Information

Organizers:

IO Hans Olav Lahlum and Innlandet Sjakkrets.

Playing venue:

Scandic Valdres. A large hotel and conference centre in the small town of Fagernes.
The hotel offers excellent playing facilities.
All players get free water and coffee during the rounds.

Groups:

GM Swiss group:

A 9-round Swiss open for all players having the official titles GM, IM, FM, WGM, WIM or WFM from FIDE. Also qualified are players with an official FIDE-rating of at least 2000 and female players with at least 1900. Having had the required rating on the official FIDE-list at the time of registering for the tournament will be sufficient, even if the player’s rating drops below on the last list before the tournament. Registration limit is 1 April 2022, but later registrations might be accepted if space etc allows. A few players with a FIDE-rating below the official limit might be accepted for the GM-group. Players interested in this possibility must send a written application to the organizer at latest 1 April 2022. The tournament will count towards the Norwegian Grand Prix cycle (Norges Grand Prix 2021-2022) class M. We expect 12 to 14 GMs and a median Elo above 2300.

	Open Swiss group (The open Norwegian Championship):
	A 9-round FIDE-rated Swiss open for all tournament players regardless of Elo. Registration limit is 1 April 2022, but later registrations might be accepted if space etc allows. The tournament will count towards the Norwegian Grand Prix cycle (Norges Grand Prix 2021-2022) classes 1 to 5. Teamtalkingchess: Link Played Thursday 14 April 2022. Teamtalkingchess is a highly entertaining and social Norwegian speciality in which rapid chess matches are played over six boards with no more than four players in each team! Within a team, players can communicate and swap games whenever they want. Latest registration Thursday at 20.00 hrs. First round at 20.30 hrs. Fagernes Slow Blitz: Link Played Friday 15 April 2022. 7-round FIDE-rated Swiss open to all players. Played in 2 groups over/under Elo 1800. 5 minutes per game with 4 seconds increment. Start fee: Juniors NOK 100, Others NOK 200. Free for GM/IM/WGM/WIM. 70% of the start fee will go towards prizes. Latest registration: Friday 20.00 hrs First round Friday at 20.30 hrs The tournaments will count towards the Norwegian Grand Prix cycle (Norges Grand Prix 2021-2022). Fagernes Blitz 2: Link Played Saturday 16 April 2022. 9-round FIDE-rated Swiss open to all players. Played in 1 group. 3 minutes per game with 2 seconds increment. Start fee: Juniors NOK 100, Others NOK 200. Free for GM/IM/WGM/WIM. 70% of the start fee will go towards prizes. Latest registration: Saturday 19.00 hrs First round Saturday at 19.30 hrs The tournaments will count towards the Norwegian Grand Prix cycle (Norges Grand Prix 2021-2022).

Rate of Play:

100 minutes/40 moves + 40 minutes/rest with 30 seconds increment from move 1. Walk-over time limit is 60 minutes after the scheduled start of each round.

Live Games:

We had 50 live games in 2021 and aim for someting similar in 2022.

Arbiters:

Chief arbiter: IA IO Hans Olav Lahlum (NOR)

Deputy chief arbiters: IA Tom Eriksen (NOR) and IA Henrik Sjøl (NOR)
Deputy arbiters: FA Øyvind Bentsen (NOR) and FA Magnus Aanstad (NOR)

Evening program:

More information later.

Conditions for title holders:

A few GMs with a FIDE-rating above 2550 and reasonable travel costs will be offered free hotel for the tournament period and food and travel expenses covered.

Interested GMs should contact the organizer as soon as possible and at latest 27 February 2022 by Email.

A few IMs and WGMs will be offered a large discount on the hotel costs for the tournament period.

Interested IMs and WGMs should contact the organizer as soon as possible and at latest 27 February 2022 by Email.

Information:

Please contact the organizer Mr. Hans Olav Lahlum at hansolahlum@gmail.com or mobile phone +47 95 75 82 86.