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Norwegian Chess Championships 2022

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:

PlNamei-Rtg
GM Jon Ludvig Hammer2638
GM Simen Agdestein2559
IM Geir Sune Tallaksen Østmoe2483
FM Elham Abdulrauf2466
IM Frode Elsness2464
GM Rune Djurhuus2407
FM Levi André Tallaksen2341
GM Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal2555
GM Lars Oskar Hauge2526
10 GM Berge Østenstad2451
11 IM Tor Fredrik Kaasen2433
12 IM Mads Vestby-Ellingsen2351
13 IM Maxim Barth Stanford2308
14 FM Isak Sjøberg2308

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Starting rank list – Norwegian Candidate Championship:

Bjørn Robert Løvoll Unhjem2005
FM Semen Mitusov2378
IM Andreas G.R. Moen2311
CM Alexander Øye-Strømberg2304
FM Aksel Bu Kvaløy2289
CM Tobias Lang Nilsen2283
IM Øystein Hole2282
Shazil Shehzad2274
FM Mathias Unneland2251
10 CM Ludy Helsio Paulo Sousa2225
11 CM Jacob Templen Grave2220
12 FM Ward Altarbosh2203
13 CM Andreas Skotheim2197
14 FM Jøran Aulin-Jansson2191
15 FM Ole Christian Moen2152

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Starting rank list – Norwegian Master Championship:

PlNamei-Rtg
Nicolai Maxime Østensen2184
Tore Kolås2176
Sondre Waage Tofte2173
Max Dahl2169
Mathias Lind Schouten2156
Bror Thanke2150
Manuel Ramirez2141
Stig K Martinsen2136
Eivind Grunt Kreken2134
10 Monika Machlik2111
11 Frode Lillevold2110
12 WIM Sheila Barth Stanford2097
13 CM Holger Blauhut2095
14 Christian Grundekjøn2095
15 Kim Roger Hansen Westrum2086
16 Simen Sørensen2078
17 Isak Vinh Brattgjerd2064
18 Sivert Ihlen2057
19 Peder Marcus Aamodt2027
20 Andreas Skrede Hausken2024
21 Steinar Sidselrud2017
22 Jan Sørgjerd2011
23 Martin Øksendal2010
24 Sverre Lye2009
25 Shadi Sian2009
26 Andreas Tenold2000
27 Eirik Strøm Austad1997
28 Per Fredrik Holand1992
29 Torbjørn Valvåg1967
30 Tor Gulbrandsen1958
31 Jonas H Rasmussen1951
32 Eirik Viken Kallset1860
33 Yngve Götestam Fossheim1850
34 Snorri Vikanes Bjarnason1637

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Starting rank list – Norwegian Group 1 Championship:

PlNavni-Elo
Sigurd Lye1717
Snorre Rygg1927
Andreas Strand1925
Vegard Simensen1916
Per Kr Vigdal1910
Aleksander Omtvedt1904
Nina Hagesæther1901
Elias Hestvik1890
Per Gisle Svendsen1884
10 WFM Sylvia Johnsen1877
11 Gisle Bjugn1872
12 Ingrid Skaslien1859
13 Ola Harald Moen1858
14 Mikkel Lien1844
15 Jon Arne Stokhaug1831
16 Jon Anders Stabbetorp1830
17 Sigurd Kittilsen1824
18 Yngve Rasdal1816
19 Egil Arne Standal1800
20 Morten Rolstad1795
21 Eirik Berget1784
22 Lars Tormod Haugen1771
23 Pål Skogli1767
24 Max Moe Pedersen1747
25 Sigmund Lunde1743

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Starting rank list – Norwegian Group 2 Championship:

PlNamei-Rtg
Lars-Arne Oldernes1732
Svein Dale1706
Abishan Arulmaran1655
Øystein Viken Kallset1648
Benjamin Wæhler Stenseng1565
Jardar Andersen1789
Rune Kleiven Rynning1678
Malek Moallemzadeh1638
Enrique Llorca Domenech1621
10 Lars Asbjørn Stensen1527
11 Vetle Kr Danielsen1771
12 Torstein Furnes1750
13 Asbjørn Myhre1728
14 Tore Kristiansen1722
15 Cato Bekkesletten1720
16 Sondre Stai1718
17 Øyvind Fossheim1712
18 Trond Jacobsen1700
19 Vincent Dæhli1697
20 Maximillian Menzel1696
21 Ingmund Bjørkan1691
22 Gudbrand Andreas Duff Morris Tandberg1686
23 Ola Torstein Endresen1685
24 Linus Sandstad1670
25 Gunnar Eiken1666
26 Truls Skauge Klausen1660
27 Øyvind Henriksen1649
28 Birk Sæther Rostad1645
29 Øyvind Grimsrud1643
30 Roger Hojem1638
31 Christian Saude1636
32 Aidas Juodziukynas1630
33 Gunnstein Berg1627
34 Ulrikke Langvik1622
35 Morgan Henriksen1621
36 Trond Kristensen1613
37 Jørgen Smith Kristiansen1604
38 Pål Nordquelle1596
39 Tore Martin Madsø Hauan1592
40 Petter Yran1568
41 Odd Christoffersen1561
42 Odd Gunnar Heitun1561
43 Henrik Mathias Bechstrøm1557
44 Steven Hansen 

