Scandinavian Day One

MY flight from Stansted to Oslo with Ryanair was largely uneventful, but I managed to make a hash of finding the hotel I am overnighting in before catching a shuttle to Fagernes tomorrow.

I thought I was booked into the Radisson Blu, but after presenting my passport at check-in I found I was booked into the Radisson Red, of whose existence I was not previously aware.

This entailed a walk the length of the airport, followed by a proper but protracted check-in.

Having skipped lunch because of catching an early-afternoon flight, I was keen to head back to the terminal to find somewhere to eat.

But the choice in arrivals was not great, so I returned to the hotel - the correct one this time - and dined on elk sausage in the restaurant.

Tasty treat - both deer and dear

The chess appears well organised, at least on paper, as the following schedule testifies.

Saturday April 1:                  Dinner at the hotel                  21.00–23.00

Bus for early arriving players is planned to leave Oslo Airport around 14.30 (reaching Scandic Valdres at Fagernes around 17.15–17.30), while maxitaxi for late arriving players is planned to leave the airport around 19.30 (reaching the hotel around 22.15–22.30).

 

Sunday April 2:                     Breakfast                                            07.00–10.00

                                                Lunch                                                  12.30–14.00   

Tournament registration                     13.00–16.00

                                                Round 1                                              17.30–23.30

                                                Dinner                                                 21.00–23.00

 

Monday April 3:                   Breakfast                                            07.00–10.00

                                                Lunch                                                  12.30–14.00

                                                Round 2                                              14.00–20.00

                                                Dinner                                                 19.00–21.00

 

Tuesday April 4:                   Breakfast                                            07.00–10.00

                                                Lunch                                                  12.30–14.00

                                                Round 3                                              14.00–20.00

                                                Dinner                                                 19.00–21.00

 

Wednesday April 5:             Breakfast                                            07.00–10.00

                                                Round 4                                              10.00–16.00

                                                Lunch                                                  13.30–15.30

                                                Round 5                                              17.30–23.30

                                                Dinner                                                 21.00–23.00

 

Thursday April 6:                 Breakfast                                            07.00–10.00

                                                Lunch                                                  12.30–14.00   

Round 6                                               14.00–20.00   

Dinner                                      19.00–21.00

Teamtalkingchess                               20.30–22.30

 

 

Friday April 7:                      Breakfast                                            07.00–10.00

Lunch                                                   12.30–14.00

Round 7                                               14.00–20.00

Dinner                                      19.00–21.00

Fagernes Slow Blitz                            20.30–23.00

 

Saturday April 8:                  Breakfast                                            07.00–10.00

Lunch                                                   12.00–13.30

Round 8                                               13.00–19.00

Dinner                                                 19.00–21.00

Fagernes Blitz II                                  19.30–22.00

 

Sunday April 9:                     Breakfast                                            07.00–10.00

                                                Round 9                                              09.00–15.00

Lunch                                                   13.00–15.00

Hotel check out                                   Before 15.00

Prizegiving      As soon as possible after 14.30

Maxitaxi to Oslo Airport (for players and accompanying persons with early evening flights) is planned to leave from Fagernes as soon as possible after 13.30, while bus with others will leave as soon as possible after 15.20.