Knut Brokstads Minneturnering 2007

IM Jon Ludvig Hammer grabbed first place

Knut Brokstads Minneturnering 2007 took place on 17-18th November at Britannia Hotell in Trondheim, Norway. Tournament format was 5 round swiss with time control of 90 minutes for first 40 moves + 30 minutes for the rest of the game and players were divided into two rating sections (2000+ and U2000).

Top rated group formed fairly strong swiss with 12 players. IM Jon Ludvig Hammer continued playing in wonderful shape after the European Team Chess Championship and Politiken Cup and won the event with 4.0 points. Jon Kristian Haarr (NOR 1922) claimed first place among 62 players in the U2000 section with 4.5/5 points.

IM Jon Ludvig Hammer

Prior to the tournament, our friend GM Mihajlo Stojanovic held 3-day training course for the local players.

Final Standings:
1. IM Jon Ludvig Hammer (NOR 2402) 4.0
2-3. GM Vladimir Epishin (RUS 2578) and IM Michael Richter (NOR 2413) 3.5
4-5. GM Kjetil A. Lie (NOR 2563) and Tore Kolas (NOR 2218) 3.0
6-7. GM Mihajlo Stojanovic (SRB 2582) and Edwin David (NOR 2220) 2.5
8-10. FM Dag Madsen (NOR 2263), Johannes Kvisla (NOR 2124) and Pal Andreas Hansen (NOR 1607) 2.0
11. Roar E. Nakken (NOR 2146) 1.5
12. Arild Monsoy (NOR 2036) 0.5

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