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The Norway Chess Qualifier took place from 23th to 26th March and four players were given the chance to qualify for the top tournament: the Norwegians Jon Ludvig Hammer and Aryan Tari, Nils Grandelius from Sweden, and Women's World Champion Hou Yifan.
Aryan Tari (left), born 1999, Norwegian Champion 2015,
focuses before his game against Nils Grandelius (born 1993).
Women's World Champion Hou Yifan (born 1994) and Jon Ludvig Hammer (born 1990)
The four players played one game in classical chess and one rapid game against each of the other three players. A win in classical chess was awarded with 3 points, a win in rapid chess with 2 points. A draw yielded only 1 point, no matter whether it was classical or rapid chess.
Nils Grandelius won in both formats. In both classical and rapid chess he won two of his three games and drew one, thus scoring a total of 12 points.
Grandelius had a good start into the tournament. In the first round (classical chess) he played with Black against top seed Jon Ludvig Hammer and won an interesting game because his opponent overpressed:
| Norway Chess Qualifikationsturnier | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Name | Ti | FED | Rtg | Pts |
| 1 | Grandelius, Nils | GM | SWE | 2646 | 12 |
| 2 | Hammer, Jon Ludvig | GM | NOR | 2701 | 8 |
| 3 | Hou, Yifan | GM | CHN | 2667 | 6 |
| 4 | Tari, Aryan | IM | NOR | 2553 | 2 |
(From left to right:) Hou Yifan, Jon Ludvig Hammer, Aryan Tari, Nils Grandelius
Photos: Tom Erikson (Tournament blog)
