Bondeofferet 2009
My best tournament last year was definetely Bondeofferet 2008, a rapid tournament where I scored 6 out of 6! Before this year’s Bondeofferet I was joking that I had to score 6 out of 6 again, but I didn’t really believe I would make it. As it turned out, I came really close! Read on…
The first real challenge came in round 2, when I played Håkon Haugsrud, rated same as me. After a great opening, I messed up and equaled the chances. However, Håkon returned the favour and allowed a few blows resulting in mate. After this, I continued playing relatively solid, and was able to convert advantages in each of the following games. Before the last round I had an impressive 5 out of 5, and the tournament program showed that I was secured first place! Håkon could also get 5 points, but would be behind on quality.
Unfortunately I messed up the last game, and failed to score 100%. But I can’t really complain, winning the tournament! 
The crosstable is here