Grand slam for Sweden
From left: Anastasia Keinanen (Finland), Savitha Shri B (India), Olga Prudnykova (Iceland) and Pia Cramling (Sweden).
GM Pia Cramling, IM Jung Min Seo, and GM Juan Manuel Bellon Lopez, all representing Sweden, became Nordic champions at Lewis Chess Legends 2024! Winning 3 out of 4 Nordic titles for our good neighbors in Sweden surely deserves to be called a grand slam.
Tournament winner IM Jung Min Seo (Sweden) with the white pieces in round 2.
Tournament winner & Nordic Champion IM Jung Min Seo
IM Jung Min Seo (Sweden) won the tournament with 7 out of 9 points, half a point ahead of rating favorite GM Jon Ludvig Hammer (Norway). Unfortunately, he was not included in the photos from the awards ceremony as he had to leave shortly after the round ended due to flight schedules.
We will post an interview with the tournament winner and several other profiles over the weekend.
Lewis Chess Legends Men
IM Jung Min Seo - Sweden
GM Jon Ludvig Hammer - Norway
GM Elham Amar - Norway
Lewis Chess Legends Women
GM Pia Cramling - Sweden
WIM Olga Prudnykova - Iceland
WGM Savitha Shri Bk - India
Nordic Open Men
IM Jung Min Seo - Sweden
GM Jon Ludvig Hammer - Norway
GM Elham Amar - Norway
Nordic Open Women
GM Pia Cramling - Sweden
WIM Olga Prudnykova - Iceland
WIM Anastasia Keinanen - Finland
Nordic Senior 65+
GM Juan Manuel Bellon Lopez
FM Ole Christian Moen
Tore Langmyhr
Nordic Senior 50+
Aksel Brasøy
Lars Tormod Haugen
Terje Lund
Under 2200 Men
Odin Nikolai Heier
Thilo Schmidt
Abishan Arulmaran
Under 2200 Women
Daliya Diaskyzy
Catherine Jørgensen
Phoebe Witte
The lists show prizes by class within the three player groups: Open, Senior, and U2200. See the complete results from Lewis Chess Legends 2024.
IM norm to FM Jacob Templen Grave!
It is possible to evaluate such a tournament based on whether one or more players achieve a norm. Norwegian FM Jacob Templen Grave (Oslo Schakselskap) earned an IM norm with a score of 5.5/9 and a rating performance of 2475. He needed to either win or draw in the final round; he drew against WGM Savitha Shri B from India.
Congratulations on the impressive performance!
FM Jacob Templen Grave
IA Baran Sharif (Iran) and IA Erling Skjelstad (Norway)
Arbiters
The Arbiter team was led by IA Erling Skjelstad, accompanied by IA Baran Sharif, the president of the Norwegian Chess Federation IA Anniken Vestby, Tore Kristiansen (arbiter and DGT technician), and FA Torbjørn Dahl.
Even under tough conditions, they ensured the successful execution of the first edition of Lewis Chess Legends.
You can watch annotated games and live broadcasts for IM/WGM Irene Kharisma Sukander, IM Eric Rosen, and Phoebe Witte.
IM Erik Gullaksen from bergensjakk.no:
Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Round 8 | Round 9
Photos taken by Anniken Vestby, PhotoKnoff, and Lars R. Bang
Hell Chess Club would like to thank the partners, players, arbiters, volunteers, streamers, photographers, spectators, NDR, the audience, and everyone else who contributed to the successful execution of Lewis Chess Legends 2024!
Within just a few days, the 2025 edition will be announced, and it will be attractive for early birds. Stay tuned to the site for interviews, updates, and special conditions for early birds.
