Simen Agdestein wins Grand Prix Tournament in Kragerø

by Holger Blauhut
9/27/2021 – The Norwegian Grandmaster Simen Agdestein coached Magnus Carlsen, and at a chess school in the Norwegian town of Bærum he still coaches some of the most promising Norwegian talents. Agdestein regularly travels with his pupils to tournaments, and from the 3rd to the 5th of September, Agdestein and his students took part in the Grand Prix Tournament in Kragerø, which Agdestein won with 6.0/6. | Photo: The last round game between 12-year-old Martin Holten Fiskaaen and Agdestein. FM Ward Altarbosh in the background. | Photos: Tanja Cecilie Kveim

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Simen's School Trip

The secondary school for competitive sports in the Norwegian town of Bærum began to train chess players in 1998. Simen Agdestein has been overseeing the courses from the very beginning.

Sportell Kragerø (Image: Holger Blauhut)

The school allows no more than five chess players to join each new year. Well-known former students include Magnus Carlsen, Jon Ludvig Hammer and Aryan Tari. The school regularly organises trips to tournaments in Norway and abroad. At least, that used to be the case, until the pandemic made travel and tournaments impossible.

Students and former students

From the 3rd to the 5th of September, Simen Agdestein and his pupils took part in the Grand Prix Tournament in Kragerø. The tournament began on Friday evening with two games of rapid chess (15 minutes + 10 seconds per move). Saturday and Sunday featured two games each, played with a time control of 90 minutes + 30 seconds per move. Overall, 119 players took part in the Kragerø Grand Prix. 55 of them played in the A-Group, but none of them managed to beat Agdestein, who won with 6.0/6.

Agdestein versus his pupils

The greatest suprise came from 12-year-old Martin Holten Fiskaaen. Last year, he had finished second in the B-tournament for players with a rating below 1600. This year, he played in the A-group after improving his Elo from 1500 to 1700 over the course of the summer.

Before the last round, he was second with 4.5/5. However, he had to play against Agdestein who was (still) too strong for him. But with a performance of 2350, Martin gained no less than 100 Elo points, and in a few years he might end up joining Adgenstein's chess class in Bærum.

The tournament was organised in accordance with the Corona-rules of the Norwegian Chess Federation. There were no spectators, and consuming food at the venue was not allowed. However, nobody had to wear a mask, and hand sanitiser was not used as frequently as it had been last year. Overall, it practically felt like a normal tournament.

The nice weather contributed to an overall great experience. A warm sun shone on Kragerø, the gem of Norway's coastal towns, and compelled a few of the kids to take a swim in the North Sea during their lunch break. This is not recommended for people who lack the Norwegian resistance to cold.

Final standings

Group A                                        
1. GM Simen Agdestein       OSS            6.0/6
2. Jacob Templen Grave      Tønsberg       5.0
3. Shazil Shehzad           Sandnes        5.0
4. Martin Holten Fiskaaen   Stavanger      4.5
5. Alexander Øye-Strømberg  Hell           4.5
6. Bjørn Robert L. Unhjem   Molde          4.5
7. FM Daniel Nordquelle     Nordstrand     4.0
8. FM Ward Altarbosh        OSS            4.0
9. FM Elham Abdrlauf        Nordstrand     4.0
10.Sondre Lillestøl Melaa   OSS            4.0
(55 Teilnehmer)

Group B                                        
1. Benjamin Stenseng        Konnerud Tempo 5.5/6
2. Jacob Tollefsen          Nordstrand     5.0
3. Simen A. Hjortland       Kragerø        4.5
4. Christian Ågnes          Offerspill     4.5
5. Kim Andre Engvik         Kristiansund   4.5
(64 Teilnehmer)

Winners of the A-group: (from left to right):  Alexander Øye-Strømberg (5.), Jacob Templen Grave (2.), Simen Agdestein (1.), Shazil Shehzad (3.), Martin Holten Fiskaaen (4.)

