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The chess model
Published by February 2nd, 2012 in Magnus Carlsen, Model, Norway and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsWill Magnus Carlsen be able to break 2900?
Published by January 22nd, 2012 in chess poll, Magnus Carlsen, Norway and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsWill Magnus Carlsen be able to break 2900 sometimes in the future?Yes!No!Who is Magnus Carlsen? Chess daily news from Susan Polgar
Superstar media coverage
Published by January 22nd, 2012 in Magnus Carlsen, Norway, Susan Polgar Chess and Tata Steel Chess. 0 CommentsNå er det tid for revansjeNettavisen – 3 days ago… etter seieren mot Levon Aronian mandag. Tirsdag diskuterte den kjente sjakkbloggeren Susan Polgar om Carlsen kan gå over 2900 – les bloggen hennes her.Magnus Carlsen fikk ikke revansjePublisert 18….
Interview with a major Norwegian Chess Blog
Published by November 28th, 2011 in Magnus Carlsen, Norway, Susan Polgar and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsSusan Polars syn på Magnus:For å få litt variasjon her inne så spurte jeg, i et eksklusivt mini-intervju for blo’fansen, Susan Polgar om hennes betraktninger rundt Magnus sin seier i Moskva. Susan trenger ingen nærmere presentasjon. Men for å si …
Norwegian Chess Festival 2012
Published by November 17th, 2011 in Norway, Norwegian Chess Festival and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsNorwegian Chess Festival 2012 Welcome to the second Norsk Sjakkfestival (Norwegian Chess Festival) at Norway’s new “chess hotel” Quality Hotel & Resort Fagernes, with a central placement in Southern Norway, 2½ hours from Oslo airport.Th…
Norwegian Chess Festival 2012
Published by November 4th, 2011 in chess festival, Norway and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsThe Norwegian Chess Festival 2012WITH THE OPEN NORWEGIAN CHAMPIONSHIPFagernes April 28 – May 5Welcome to the second Norsk Sjakkfestival (Norwegian Chess Festival) at Norway’s new “chess hotel” Quality Hotel & Resort Fagernes, with a central…
Sadler wins Oslo by 1.5 pt!
Published by October 9th, 2011 in Norway, Oslo, Sadler and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsFinal top 15 standings 1 Matthew Sadler GM ENG 2625 8.0 2 Sipke Ernst GM NED 2581 6.5 3 Jon Ludvig Hammer GM NOR 2601 6.0 4 Frode Elsness IM NOR 2491 6.0 5 Victor Mikhalevski GM ISR 2542 6.0 6 Serg…
Sadler wins Oslo with room to spare
Published by October 8th, 2011 in Norway, Oslo, Sadler and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsStandings after 9 rounds 1 Matthew Sadler GM ENG 2625 7.0 2 Jon Ludvig Hammer GM NOR 2601 5.5 3 Sipke Ernst GM NED 2581 5.5 4 Frode Elsness IM NOR 2491 5.5 5 Sergei Tiviakov GM NED 2647 5.5 6 Serge…
Sadler dominates in Oslo
Published by October 7th, 2011 in Norway, Oslo, Sadler and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsLeaders after 6 roundsFull standings here: http://turneringsservice.sjakklubb.no/standings.aspx?TID=OsloChessInternational2011-AkademiskSjakklubb 1 Matthew Sadler GM ENG 2625 5.5 2 Sergey Volkov GM RUS 2614 4.5 3 Sipke Ernst GM NED 2581…
Ernst, Mikhalevski, Sadler lead Oslo after 4
Published by October 5th, 2011 in Norway, Oslo and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsStandings after 4 rounds 1-3 Sipke Ernst GM NED 2581 3.5 1-3 Victor Mikhalevski GM ISR 2542 3.5 1-3 Matthew D Sadler GM ENG 2625 3.5 4-10 Jon Ludvig Hammer GM NOR 2601 3.0 4-10 Nick E De Firmian GM USA 2516 3.0 4-10 S…
2 remain perfect at Oslo Chess International after 3
Published by October 4th, 2011 in Norway, Oslo and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsLeaders after 3 rounds 1 Sipke Ernst GM NED 2581 3.0 2 Victor Mikhalevski GM ISR 2542 3.0 3 Matthew D Sadler GM ENG 2625 2.5 4 Geir Sune Tallaksen Østmoe FM NOR 2443 2.5 5 Jon Ludvig Hammer GM NOR 2601 2.5 6 Nick E De Firmian …
2 remain perfect at Oslo Chess International after 3
Published by October 4th, 2011 in Norway, Oslo and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsLeaders after 3 rounds 1 Sipke Ernst GM NED 2581 3.0 2 Victor Mikhalevski GM ISR 2542 3.0 3 Matthew D Sadler GM ENG 2625 2.5 4 Geir Sune Tallaksen Østmoe FM NOR 2443 2.5 5 Jon Ludvig Hammer GM NOR 2601 2.5 6 Nick E De Firmian …
Oslo Chess International 2011
Published by October 1st, 2011 in Norway, Oslo and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsOslo Chess International 2011 Norway, 2 – 9 October 2011Players list on the bottom Organizers: Hans Olav Lahlum and Akademisk Sjakklubb Oslo. Playing venue: Thon Hotel Ullevaal Stadion, Address: Sognsveien 77c, Oslo, Norway.A large hotel and con…
Oslo Chess International 2011
Published by September 3rd, 2011 in Chess tournament, Norway, Oslo and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsNorway, 2 – 9 October 2011
Top players list on the bottom Organizers: Hans Olav Lahlum and Akademisk Sjakklubb Oslo. Playing venue: Thon Hotel Ullevaal Stadion, Address: Sognsveien 77c, Oslo, Norway.
