Stealing the Headlines /1

Pictures are from the Norwegian Chess Magazine Nr 4, 2009.
Picture 1: The cover page showing GM Kjetil A. Lie from Porsgrunn Chess Club, which won the Norwegian Chess Championship 2009 with 6.5 out of 9 points.
Picture 2: Page 20, showing Henning Lohne from Bergens Chess Club, which won Class 5.

I used to get this magazine in the mail in the 1980's. And trust me when I say, it looked different. Now, it really looks like a magazine. This edition has it's focus on this years Norwegian Chess Championship. My focus is on page 20. The title is Class 5 "Good without Rating". This is true. Without a rating (there are exceptions), you end up in the lowest class, Class 5. Usually, there are always somebody that's better than the rating range, ranging from 0-999. This sucks, pardon my french, for those close to the upper limit of the range and maybe hoping for a medal. But usually the non rated players dominate in the top of this class. I checked the history of the U.S. Open Chess Championship and their lowest class was an unrated class. That would not be feasable here in Norway.

Anyway, my point is this. It's as official as can be. The funny thing is this. The article on page 20 is about Henning Lohne, but the headline is almost all about me. And lets not forget the YouTube games. Which makes my day. Henning gets the article, which is the way it is supposed to be, but I am at least mentioned. The magazine came in the mail on September 5th. My last post on the tournament was August 13th. At this time I have not told anyone about my TouTube videos nor my Chess Blog. So it is great having it being discovered.

Translation from the article headline :
"As usual the unrated dominated on top of class 5. Both the gold medalist Henning Lohne and the silver medalist Gaute Ferstad are relatively new in tournament play, but they played well and they definately know how to play chess. For a more detailed look into this class you can go into YouTube, where Ferstad has uploaded all his tournament games with thorough voice over comments."

Here is a link to the magazine itself, Norsk Sjakk Blad, Nr 4, 2009.