The GM Swiss Tournament
December 29th – January 7th
18 year old IM Jon Ludvig Hammer from Oslo won the Gjøvik 100th anniversary tournament alone with 7 points from 9, ahead of 10 strong GMs how whom 6 were rated above 2600. In last round he defeated also Polish GM Bartel with black, and Hammer now becomes Norway's tenth Grandmaster.
The young chessmaster Jon Ludvig Hammer in action, on his way to victory in the last round in Gjøvik.
13 year old Nijat Asad Abasov from Azerbajdzhan achieved his fifth(!) IM norm defeating GM Malakhatko in the final round. WIM Nargiz Umudova (19) of Azerbajdzhan got her second WGM norm.
1. IM Hammer (NOR) 7
2. GM Gopal (IND) 6 ½
3. GM Tiviakov (NED) 6 ½
4. GM Savchenko (RUS) 6 ½
5. GM Kulaots (EST) 6 ½
6. GM Kveinys (LTU) 6 ½
7. Abasov (AZE) 6 ½
8. GM Bartel (POL) 6
9. IM Kaplan (ISR) 6
10. FM Sofrigin (RUS) 6
11. Isgandarova (AZE) 6
12. GM Malakhato (BEL) 5 ½
13. GM de Firmian (USA) 5 ½
14. GM Mchedlishvili (GEO) 5 ½
15. IM Gullaksen (NOR) 5 ½
The full results can be found at the TournamentService site.
Lahlum's portraits of the GMs and the Norwegian IM's, written before the tournament, is still worth a read.
The tournament was held at Thon Hotel Gjøvik, with time limits 40 moves in 2 hours, then 20 moves in 1 hour, and finally 30 minutes for the rest of the game. (In total 7 hours).
It was played over nine rounds using FIDE-Swiss system, one round a day except at the free day Saturday January 3rd.
Arbiters was IA Hans Olav Lahlum (chief arbiter), Trond Romsdal (29/12-2/1) and IA Øistein Yggeseth (4-7/1)
Rating calculated after the event:
| Name | Club | New rating |
|---|---|---|
| Kveinys Aloyzas | Moss | 2600 |
| Hammer Jon Ludvig | OSS | 2563 |
| Elsness Frode | Moss | 2425 |
| Gullaksen Eirik | Bergens | 2387 |
| Stokke Kjetil | Bergens | 2302 |
| Urkedal Frode Olav Olsen | 1911 | 2265 |
| Kovachev Daniel Jakobsen | OSS | 2285 |
| Kvisla Johannes | 1911 | 2180 |
| Skrondal Inge Sandstad | Akademisk | 2190 |
| Stenersen Gudmund | Stjernen | 2174 |
| Bjerke Richard | OSS | 2164 |
| Getz Nicolai | OSS | 2148 |
| Vea Odin Blikra | Trondheim | 2107 |
| Løvik Lasse Østebø | Stavanger | 2236 |
| Agdestein Emil Døving | Trondheimstud | 2115 |
| Nyland Thomas | Molde | 2096 |
| Svensen Tarjei Joten | OSS | 2015 |
| Stray Gunnar | Moss | 2012 |
| Sørgjerd Jan | Nordstrand | 2108 |
| Tofte Sondre Waage | Stavanger | 2115 |
| Hagen Anders G | Moss | 2087 |
| Tjølsen Katrine | Bergens | 2080 |
| Larsen Tor Kristian | Masfjorden | 2001 |
| Arvola Benjamin | Tromsø | 2114 |
| Haugstad Espen | Sandnes | 2088 |
| Gyldenås Ole Jørn | Nordstrand | 1942 |
| Hansen Pål Andreas | Verdal | 1964 |
| Thingstad Even | Hønefoss | 2023 |
| Haarr Jon Kristian | Sandnes | 2159 |
| Strand Kjetil | Asker | 1975 |
| Torgersen Terje | Kristiansand | 1913 |
| Strand Håkon | Stavanger | 2006 |
| Bryn Thomas | Molde | 1951 |
| Gandrud Vegar Koi | Hønefoss | 2112 |
| Pettersen Joar Gullestad | Stavanger | 1869 |
| Nilsen Joachim B. | Bergens | 1981 |
| DeMac Elias | Bergens | 2072 |
| Hobber Anders | Porsgrunn | 1995 |
| Flermoen Peter | Harstad | 2012 |
| Haug Marianne Wold | 1911 | 1901 |
| Carlsen Ellen Øen | NTG | 1757 |