The day has come

Fagernes International Autumn starts today with 94 participants.

Highest rated is the reigning Fagernes champion GM Rinat Jumbayev (KAZ 2577), who won the Easter tournament with 7 points from 9 rounds. 

GM Krishnan Sasikiran (IND 2571) is second-ranked, followed by GM Frode Urkedal (NOR 2559), GM Titas Stremavicius (LIT 2541) and GM Elham Amar (NOR 2540).

The first round will start at 17.30 CET. Pairings and results may be found here.

The live games will have a 15-minute delay.

The playing venue
(Photo: Tom Eriksen)