With reigning World Champion being a Norwegian, Norway has begun to favor chess more and more. As a result, Norway team showed motivation and took 5th place in open section of 42nd Olympiad in Baku. All being said, Norway...
Record performance for Norway in Baku

Norway delivers best Chess Olympics ever September 14, 2016 Norway’s fifth place overall gave the country’s men’s national chess team its best performance in an international Chess Olympics ever. The Norwegian team’s standing also delivered an unexpected boost to chess star...
2 share 1st in Tromsø

Final standings (http://sjakknm2016.no) Pl Name GP n-Rtg i-Rtg Club Fed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Score Med.Buchh Buchholz-1 Buchholz Berger i-Perf. i-Performance 1 IM Johan Salomon M 2451 2458 Nordstrand 12 20 06 19 09...
Norway Chess LIVE!

The 2016 Norwegian Chess Championship takes place in Tromsø from July 9-16. The Elite group boasts 22 players of rating 2350+. Games start daily at 16:00 CET. New: Another strongest event in history – Top Computer Chess Championship 2016....
5-way tie for the lead in Tromsø after 8 rounds

Standings after round 8 1 GM Rune Djurhuus M 2395 2402 Nordstrand 10 15 07 03 02 04 08 12 06 5,5 33,0 38,5 42,0 24,75 2550 2550 (+15,70) 2 FM Joachim B. Nilsen M 2390 2407 1911 20 22...
IM Frode leads Landsturneringen 2016 after 8

Leaders after 8 rounds http://turneringsservice.sjakklubb.no/standings.aspx?TID=Landsturneringen2016-TromsoSjakklubb Pl Name GP n-Rtg i-Rtg Club Fed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Score Med.Buchh Buchholz-1 Buchholz Berger i-Perf. i-Performance 1 IM Frode Elsness M 2411 2439 1911 09 10 05 02...
Norway Chess Round 6 Results

Round 6 results GM Giri, Anish vs GM Harikrishna, P [0-1] GM Eljanov, Pavel vs GM Grandelius, Nils [1-0] GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime vs GM Carlsen, Magnus [1/2-1/2] GM Li, Chao vs GM Topalov, Veselin [1/2-1/2] GM Kramnik, Vladimir vs...
Norway vs Sweden Game Review

This weekend Norway and Sweden play a friendly chess match. The games will take place at Stavanger Forum, the same place that hosts Norway Chess 2016. In total there are 18 boards, 6 open, 6 women, 6 youth (U18-16-14...
Topalov & Harikrishna score in round 5 at Norway Chess

Round 5 results GM Kramnik, Vladimir vs GM Eljanov, Pavel [1/2-1/2] GM Aronian, Levon vs GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime [1/2-1/2] GM Topalov, Veselin vs GM Grandelius, Nils [1-0] GM Carlsen, Magnus vs GM Giri, Anish [1/2-1/2] GM Harikrishna, P vs...
Carlsen maintains lead in Norway after a peaceful day on all boards

http://norwaychess.no/en Round 4 results GM Eljanov, Pavel vs GM Topalov, Veselin [1/2-1/2] GM Li, Chao vs GM Carlsen, Magnus [1/2-1/2] GM Giri, Anish vs GM Aronian, Levon [1/2-1/2] GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime vs GM Kramnik, Vladimir [1/2-1/2] GM Grandelius, Nils...