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Norway and the host city Tromsø wish you a warm welcome to the 41st Chess Olympiad in 2014 and World Cup 2013.

Chess players around the world will discover a friendly and open-minded population with hotels of excellent international standard, an attractive restaurant scene and diverse cultural activities.

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Chess in Norway

Chess in Norway

Kasparov is right that Norway used to be no big power in the chess world. But we improved steadily during the 20th century, and we think we are still improving. During the last 30 years we have hosted quite a few international chess events also at a high level, and we have several very strong players. Here is a presentation of some Norwegian chess highlights, mostly about events held in Norway, but also a few sporting victories abroad. We have included very little here about Magnus Carlsen, whose merits are well documented.…

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About Tromsø

About Tromsø

Tromsø is the largest city in the Nordic countries north of the Arctic Circle and is home to the world’s northernmost university, brewery and cathedral. The city thrives on education, research, administration, fishing exports and satellite technology. The centre of the north has about 68,000 residents and the Municipality of Tromsø covers an area of 2558 km². Around 50,000 people live in the centre of Tromsø, while the remainder are scattered throughout the whole municipality.…

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