Contact Us: Mr. Børge Robertsen, General Manager, Sjakk Tromsø 2014 AS
borge.robertsen@tromso2014.no | T: (+47) 77 79 01 88 |
M: (+47) 916 47 329
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Olympiad in Tromsø
(01.08 - 14.08 2014)
The City of Tromsø, at a latitude of nearly 70 °N, is with its 68,000 residents and 10,000 students the largest city in Northern Norway. The city is home to the world’s northernmost university, brewery and cathedral and the city thrives on education, research, administration, fishing exports and satellite technology.
Tromsø is situated a two-hour flight from Oslo. It is known for its great atmosphere and vibrant cultural life and is the perfect place to experience the Midnight Sun in summer and the Northern Lights in winter. The city’s nickname, “Gateway to the Arctic”, dates back to the 1850s when the city became the centre for Polar sea catches in the Arctic region and later in the early 1900s when it was the starting point for a host of expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic regions. Despite this nickname, the city has a mild climate, owing to is location near the Gulf Stream.
With its 68,000 residents, including 10,000 university students, Tromsø has all the amenities of a “small large city”. Chess players around the world will discover a friendly and open-minded population with hotels of excellent international standard, an attractive restaurant scene and a diversity of cultural activities.
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.
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.
Contact Us: Mr. Børge Robertsen, General Manager, Sjakk Tromsø 2014 AS
borge.robertsen@tromso2014.no | T: (+47) 77 79 01 88 |
M: (+47) 916 47 329