Sadler Wins Oslo Chess International
The semi-retired English GM, and former British Champion Matthew Sadler proved he's still a force to be reckoned with by winning the 2011 Oslo Chess International.
Sadler won the 9-round Swiss event with an excellent score of 8/9, 1½ points ahead of the field.
It was a shame for the chess world that Sadler abandoned professional chess for a successful career in IT. Perhaps he will grace the chessboards on a more regular basis after this result...
Matthew Sadler (centre) with 2nd placed Sipke Ernst (right)
and 3rd placed Jon Ludvig Hammer (left)
The top finishers in Oslo:
| Name | Nat | Elo | Pts | |
| 1 | Matthew D Sadler | ENG | 2625 | 8.0 |
| 2 | Sipke Ernst | NED | 2581 | 6.5 |
| 3 | Jon Ludvig Hammer | NOR | 2601 | 6.0 |
| 4 | Frode Elsness | NOR | 2491 | 6.0 |
| 5 | Victor Mikhalevski | ISR | 2542 | 6.0 |
| 6 | Sergei Tiviakov | NED | 2647 | 6.0 |
| 7 | Eduardas Rozentalis | LTU | 2575 | 6.0 |
| 8 | Vladimir Burmakin | RUS | 2588 | 6.0 |
| 9 | Nazi Paikidze | GEO | 2412 | 6.0 |
| 10 | Sergey Volkov | RUS | 2614 | 5.5 |
| 11 | Danny Raznikov | ISR | 2433 | 5.5 |
| 12 | Geir Sune Tallaksen Østmoe | NOR | 2443 | 5.5 |
| 13 | Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal | NOR | 2447 | 5.5 |
| 14 | Nino Batsiashvili | GEO | 2413 | 5.5 |
| 15 | Rune Djurhuus | NOR | 2458 | 5.5 |
Picture by Eirik T Gullaksen at the official website.
