Christian Gloeckler dominates Fagernes Autumn Slow Blitz 2026, Sarbartho Mani second
IM Christian Gloeckler scored an unbeaten 6.5/7 to win Fagernes Autumn Slow Blitz 2026. FM Sarbartho Mani, GM Aksel Kvaløy and FM Siddhanth Poonja scored 5/7 each. They were placed second, third and fourth respectively according to tie-breaks.
Harshavardhan, Arjun Kalyan and Senthil Maran perfect at Team talking chess for Thalapathy
India’s 97th GM Harshavardhan G B, one of the seconds for the Bronze medal winning Indian team at the 46th FIDE Olympiad Women – GM Arjun Kalyan, IM Senthil Maran and CM Neeraj Harish (USA) won Team talking chess scoring 8/8. 3 kjekke gutter and Lav eliksir kostnad scored 6/8 each. They secured second and third place respectively as per tie-breaks. The first prize was €100.
Champion in Team talking chess: Thalapathy (L to R – CM Neeraj Harish (USA), GM Harshavardhan G B, IM Senthil Maran and GM Arjun Kalyan) 8/8 | Photo: Anniken Vestby
Runner-up – 3 kjekke gutter 6/8 | Photo: Anniken Vestby
Second Runner-up – Lav eliksir kostnad (FM Charvi A in the center) 6/8 | Photo: Anniken Vestby
Team Thalapathy in action | Photo: Anniken Vestby
The tournament Hall at Hotel Scandic Valdres in Fagernes, Norway during Team talking chess | Photo: Anniken Vestby
IM Christian Gloeckler (GER) scored an unbeaten 6.5/7 to win the Slow Blitz Rating Open. FM Sarbartho Mani, GM Aksel Bu Kvaløy (NOR) and FM Siddhanth Poonja scored 5/7 each. They were placed second, third and fourth according to tie-breaks.
Champion in Slow Blitz – IM Christian Gloeckler (GER) 6.5/7 | Photo: Anniken Vestby
Runner-up – FM Sarbartho Mani 5/7 | Photo: Anniken Vestby
Top 3 (L to R): 3rd GM Aksel Bu Kvaløy (NOR) 5/7, 2nd FM Sarbartho Mani 5/7 and 1st IM Christian Gloeckler (GER) 6.5/7 | Photo: Anniken Vestby
A total of 35 players representing 11 team took part in the Team talking chess tournament. The one-day four-round team tournament was organized by IO Hans Olav Lahlum in cooperation with Sotra Sjakklubb at Hotel Scandic Valdres in Fagernes, Norway on 7th October 2026 after Round 7 of the main tournament. The time control of the tournament was 10 minutes + 4 seconds increment.
Final standings in Team talking chess
A total of 29 players including three GMs, two IMs and a WGM took part from seven countries across the world. The one-day seven-round Blitz Rating tournament was organized by IO Hans Olav Lahlum in cooperation with Sotra Sjakklubb at Hotel Scandic Valdres in Fagernes, Norway on 8th October 2026. The time control of the tournament was 5 minutes + 3 seconds increment.
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