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Starting rank list – Norwegian Group 3 Championship:

PlNamei-Rtg
Maarten Vreugdenhil1452
Markus Søderholm1435
Eirik Texe1425
Jimmy Alexander Johansen 
Pål Andreas Martin1530
Andreas Noer1525
Bjørn Noralf Dybvik1464
Per Øistein Nordtug1412
Kazim Yilmaz1503
10 Morten Granholt1426
11 Sveinung Møller1420
12 Sigurd Lauvås Gaure1596
13 Steinar Flo1531
14 Jone Frafjord1529
15 Sigurd Hynne1597
16 Anders Olsen1576
17 Anders Viken1576
18 Robert Aas1572
19 Torge Ugland1559
20 Ørjan Jørgensen1549
21 Alexander Tømmerås1546
22 Aleksander Johansen1543
23 Ingrid Strand1518
24 Harald Peter Stette1498
25 Trond Nygaard1489
26 Morten Heje Mahle1476
27 Vegard Erlandsen1458
28 Vidar Busch Sørensen1458
29 Rune Edøy1457
30 Kjetil Selvik1450
31 Aud Norunn R. Strand1449
32 Sofie Kristine Ratama1447
33 Benjamin Andreas Lien1446
34 Stig Atle Ravnås1443
35 Helmer Nilsen1436
36 Jørgen Nordløv1435
37 Idar Sørensen1415
38 Anders Stanghelle1389
39 Morten S Smedsrud1364
40 Tony Alexander Storm1316
41 Christian Hansen 
42 Dyre Magnus Korssjøen 

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Starting rank list – Norwegian Group 4 Championship:

PlNavni-Elo
Tor-Finn Malum Fitje 
Baltazar Wiger-Nordås 
Lars Iver Erdal-Aase1396
Frode Halvorsen1320
Ken Ronny Schouten1318
Håvard Skotheim1309
Anne Grete Nebell1302
Daniel O Vollheim1293
Mads Tollefsen1256
10 Lars Mæhle1225
11 Øystein Rostad1215
12 Linda Fagerli Sæthren1179
13 Susanne Wiggen Larsson1152
14 Marie Vatneødegård1106
15 Per-Erik Evensen1356
16 Leiv Ove Bollestad1346
17 Tormod Thingstad1320
18 Morten Hammer1319
19 Edvard Dyre Hansen1311
20 Knut Steinar Bu1306
21 Dag Trygve Haug1294
22 Rudi B. Olsen1288
23 Bjørn Stian Hagen1283
24 Erling Tenold1278
25 Tom H. Dalbak1259
26 Anto Suprianto1258
27 Jørgen Vamnes Sæther1249
28 Håvar Mjeltevik1237
29 Torben Sandøy Egeland1222
30 Catherine Jørgensen1218
31 Steinar Muggerud1210
32 Arild Myhre1168
33 Paul Ivar Johansen1117
34 Maria Sæther1003
35 Theodor Henriksen 
36 Terje Skaug 

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Starting rank list – Norwegian Group 5 Championship:

PlNamei-Rtg
Svein Arne Lillesand 
Otto Prytz1181
Joachim S Graff1173
Frank Andresen1084
Petter Lie 
Jørgen Szygenda 
Philippe Szygenda 
Aksel Tollefsen 
Jan Michael G. Torres 
10 Stein Erik Booysen Ulekleiv 
11 Philip Volsdal 
12 Hege Annette Ramson 
13 Stian Kosberg1171
14 Ruayporn Luangtep 
15 Denir Omerovic 
16 Ståle Solberg 
17 Fred Engelstad1189
18 Ramin Rad1103
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 

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Starting rank list – Norwegian Senior 65+ Championship:

PlNamei-Rtg
Arne Danielsen2028
Timo Nurmi2000
Gunnar Stake-Larsen1980
Einar Hamre1974
Kjetil Strand1971
Roaul Abrahamsson1936
Ole Morten Skogheim1900
Per Inge Holmen1872
Ole Smeby1871
10 Jim L. Christensen1840
11 Jan Synnestvedt1813
12 Hans Hovden1794
13 Jan Svenske1769
14 Pål Moe1742
15 Børge Waaktaar Svanholm1731
16 Leif Tidemann-Andersen1681
17 Gunleif Helland1602
18 Tore Reppen1575
19 Terje Lie1445
20 Gunnar Lilleng1441
21 Alf Vederhus1436
22 Berge Frimanslund1431
23 Terje Wahl1287
24 Ernst Håkon Jahr 

