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5th GM Tournament Hotel Stockholm North by First hotels young talents
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2025 10:12 am
by John Swain
Re: 5th GM Tournament Hotel Stockholm North by First hotels young talents
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2025 10:56 am
by Christopher Kreuzer
The name of the event appears to be "young talents" and "North by First hotels" the hotel chain, and "Hotel Stockholm" the venue? Not sure.
Anyway, there is a piece by FIDE here on these tournaments:
https://www.fide.com/swedens-chess-make ... g-talents/
Sweden’s chess community is buzzing with excitement over “Schackelit Sverige”, a groundbreaking initiative aimed at fostering young elite players and increasing interest in chess worldwide. With strong support from local chess clubs SK Rockaden and SS 4 Springare, this program is set to provide Sweden’s rising stars with opportunities to compete on the international stage.
This initiative marks the beginning of a four-tournament series throughout 2025, each designed to help players advance their chess careers.
It looks like they are on tournament number 5 of the series now.
Supratit Banerjee registered for the 6th one in January 2026:
https://s2.chess-results.com/tnr1238932 ... 0&SNode=S0
Re: 5th GM Tournament Hotel Stockholm North by First hotels young talents
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2025 11:06 am
by Ian Thompson
If he's also intending to play in the Rilton Cup (27 December - 5 January), he'll be exhausted by the end of that.
Re: 5th GM Tournament Hotel Stockholm North by First hotels young talents
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2025 11:48 am
by Mick Norris
Is it 7/9 needed for a GM norm?
Re: 5th GM Tournament Hotel Stockholm North by First hotels young talents
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2025 1:25 pm
by LawrenceCooper
Mick Norris wrote: ↑Mon Sep 22, 2025 11:48 am
Is it 7/9 needed for a GM norm?
I think it's 7 for Tor Fredrik, Jonah & Gleb but 6.5 for the bottom four (Sohia, Tarun, Axel & Gevorg).
Re: 5th GM Tournament Hotel Stockholm North by First hotels young talents
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2025 7:51 am
by NickFaulks
Two of the invited GMs didn't make it there for their first round game. With nine rounds in four and a half days, I wonder when they will have time to squeeze in a quick draw.
Re: 5th GM Tournament Hotel Stockholm North by First hotels young talents
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2025 8:06 pm
by Jonathan Rogers
Jonah Willow on 5/6...
Re: 5th GM Tournament Hotel Stockholm North by First hotels young talents
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2025 9:14 pm
by LawrenceCooper
Remaining pairings for Jonah:
7 GM Poetsch, Hagen 2449 GER 2,5 Black
8 IM Lohia, Sohum 2405 ENG 2,5 White
9 IM Ilamparthi, A R 2516 IND 4 Black
Re: 5th GM Tournament Hotel Stockholm North by First hotels young talents
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2025 10:06 pm
by Jon D'Souza-Eva
I haven't looked at any of Jonah's games yet, but many of the others are a little uninspiring.
https://s1.chess-results.com/PartieSuch ... 9&SNode=S0
Perhaps I'm just spoilt after the incredible stuff on display in the recent FIDE Grand Swiss.
Re: 5th GM Tournament Hotel Stockholm North by First hotels young talents
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2025 9:09 am
by LawrenceCooper
This event is two games a day which can impact on the quality and, strong though they all are, they aren't 2700+ players as in the top end of the Grand Swiss.
If you like endings then I suggest looking at
https://lichess.org/broadcast/hotel-sto ... i/AmWO9IRe and trying to work out why white has only one move to draw on move 52. I'm still trying to work out the reason but think I am making headway.
Re: 5th GM Tournament Hotel Stockholm North by First hotels young talents
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2025 2:27 pm
by LawrenceCooper
LawrenceCooper wrote: ↑Wed Sep 24, 2025 9:14 pm
Remaining pairings for Jonah:
7 GM Poetsch, Hagen 2449 GER 2,5 Black
8 IM Lohia, Sohum 2405 ENG 2,5 White
9 IM Ilamparthi, A R 2516 IND 4 Black
Jonah drew in round 7 so needs 1.5/2. The only other GM norm that is still alive is Jonah's round 9 opponent who needs 2/2.
Re: 5th GM Tournament Hotel Stockholm North by First hotels young talents
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2025 6:07 pm
by LawrenceCooper
LawrenceCooper wrote: ↑Thu Sep 25, 2025 2:27 pm
LawrenceCooper wrote: ↑Wed Sep 24, 2025 9:14 pm
Remaining pairings for Jonah:
7 GM Poetsch, Hagen 2449 GER 2,5 Black
8 IM Lohia, Sohum 2405 ENG 2,5 White
9 IM Ilamparthi, A R 2516 IND 4 Black
Jonah drew in round 7 so needs 1.5/2. The only other GM norm that is still alive is Jonah's round 9 opponent who needs 2/2.
A draw in round 8 so Jonah will need to win tomorrow.
Re: 5th GM Tournament Hotel Stockholm North by First hotels young talents
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2025 7:38 pm
by Christopher Kreuzer
It is a useful bit of technique to know. I wonder if it has featured in any endgame manuals?
Starting position:
Sohum played 52.Rb8 and lost. The right move was to give up the white f-pawn with 52.f5!
The point is seen in the game a few moves later:
The Black king is sheltering behind the white pawn on f5, and the White g3 pawn is about to drop off. Giving up the f5 pawn on move 52 preserves that g3 pawn and saves the game.
(I may have slightly oversimplified here.)
Re: 5th GM Tournament Hotel Stockholm North by First hotels young talents
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2025 9:23 am
by LawrenceCooper
Re: 5th GM Tournament Hotel Stockholm North by First hotels young talents
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2025 11:44 am
by NickFaulks
I've just taken a look and Jonah needs to find 20...Nf4! Not immediately obvious.