A large hotel and conference centre, right …
Higher earnings
Published by August 3rd, 2011 in Financial Numbers, Magnus Carlsen, Norway and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsChess genius Carlsen doubles money August 3, 2011 Norwegian chess star Magnus Carlsen’s company more than doubled its income between 2009 and 2010 thanks to improved sponsorship deals, new figures have revealed. The board of the company tha…
Carlsen interviewed by Johan Golden on Norwegian television
Published by May 23rd, 2011 in Chess interview, Magnus Carlsen, Norway, Susan Polgar Chess and YouTube. 0 CommentsCaption in English is available (by CGthorski), just click on the cc button on the bottom of the video screen.Chess daily news from Susan Polgar
Tiviakov wins in Fagernes
Published by April 27th, 2011 in Norway, Susan Polgar Chess and Tiviakov. 0 CommentsTIVIAKOV WINNER OF NEW NORWEGIAN CHESS FESTIVAL IN FAGERNES Øystein Brekkeorganizer of Norsk SjakkfestivalFavourite Sergey Tiviakov, European champion of 2008, won the main group of the Open Norwegian Championship 2011 in the charming small town of …
Gylne Tider – Let It Be
Published by December 6th, 2010 in Music video, Norway and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsNorweigan video promo for the show ‘Gylne Tider’ (Golden Times)Chess daily news from Susan Polgar
Magnus turns 20
Published by November 30th, 2010 in Happy Birthday, Magnus Carlsen, Norway and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsHappy Birthday to Magnus Carlsen, the young chess phenom from Norway!Chess daily news from Susan Polgar
Nakamura wins BN Bank Blitz
Published by November 28th, 2010 in Agdestein, Blitz, Hikaru Nakamura, Norway, Oslo and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsNakamura vant en spennende BN Bank Blitz-finale!I en langt mer spennende finale enn mange hadde fryktet, ble det til slutt lynfantomet Hikaru Smallville Nakamura som trakk det lengste strået i BN Bank Blitz 2010! Simen Agdestein gav Nakamura kamp til …
Skipping the usual route
Published by November 27th, 2010 in Columbus Dispatch, Magnus Carlsen, Norway, Shelby Lyman, Susan Polgar Chess and World Championship. 0 CommentsON CHESSPhenom forsaking usual title routeSaturday, November 27, 2010 02:53 AMThe Columbus DispatchChess and other competitive heroes often fight their most difficult battles away from the playing area.So it might be for Magnus Carlsen, whose ascent t…
Minister of Culture congratulates Tromsø
Published by November 26th, 2010 in Chess Olympiad, Norway, Susan Polgar Chess and Tromsø. 0 Commentshttp://tromso2014.noThe Norwegian Minister of Culture Anniken Huitfeldt congratulates the City of Tromsø which was awarded the 41st Chess Olympiad in 2014.“ I am very pleased that the general assembly of the international chess association, FIDE, ch…
Norwegian chess column
Published by November 14th, 2010 in Agdestein, Chess Column, Norway and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsGM Agdestein’s column in the largest newspaper in NorwayVG mandag 15.11.2010Til RedprodFra Simen AgdesteinJeg er inhabil, siden det er meg som er trener der, men sjakklinjen på Norges Toppidrettsgymnas er et fantastisk tilbud for sjakkspillere i gymna…
Sjakk OL markering
Published by November 11th, 2010 in Chess Olympiad, Norway, Susan Polgar Chess and Tromsø. 0 CommentsSjakk OL markeringLørdag 13. november kl. 11:00 til 14:00, Rådhuset i TromsøSjakk OL inviterer til åpen dag med fokus på barn og unger.I forbindelse med at Norge og Tromsø har blitt tildelt Sjakk-OL i 2014 inviterer Tromsø kommune, Norges Sjakkf…
