Nicolai Getz (born 19 November 1991) is a Norwegian

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International Master FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and ...

Biography

Nicolai Getz played for Norway in

European Youth Chess Championship The European Youth Chess Championship is organized by the European Chess Union (ECU) in groups under 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 years old. History The first tournament was held in 1991, and the under 8 category was introduced in 2007. Until 2002 t ...

s (2007, 2009) and

World Youth Chess Championship The World Youth Chess Championship is a FIDE-organized worldwide chess competition for boys and girls under the age of 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18. History Twelve world champions are crowned every year. Since 2015 (OR 2016), the event has been s ...

s (2008). In 2010, in

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he ranked 3rd in International Chess Tournament ''First Saturday''. In 2016, in

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Nicolai Getz ranked 4th in International Chess Tournament ''Copenhagen Chess Challenge''. Nicolai Getz played for Norway in the

Chess Olympiad The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams representing nations of the world compete. FIDE organises the tournament and selects the host nation. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, FIDE held an Online Chess Olympiad in FIDE Onli ...

: * In 2016, at reserve board in the

42nd Chess Olympiad The 42nd Chess Olympiad (; also known as the Baku Chess Olympiad), organised by the FIDE, Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) and comprising an openAlthough sometimes referred to as the "men's division", this section is open to all pl ...

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(+0, =1, -0). Nicolai Getz played for Norway in the

European Team Chess Championship The European Team Championship (often abbreviated in texts and games databases as ''ETC'') is an international team chess event, eligible for the participation of European nations whose chess federations are located in zones 1.1 to 1.9. This more ...

: * In 2011, at fourth board in the 18th European Team Chess Championship in

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(+4, =4, -1). Also Nicolai Getz five times played for

Oslo Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...

chess club ''Oslo Schakselskap'' in the

European Chess Club Cup The European Chess Club Cup is an annual chess tournament for club teams from Europe. It is organised by the European Chess Union. The competition is held with the Swiss system over seven rounds. It consists of two sections, open and women's, with ...

(2009-2011, 2015-2016). In 2011, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title.

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Nicolai Getz
chess games at 365Chess.com 1991 births Living people Norwegian chess players Chess International Masters Chess Olympiad competitors {{Norway-chess-bio-stub