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Oslo Chess International (2011) The 1st Oslo Chess International was a 58-player 9-round Swiss played in Thon Hotel Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway, 2-9 October 2011, with a double round on 4 October. Time control: 120 minutes for the first 40 moves, 60 more minutes for the rest of the game. First prize: €1,500. Organizer: Hans Olav Lahlum and Akademisk Sjakklubb. Chief arbiter: Hans Olav Lahlum. Matthew Sadler made an astonishing comeback and won with 8/9. Official site: https://www.bergensjakk.no/oslointe... Turneringsservice: http://turneringsservice.sjakklubb.... Chess.com: https://www.chess.com/news/view/sad... TWIC: https://theweekinchess.com/chessnew... Tarjei: https://sjakkselskapet.no/2011/10/1...  page 1 of 11; games 1-25 of 253  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. N Paikidze vs Y Afek ½-½ 0 2011 Oslo Chess International A00 Uncommon Opening 2. J Aguera Naredo vs Tiviakov   ½-½ 16 2011 Oslo Chess International B01 Scandinavian 3. Sadler vs D Kovachev 1-0 34 2011 Oslo Chess International C77 Ruy Lopez 4. G Welling vs S Volkov   ½-½ 49 2011 Oslo Chess International D02 Queen's Pawn Game 5. J L Hammer vs S Gabrielsen   1-0 30 2011 Oslo Chess International E20 Nimzo-Indian 6. P Haugli vs K Kulaots   0-1 39 2011 Oslo Chess International E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 7. V Burmakin vs Y Afek   ½-½ 24 2011 Oslo Chess International A05 Reti Opening 8. O Dolzhikova vs S Ernst   0-1 41 2011 Oslo Chess International C22 Center Game 9. Rozentalis vs E Hagesaether   1-0 42 2011 Oslo Chess International B10 Caro-Kann 10. B Arvola Notkevich vs Mikhalevski   0-1 55 2011 Oslo Chess International C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense 11. de Firmian vs L H P Sousa   1-0 43 2011 Oslo Chess International B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 12. B Kvisvik vs O Spirin   ½-½ 56 2011 Oslo Chess International B01 Scandinavian 13. F Elsness vs E Thingstad 1-0 35 2011 Oslo Chess International D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 14. E Vaarala vs R Djurhuus   ½-½ 52 2011 Oslo Chess International B50 Sicilian 15. F Urkedal vs A Tari 1-0 29 2011 Oslo Chess International E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line 16. I S Skrondal vs G Tallaksen Ostmoe   0-1 26 2011 Oslo Chess International A57 Benko Gambit 17. T Galinsky vs G B Hanssen   ½-½ 53 2011 Oslo Chess International D01 Richter-Veresov Attack 18. T Meurs vs D Raznikov   0-1 29 2011 Oslo Chess International B94 Sicilian, Najdorf 19. J Houska vs J Haarr   1-0 37 2011 Oslo Chess International A46 Queen's Pawn Game 20. J Vogel vs N Batsiashvili   0-1 28 2011 Oslo Chess International E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line 21. N Paikidze vs A R Andersen   1-0 68 2011 Oslo Chess International A87 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation 22. O Guttulsrud vs R Moor   0-1 64 2011 Oslo Chess International B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 23. O Moor vs F Lillevold   1-0 26 2011 Oslo Chess International D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 24. A Bharat vs N Getz   0-1 43 2011 Oslo Chess International D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 25. O Hole vs H Briseid   ½-½ 46 2011 Oslo Chess International D55 Queen's Gambit Declined  page 1 of 11; games 1-25 of 253    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Oct-13-11    HeMateMe: First! do I get to meet Olav Koss? Oct-13-11    Illogic: One of the biggest blowout victories I've ever seen in a major open! Oct-14-11    jon01: Total destruction by Sadler. Will he go up to 2700 if he keeps playing? Oct-14-11    bronkenstein: <jon01: Total destruction by Sadler. Will he go up to 2700 if he keeps playing?> Speculated reasons for retreat : <...But then suddenly, in 1999, aged 25, Matthew gave up professional chess, and moved to Holland, to work in computing. His reasons were not totally obvious, but basically, he felt that he had had his fun, and it was time to get a real job. He was also handicapped by the fact that, despite his exalted world ranking, he was still only the number three in England, behind Adams and Short, and this meant that he tended to miss out on a lot of invitations to big events , any organiser wanting an Englishman would tend to take one of the top two.> And some info on (no) comeback :<Sadler apparently travelled to Barcelona with his teammates and is also planning to play in a tournament in Oslo in October, <though a full return to competitive chess doesn`t seem to be on the cards> (thanks to Thomas Richter for information from the Dutch Chess Federation magazine).> from http://www.google.rs/url?sa=t&sourc... Oct-17-11    laskerdog: Mr. Sadler's comeback must be one of the more spectacular ones. His last 19 games: 15-0-4, a fenomenal 89,5%! Rather impressive in modern chess. Oct-20-11    laskerdog: CG should correct the standings. JL Hammer took an aditional point and ended 3rd. 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