18-year-old German International Master Frederik Svane achieved two grandmasters norms in 24 hours to secure his Grandmaster title.
Svane finished the Hamburg Chess Club GM Invitational 2022 yesterday and today played the 9th round of Schachbundesliga. Finishing the Hamburg Chess Club GM Invitational with an unbeaten 6.5 points and the rating performance of 2607, Rasmus Svane earned the second GM norm on his way to become the grandmaster. (scroll down for final rankings). Only 24 hours later, the dream came true. Rasmus drew against GM Eduardas Rozentalis playing the fourth board for his Hamburger SK and achieved the third and the last needed grandmaster norm.
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Final rankings – Hamburg Chess Club GM Invitational 2022:
Rk.
Name
FED
Rtg
TB1
TB2
TB3
1
GM
Mendonca Leon Luke
IND
2551
7
5
28.5
2
IM
Svane Frederik
GER
2501
6.5
4
28.5
3
GM
Kotronias Vasilios
GRE
2465
6
5
20.8
4
GM
Prohaszka Peter
HUN
2579
5
3
19
5
IM
Colpe Malte
GER
2348
4.5
3
17.3
6
IM
Trent Lawrence
ENG
2398
4.5
3
16.8
7
IM
Souleidis Georgios
GRE
2430
4
2
15.5
8
IM
Carlstedt Jonathan
GER
2444
3
1
11.8
9
IM
Köllner Ruben Gideon
GER
2440
3
1
11
10
FM
Woelk Tom-Frederic
GER
2315
1.5
0
7
.