Winners of the B-group: (from left to right): Jacob Tollefsen (2.), Benjamin Stenseng (1.), Christian Ågnes (4.), Kim Andre Engvik (5.). Missing is Simen A. Hjortland (3.).

Getting to the top was not easy in this tournament

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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Agdestein,S2522Haug,H16531–02021B72Krageroe Grand Prix 20211.1
Espeland,J1566Abdrlauf,E22960–12021B10Krageroe Grand Prix 20211.2
Melaa,S2008Aamodt,P17051–02021A45Krageroe Grand Prix 20211.3
Hansen,T1365Altarbosh,W21380–12021D02Krageroe Grand Prix 20211.4
Oye-Stromberg,A1880Strand,V16461–02021B12Krageroe Grand Prix 20211.5
Nordquelle,A1581Nordquelle,D20620–12021D30Krageroe Grand Prix 20211.6
Shehzad,S1902Haugen,L1598½–½2021B27Krageroe Grand Prix 20211.7
Helgoy,H1357Blauhut,H19810–12021C45Krageroe Grand Prix 20211.8
Moretro,V1122Haug,D11321–02021B76Krageroe Grand Prix 2021 B1.1
Holten,T1166Brokke,D13961–02021A41Krageroe Grand Prix 2021 B1.2
Olsen,A1567Halvorsen,O13731–02021B13Krageroe Grand Prix 2021 B1.3
Furulund,K1179Stenseng,B14290–12021C46Krageroe Grand Prix 2021 B1.4
Ihlen,S1732Agdestein,S25220–12021A46Krageroe Grand Prix 20212.1
Abdrlauf,E2296Dahl,M18311–02021C14Krageroe Grand Prix 20212.2
Hausken,A1768Melaa,S2008½–½2021C95Krageroe Grand Prix 20212.3
Altarbosh,W2138Omtvedt,A18401–02021C42Krageroe Grand Prix 20212.4
Wright,H1594Oye-Stromberg,A1880½–½2021A14Krageroe Grand Prix 20212.5
Nordquelle,D2062Galinsky,M15301–02021C50Krageroe Grand Prix 20212.6
Blauhut,H1981Austad,E1686½–½2021C53Krageroe Grand Prix 20212.7
Fredriksen,J1840Mansoor,A19150–12021A00Krageroe Grand Prix 20212.8
Mobak,M1266Moretro,V1122½–½2021B21Krageroe Grand Prix 2021 B2.1
Tonnessen,O1225Olsen,A1567½–½2021A57Krageroe Grand Prix 2021 B2
Stenseng,B1429Sathish,G12711–02021A25Krageroe Grand Prix 2021 B2.3
Tollefsen,J1249Gaudernack,H16671–02021D08Krageroe Grand Prix 2021 B2.4
Agdestein,S2552Grave,J20351–02021E20Krageroe Grand Prix 20213.1
Mansoor,A2117Abdrlauf,E23610–12021D45Krageroe Grand Prix 20213.2
Westrum,K1993Altarbosh,W21820–12021C02Krageroe Grand Prix 20213.3
Unhjem,B1955Nordquelle,D21370–12021B90Krageroe Grand Prix 20213.4
Melaa,S2231Strand,A17071–02021A45Krageroe Grand Prix 20213.5
Oye-Stromberg,A2154Hausken,A19081–02021C49Krageroe Grand Prix 20213.6
Shehzad,S2126Wright,H18851–02021B39Krageroe Grand Prix 20213.7
Fiskaaen,M1704Blauhut,H21171–02021D37Krageroe Grand Prix 20213.8
Halvorsen,F1373Stenseng,B15720–12021C69Krageroe Grand Prix 2021 B3.1
Holten,T1254Engvik,K14910–12021D52Krageroe Grand Prix 2021 B3.2
Turony,S1489Skramstad,O13751–02021C44Krageroe Grand Prix 2021 B3.3