The Norwegian West Texas Adventure
Published by November 11th, 2010 in Adventure, Norway, Palo Duro Canyon, Susan Polgar Chess, Texas and The Big Texan. 0 CommentsHere is the link to 125 pictures from Palo Duro Canyon, the Big Texan, Cadillac Ranch, etc.Here is the link to 110 pictures from this fun and exciting adventure at Carlsbad CavernsChess daily news from Susan Polgar
And the 72oz show down begins
Published by November 10th, 2010 in Amarillo, Norway, Susan Polgar Chess and The Big Texan. 0 CommentsAnd the clock is ticking…With about 7 minutes left, Alf gave up.Chess daily news from Susan Polgar
The Norwegian Big Texan show down
Published by November 10th, 2010 in Amarillo, Norway, Susan Polgar Chess and The Big Texan. 0 CommentsOne of the Norwegian student chess players (Alf Goran Jakobsen) is trying out the 72oz steak at the Big Texan in Amarillo, Texas. His family is watching the action LIVE at www.BigTexan.com. He is on both webcam 1 (direct cam) and 2 (overhead cam).GM Ag…
A model chess champ?
Published by November 7th, 2010 in Magnus Carlsen, Norway, Susan Polgar Chess and World #1. 0 CommentsA model chess champion?Posted: Sunday, Nov. 07, 2010Magnus Carlsen is emerging as a spiffy dresser through no original design of his own. As the result of a considerable advertising campaign by G-Star, the Dutch clothing designer and producer, his fash…
Magnus’ letter to FIDE
Published by November 5th, 2010 in FIDE, Magnus Carlsen, Norway, Susan Polgar Chess and World Championship. 0 CommentsTo: FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov & FIDE World Championship Committee.Reference is made to the ongoing World Championship cycle.(ChessBase)The purpose of this letter is to inform you of my decision not to take part in the planned Candidate Matc…
Chess great Carlsen boycotts Championship qualifier
Published by November 5th, 2010 in FIDE, Magnus Carlsen, Norway, Susan Polgar Chess and World Championship. 0 CommentsChess great Carlsen boycotts Championship qualifierNov 5, 2010 12:16 PM By Lennart Simonsson, Sapa-dpaNorwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen on Friday said he has decided not to enter next year’s qualifications for the 2012 World Chess Champions…
Celebration after Tromsø wins Olympiad 2014 bid
Published by October 2nd, 2010 in Chess Olympiad, Norway, Susan Polgar Chess and Tromsø. 0 CommentsA toast with Norwegian Minister of Culture Ms. Anniken Huitfeldt and former FIDE VP Morten Sand – Mayor of Tromsø making a toastChess daily news from Susan Polgar
Breaking News: Tromsø wins 2014 Olympiad bid!
Published by October 2nd, 2010 in Chess Olympiad, Norway, Susan Polgar Chess and Tromsø. 0 CommentsBreaking News: Tromsø wins 2014 Chess Olympiad bid!Norway’s campaign was officially launched during the 2008 Dresden Chess Olympiad where Tromsø 2014 had a large stand, which presented the Norwegian bid with both videos and brochures, and an offici…
Promoting Tromsø Chess Olympiad 2014
Published by September 28th, 2010 in Chess Olympiad, Magnus Carlsen, Norway, Susan Polgar Chess and Tromsø. 0 CommentsAt the Tromsø Chess Olympiad 2014 booth in Khanty-Mansiysk.Chess daily news from Susan Polgar
Tromsø 2014 video
Published by September 23rd, 2010 in Chess Olympiad, Chess Video, Norway, Susan Polgar Chess and Tromsø. 0 CommentsTromsø Chess Olympics 2014 – Seven Reasons Why from HKTromso on Vimeo.Chess daily news from Susan Polgar
