22.11.2008 Tonight's the night .....

On this presentation you will also have the pleasure to meet the sámi singer and chessplayer Lars Andreassen. If you go to this website on myspace you will be able to listen to "Biegga", one of his songs. If you read Norwegian you can read more about Lars here. (jsb)

21.11.2008 Good results for the men, absolutely forgettable for the ladies....

Round 8 on 2008/11/21 at 15:00
Bo.	19	Norway (NOR)	Rtg	-	18	Czech Republic (CZE)	Rtg	3 : 1
15.1	GM	Carlsen Magnus	2786	-	GM	Navara David	2633	1 - 0
15.2	GM	Agdestein Simen	2588	-	GM	Hracek Zbynek	2613	½ - ½
15.3	GM	Johannessen Leif Erlend	2545	-	GM	Laznicka Viktor	2591	½ - ½
15.4	IM	Hammer Jon Ludvig	2522	-	GM	Babula Vlastimil	2608	1 - 0

Round 8 on 2008/11/21 at 15:00
Bo.	20	Sweden (SWE)	Rtg	-	40	Norway (NOR)	Rtg	4 : 0
20.1	GM	Cramling Pia	2550	-	WIM	Hagesaether Ellen	2239	1 - 0
20.2	WIM	Tetenkina Irina	2243	-	WIM	Sahl Sheila Barth	2219	1 - 0
20.3		Agrest Inna	2215	-	WFM	Tjolsen Katrine	2110	1 - 0
20.4	WFM	Pavlovskaia Evgenia	2197	-		Jorgensen Line Jin	1946	1 - 0

Read more in our Diary (first in Norwegian, then translated into English)

20.11.2008 Lars Andreassen on the press conference with Susan Polgar

Lars Andreassen is both a chessplayer and an artist. Here you see him in his beautiful Sami clothes at the preconference with Susan Polgar. More pictures from this 7th pressconference here. Saturday evening he will perform with own songs in the launch event at Hotel Maritim. If you can - be there!

19.11.2008 Strong support for Norway and Tromsø
The idea to hold the 2014 Chess Olympiad in Tromsø, Norway receives a strong support from many chess federation representatives in Dresden being present for the FIDE Congress. Also Horst Metzing, the well-known secretary general of the German Chess Federation, (to the right on the picture) expressed his appreciation of the concept and wished all success to the Tromsø team onwards. Here he talks to Torstein Bae, who is FIDE zonal president of the Nordic countries and a former president of the Norwegian Chess Federation.

19.11.2008 Round 6; Norway - Finland 2-2! Norway - Kazakhstan 1-3

Round 6 on 2008/11/19 at 15:00
Bo.	52	Finland (FIN)	Rtg	-	19	Norway (NOR)	Rtg	2 : 2
11.1	GM	Nyback Tomi	2639	-	GM	Carlsen Magnus	2786	1 - 0
11.2	IM	Sammalvuo Tapani	2463	-	GM	Agdestein Simen	2588	1 - 0
11.3	IM	Agopov Mikael	2449	-	GM	Lie Kjetil A	2526	0 - 1
11.4	IM	Lehtinen Heikki	2385	-	IM	Hammer Jon Ludvig	2522	0 - 1

Round 6 on 2008/11/19 at 15:00
Bo.	35	Kazakhstan (KAZ)	Rtg	-	40	Norway (NOR)	Rtg	3 : 1
22.1	WIM	Dauletova Gulmira	2253	-	WIM	Sahl Sheila Barth	2219	1 - 0
22.2	WGM	Sergeeva Maria	2325	-	WFM	Bjerke Silje	2204	1 - 0
22.3	WFM	Nakhbayeva Guliskhan	2201	-	WFM	Tjolsen Katrine	2110	0 - 1
22.4	WFM	Rysbayeva Aigerim	2180	-		Jorgensen Line Jin	1946	1 - 0