Hansen,T1475Lien,S13161–02021C27Krageroe Grand Prix 2021 B3.4
Altarbosh,W2182Agdestein,S25520–12021D01Krageroe Grand Prix 20214.1
Abdrlauf,E2361Nordquelle,D21370–12021B90Krageroe Grand Prix 20214.2
Shehzad,S2126Melaa,S2231½–½2021B01Krageroe Grand Prix 20214.3
Austad,E1849Oye-Stromberg,A21541–02021B31Krageroe Grand Prix 20214.4
Mansoor,A2117Fiskaaen,M17040–12021D45Krageroe Grand Prix 20214.5
Grave,J2035Lye,S18871–02021E25Krageroe Grand Prix 20214.6
Schouten,M1856Sorensen,S20141–02021B47Krageroe Grand Prix 20214.7
Fredriksen,J1838Westrum,K19930–12021A37Krageroe Grand Prix 20214.8
Stenseng,B1572Hansen,T1475½–½2021A15Krageroe Grand Prix 2021 B4.1
Engvik,K1491Tollefsen,J12660–12021D45Krageroe Grand Prix 2021 B4.2
Hjortland,S-Turony,S1489½–½2021A45Krageroe Grand Prix 2021 B4.3
Agnes,C-Rehman,R-½–½2021D36Krageroe Grand Prix 2021 B4.4
Nordquelle,D2137Agdestein,S25520–12021C03Krageroe Grand Prix 20215.1
Fiskaaen,M1704Austad,E18491–02021D36Krageroe Grand Prix 20215.2
Grave,J2035Abdrlauf,E23611–02021D35Krageroe Grand Prix 20215.3
Melaa,S2231Schouten,M18560–12021B31Krageroe Grand Prix 20215.4
Dahl,M1942Altarbosh,W21820–12021A40Krageroe Grand Prix 20215.5
Westrum,K1993Shehzad,S21260–12021B06Krageroe Grand Prix 20215.6
Oye-Stromberg,A2154Aamodt,P18051–02021C29Krageroe Grand Prix 20215.7
Omtvedt,A1903Blauhut,H2117½–½2021D02Krageroe Grand Prix 20215.8
Tollefsen,J1266Stenseng,B15720–12021A31Krageroe Grand Prix 2021 B5.1
Turony,S1489Rehman,R-1–02021B27Krageroe Grand Prix 2021 B5.2
Hansen,T1475Hjortland,S-0–12021B06Krageroe Grand Prix 2021 B5.3
Gaudernack,H1563Skauen,T14881–02021E48Krageroe Grand Prix 2021 B5.4
Agdestein,S2552Fiskaaen,M17041–02021D11Krageroe Grand Prix 20216.1
Altarbosh,W2182Shehzad,S21260–12021B90Krageroe Grand Prix 20216.2
Nordquelle,D2137Grave,J20350–12021B12Krageroe Grand Prix 20216.3
Schouten,M1856Oye-Stromberg,A21540–12021C03Krageroe Grand Prix 20216.4
Austad,E1849Unhjem,B19550–12021B52Krageroe Grand Prix 20216.5
Abdrlauf,E2361Oommen,J18351–02021B57Krageroe Grand Prix 20216.6
Wright,H1885Melaa,S22310–12021A13Krageroe Grand Prix 20216.7
Blauhut,H2117Strand,A17070–12021B40Krageroe Grand Prix 20216.8
Stenseng,B1572Turony,S14891–02021A15Krageroe Grand Prix 2021 B6.1
Hjortland,S-Tollefsen,J12660–12021D00Krageroe Grand Prix 2021 B6.2
Engvik,K1491Agnes,C-½–½2021D52Krageroe Grand Prix 2021 B6.3
Lien,B1393Gaudernack,H15631–02021C50Krageroe Grand Prix 2021 B6.4

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- Translation from German by Hugo B. Janz


Author, publisher and office worker. Holger Blauhut lives in Fredrikstad in Norway.

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