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Starting rank list – Norwegian Senior 50+ Championship:

PlNamei-Rtg
Geir Moseng2011
Christian Tunge2009
Terje Lund1960
Hans Arild Runde1938
Roar E. Nakken1921
Ole Jørn Gyldenås1907
Lars Johansen1896
Tom R Wister1862
Harry Andersen1859
10 Espen Løken1840
11 Kjell Sjøbrend1820
12 Bjørn Ivar Haveland1818
13 Kjell Ove Blekken1796
14 Per Omtvedt1795
15 Henrik Sjøl1790
16 Leif Bjornes1789
17 Morten Lillestøl Madsen1756
18 Guttorm Andersen1718
19 Odd Gunnar Malin1701
20 Jussi Dyrnes1694
21 Ivar Kosberg1687
22 Ingar Berg Burchard1685
23 Rudolf Steinkellner1578
24 Lars Gylterud 

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Starting rank list – Norwegian Senior 50+ B Championship:

PlNamei-Rtg
Jonar Lensebakken1461
Per-Arvid Jakobsen1417
Dag Wernø Holter1414
Steinar Lode1585
Pål Egil Knutsen1582
Vegard Martinsen1509
Bjørn Ellingsrud1396
Svein Erik Kringstad1314
Bjarne Grøttland 
10 Kjell Iversen1536
11 Harald Mottang1512
12 Leif Edvin Wærstad1482
13 Leiv Rosok1462
14 Tom Steinskog1426
15 Lars Hope1239
16 Lasse Dahl1582
17 Tore-Inge Bratteteig1558
18 Leif Gulliksen1537
19 Jo Ingebrigt Larsen1588
20 Per Steinar Runde1536
21 Tore Teigen1480
22 Kjell Ringstad1378

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Starting rank list – Norwegian Junior A+ B Championship:

PlNavni-Elo
Even Jahr 
Sondre Lillestøl Melaa2230
Saad Abobaker Elmi2123
Oliver Opseth1966
Ask Amundsen1920
Mathias Hoel1885
Thomas Sekkingstad1808
Benjamin Halvorsen1785
Amund Pihl Strand1776
10 Amanda Mai Irgens Eiding1704
11 David Luangtep Vangen1703
12 Maximilian L Lystad1692
13 Tormod Carlin1686
14 Thobias Gotaas Hansen1600
15 Kasper Skaret Skipnes1329

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Starting rank list – Norwegian Youth A+ B Championship:

PlNavni-Elo
Pantham Kaewpitakkun1797
Yngve Mæhle Rekdal1696
Brage Lomsdalen Marstein 
Jo Frønsdal Engedal1553
William Alexander Olsen1803
Amadeus S. Sveggen1450
Elias Amadeus Blomquist 
Vetle Bjørge Strand1989
Kristoffer Wang Strømhaug1942
10 Martin Holten Fiskaaen1930
11 Vinjar Hammari1836
12 Ben Samuel Groth Skaar1789
13 Amadeus Hestvik Evenshaug1785
14 Mikael Digernes1742
15 Amelia Nordquelle1670
16 Lars Håvard S Dahl1651
17 Livia Lindstad1621
18 Lukas Dominik Gåsland1584
19 Elma Selvik1560
20 Jakob Sælen Høifødt1390
21 Henrik Lauvsnes Nilsen1366
22 Anna Ovidia Young1247
23 Rodrigo Loaiza Del Valle 

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Starting rank list – Norwegian Lilleputt Championship:

PlNavni-Elo
Filip Lu Opheim 
Håvard Haug2017
Jacob Tollefsen1612
Subhan Gilmessen1514
Olav Bjørkan1464
Felix Wiger-Nordås1425
Mikkel Damtoft Solbakken1292
Teodor Tenfjord Engelsen1692
Emilian Loeve Brandsdal Bjugn1374
10 Nikolai Kramer1163
11 Adam Selvik1048
12 Linus Valentin Blomquist 
13 Frida Johanna Valstad Elsness 
14 Villum Brevick Kierulf1693
15 Jiahao Eric Ji1688
16 Sivert Schanche Tørfoss1632
17 Rafe Rehman1518
18 Nicolai Frøyshov1387
19 Raphael Leif Mathias I Stuhaug1357
20 Anna Blauhut1282
21 Victor Lindstad1180
22 Aksel Bræin1157

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Starting rank list – Norwegian Miniputt Championship:

PlNamei-Rtg
Amandus Innset-Ekkje1109
Tristan Mathias Holth Brække 
Leander Theodor Kragh Muraas 
Henrik Nome 
Sigur H Myny1452
August Minh Brattgjerd1355
Alina Shehzad1319
Hallvard Foss Bjørnstad1304
Fredrik Valstad Elsness1262
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 Ji1551
17 Birk Braaten1351
18 August Solbu1243
19 Emil Gagnaire1194
20 Peder Oleander Damtoft Solbakken 

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