1. GM Nakamura
2. GM Agdestein
3. GM Lahno
4. GM Johannessen
Preliminary groups and more results to come.
For live comments and results see http://sjakkselskapet.no/2010/11/27/live-fra-bn-bank-blitz/
The winner of the auction is Joshua Paul Schmidt (26) from Sørum, Akershus. He works as a teacher at Kjelle VGS and is the chairman of Sørum Youth Chess club. Elo 1428. He is also known from the norwegian tv-show FK Zebra.
GM Leif Johannessen will replace GM Kjetil Lie in the finals.
Please note that there has been a change of venue. The final will be played from 12.00 today at Oslo Schakselskap ( Bogstedveien 30 )
You have only 12 hours left to bid for YOUR place in the Finals on November 27th. Right now the winning bid is at 2 200 NOK.
Foto: Andreas Kontokanis on Flickr
International Master, ELO 2421. 30 years old.
A former European Junior Champion and a seasoned professional, Jovanka Houska is looking for at least a place in the semifinals in her BNbank Blitz debut. Continue reading
Foto: Egil Arne on Wikimedia (CC)
Grandmaster, ELO 2547. 28 years old.
Grandmaster Kjetil A. Lie from Porsgrunn is the reigning Norwegian champion. having the championship the last two years and with it the coveted Royal Cup. This year’s contest was very close, with four players battling it out in a hard-fought playoff. Kjetil Lie had problems in several games, but as so often before, the figther from Telemark managed to wiggle his way out of the problems and all the way to first place. Continue reading
This year YOU can get an opportunity to play against the worlds best blitz players as the BNbank Blitz finals on November 27th. We are auctioning off the last place in the finals.
The only requirement is that you know the chess rules and have played with a clock earlier. If you win you will be seeded in the same preliminary group as Hikaru Nakamura one of the worlds best blitz players on the internet.
Have a look the auction site.
Yesterday the Regional Qualifiers were held in Bergen, Kristiansund, Oslo, Porsgrunn, Stavanger and Tromsø.
The following players are qualified for the Final on November the 27th.
Bergen (results)
Abdulla M. Muhsen, Bergens (2185)
Kristiansund (results)
Anders Olsen, Kristiansund (2076)
Oslo (results)
FM Daniel J. Kovachev, OSS (2305)
Porsgrunn (results)
Anders Hobber, Porsgrunn (2157)
Stavanger (results)
IM Vadims Daskevics, Stavanger (2463)
Tromsø (results)
Jon Kristian Røyset, Tromsø (2180)