Information

Organizers:

IO Hans Olav Lahlum and Hedmark og Oppland 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-A 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 other male players with an official FIDE-rating of at least 2150, and other female players with an official FIDE-rating of at least 2000. 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 4 April 2019, 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 4 April 2019. GM-B Round-Robin group:

    Closed group with 10 players.

     Interested players with FIDE-rating above 2300 may contact the organizer
     at latest 25 February 2019. Expected rating average about 2400.
     IM-norm probably 5.5 of 9 and GM-norm 7.0 of 9.

    Tie-break: 1) Number of wins 2) Number of black games 3) Mutual encounter
    4) Colour in mutual encounter (black wins).

	Open Swiss group (The open Norwegian Championship):
	A 9-round FIDE-rated Swiss open for all tournament players regardless of Elo. Registration limit is 4 April 2019, but later registrations might be accepted if space etc allows. The tournament will count towards the Norwegian Grand Prix cycle (Norges Grand Prix 2018-2019). Fagernes Easter Rapid: Played Thursday 18 April and Friday 19 april 2019. A 6-round FIDE-rated Swiss open to all players. 15 minutes per game with 10 seconds increment. Start fee: Juniors NOK 150, Others NOK 250. Free for GM/IM/WGM/WIM. 70% of the start fee will go towards prizes. Latest registration Thursday at 19.30 hrs. First round at 20.00 hrs. The tournament will count towards the Norwegian Grand Prix cycle (Norges Grand Prix 2018-2019). Fagernes Easter Blitz: Played Saturday 20 april 2019. A 9-round FIDE-rated Swiss open to all players. Played in 2 groups over/under Elo 1600. 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 18.30 hrs. First round at 19.00 hrs. The tournament will count towards the Norwegian Grand Prix cycle (Norges Grand Prix 2018-2019).

Rate of Play:

 GM-A: Classical 2 hours in 40 moves, then 1 hour for the rest.

 GM-B: 90 minutes/40 moves + 30 minutes/rest with 30 seconds increment. 

 Open Swiss: Same as GM-A.

 Walk-over time limit is 60 minutes after the scheduled start of each round.

Live Games:

There will be 30 live games.

Arbiters:

Chief arbiter: IA IO Hans Olav Lahlum (NOR)

Deputy arbiters:IA Henrik Sjøl, IA Tom Eriksen and Øyvind Bentsen

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 1 March 2019 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 1 March 2019 by Email.

Information:

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