Picture 1, my hard earned trophy
Picture 2, a very proud me
Picture 3, Richard Madsen to the left in 3rd place, Henning Lohne in the middle in 1st place and me to the right in 2nd place.
The Norwegian Chess Championship is an event. You get to meet and bond with other chess players, play games, analyze, talk about tactics and other topics not relevant to chess. You just don`t want the tournament to end. But as I am standing here, receiving my trophy for second place, I have to admit I am tired and exhausted and want to go home.
I did what I feel I could do to prepare for this tournament. A few months before the tournament I was confident that I would get first, second or third place. Not so much the weeks before the tournament and certainly not after it started. But I feel I did ok. I am satisfied with my gameplay. Coming in second place with 41 participants was not easy. I fought some tough battles with 6 victories, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
Henning Lohne (first place), myself (second place) and Richard Madsen (third place), all played draws against each other, which shows that it was pretty even gameplay at the top of the class.
Here is a video I made that summarizes the 10 days the tournament lastet. Enjoy!
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