Arctic Securities Chess Stars Tournament, under management by the Kristiansund Chessclub, was played on 28-30th August in Kristiansund, Norway. World champion Vishy Anand, world's top rated player Magnus Carlsen, best rated woman Judit Polgar and Norway's Jon Ludvig Hammer competed in the rapid chess event.

The preliminary double round robin tournament was played on the first two days. Anand was convincing and earned the spot in the final by collecting 5.0 points, while Carlsen with 3.5 also qualified for the final match. Hammer with 2.0 and Polgar with 1.5 were set to play two-games match for the third place.

The match phase was played on Monday, 30th August. Carlsen defeated Anand in the first game and then held a draw in the second to win the mini-match and claim the trophy. Hammer completed the Norwegian triumph by winning the match against Polgar with the same score 1.5-0.5.

Kristiansund Grand Prix open tournament with six rounds was played on 26-29th August. Sweden's Grandmaster Emanuel Berg took the trophy thanks to the best tiebreak. Six of the top nine players came from Sweden.

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