Arctic Chess Challenge (2009)

PARTICIPANTS (sorted by highest achieved rating; click on name to see player's games) Bartosz Socko, Igor Khenkin, Vadim Malakhatko, Yuri Drozdovskij, Emanuel Berg, Sarunas Sulskis, Jon Ludvig Hammer, Julian Radulski, Ray Robson, Allan Stig Rasmussen, Monika Socko, Marijan Petrov, Mark Turner, Amon Simutowe, Luca Shytaj, Kalle Kiik, Marija Petrovic, Fabio Bruno, Aleksandar H Wohl, Torbjorn Ringdal Hansen, Nikolaj Mikkelsen, Arkadiusz Leniart, Natalia Zdebskaja, Daniel Fernandez-Losada, Heikki M J Westerinen, Joachim Thomassen, Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal, Luis Javie Bernal Moro, Harald Groetz, Gerard Welling, Bjorn Tiller, Kjetil Stokke, Anna Zozulia, Lasse Ostebo Lovik, Gerrit Prakken, Peter Poobalasingam, Espen Forsaa, Peter Vass, Paal Royset, Kaj Engstrom, Kari Tikkanen, Nicolai Getz, Gunnar Berg Hanssen, Timo Porrasmaa, Silje Bjerke, Johannes Luangtep Kvisla, Anders G Hagen, Jeroen Van den Bersselaar, Benjamin Arvola, Sondre Waage Tofte, M Gabaldon Gomez, D Ceballos Hornero, Vegar Koi Gandrud, Tobias Pettersson, Donaldo Paiva, Torben Soraas, Frode Bull Jaeger, Even Thingstad, Kristoffer Madland, J Haarr, Pal Andreas Hansen, Peter Flermoen, Juan Fernandez Fernandez, K Tjolsen, A Andreassen, D Amberger, Sverre Johan Karlsen, Marianne Wold Haug, E Demac, M Greeff, Ole Meyer, M Haug, D Maiorov, Oystein Aagedal Skage, B Rolvag, T Akkanen, M Eriksen, E De Winter, G Taube, E Pieri, A Steinskog, Bri Smith, H Kjoita, Leon De Beer, M Rolvag, I Asiema, Gator Mosab, Roy Brokvam, Arlene Zelthea Roelfse, Charl Gerdard De Kock, Anita Bratbak, Tania Rista De Beer, Lawrence Kagambi, Schalk Hendrik De Klerk, Havard M Skagseth, Stig Ove Floer, Gorata Leso, Michael Fernandez, E Haslinger, Tom Steinskog, Danielle Pienaar, Line Nieuwoudt, Elise Forsaa, Rune Handberg, Knut Are Hansen, Dericka Figaro, Tshepo Sitale, Sandra Van de Venter, Szymon Socko, Frank Prohl, Harald Mikalsen, Hans Henry Jacobsen, Erlend Mikalsen, Ole Jakob Hegelund, Erik Degerstedt, Ian Malan, Jeandre Du Randt, Torgeir Kjoita, Alf Goran Jakobsen, Rachelle Hoareau, Johnny Karl Pedersen

page 1 of 14; games 1-25 of 350  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. J Thomassen vs S H De Klerk   1-0 56 2009 Arctic Chess Challenge D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 2. B Tiller vs A Steinskog   1-0 43 2009 Arctic Chess Challenge B20 Sicilian 3. Bri Smith vs G Welling   0-1 10 2009 Arctic Chess Challenge A40 Queen's Pawn Game 4. H Westerinen vs H Kjoita   1-0 25 2009 Arctic Chess Challenge B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation 5. E Forsa vs H Groetz   0-1 36 2009 Arctic Chess Challenge B59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3 6. K Stokke vs E Haslinger   1-0 26 2009 Arctic Chess Challenge E97 King's Indian 7. S Van de Venter vs A Zozulia   0-1 57 2009 Arctic Chess Challenge A40 Queen's Pawn Game 8. F Urkedal vs Rune Handberg   1-0 42 2009 Arctic Chess Challenge E97 King's Indian 9. Jeandre Du Randt vs E Forsaa   0-1 53 2009 Arctic Chess Challenge B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 10. K Tikkanen vs Ian Malan   1-0 35 2009 Arctic Chess Challenge A40 Queen's Pawn Game 11. H Kjoita vs K Engstrom   0-1 50 2009 Arctic Chess Challenge B40 Sicilian 12. P Royset vs F Prohl 1-0 19 2009 Arctic Chess Challenge B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack 13. O J Hegelund vs P Vass   0-1 29 2009 Arctic Chess Challenge C42 Petrov Defense 14. S Bjerke vs H Mikalsen   1-0 47 2009 Arctic Chess Challenge C43 Petrov, Modern Attack 15. L De Beer vs P Poobalasingam   0-1 22 2009 Arctic Chess Challenge A48 King's Indian 16. J Kvisla vs R Brokvam   1-0 58 2009 Arctic Chess Challenge D94 Grunfeld 17. S Socko vs N Getz   0-1 41 2009 Arctic Chess Challenge C50 Giuoco Piano 18. G Berg Hanssen vs Knut Are Hansen   1-0 22 2009 Arctic Chess Challenge E60 King's Indian Defense 19. E Pieri vs A H Wohl   0-1 24 2009 Arctic Chess Challenge E10 Queen's Pawn Game 20. A Leniart vs E Degerstedt   1-0 38 2009 Arctic Chess Challenge E90 King's Indian 21. G Taube vs N Mikkelsen   1-0 30 2009 Arctic Chess Challenge B99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line 22. F Jaeger vs B Socko   ½-½ 27 2009 Arctic Chess Challenge A65 Benoni, 6.e4 23. Khenkin vs J Fernandez Fernandez   1-0 36 2009 Arctic Chess Challenge D85 Grunfeld 24. E Demac vs Y Drozdovskij   0-1 36 2009 Arctic Chess Challenge A45 Queen's Pawn Game 25. E Berg vs A Andreassen 1-0 26 2009 Arctic Chess Challenge B77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack  page 1 of 14; games 1-25 of 350    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

Aug-16-09    chessgames.com: The Arctic Chess Challenge took place in Tromso (Norwway) 1st-9th August 2009. Monika Socko took first place on tie-break from Ray Robson, Marijan Petrov and Emanuel Berg after all four finished on 7/9. Official site: http://www.arcticchess.org/ Aug-16-09    siamesedream: Wow! Just on time! Congratulations to Monika! Aug-16-09    ketchuplover: I enjoy predicting the past :) I get almost one half right! Aug-16-09    whiteshark: Tks ceegee. Better late than never! Aug-16-09    slomarko: this is surely the biggest tournament win by a female player in recent times. Aug-16-09    siamesedream: <this is surely the biggest tournament win by a female player in recent times.> Yes. And I can proudly say she's my countrywoman! Aug-16-09    Tabanus: I was there to watch! The Norwegian juniors inspired by Carlsen made upsets, and Robson's play was a dream. Congrats to Monica. Aug-21-09    siamesedream: Interview with Monika Soæko: http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail...

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