GMJon Ludvig Hammer

NOR Born 1990 (Age ≈36) Male
FIDE ID
1503707

About Jon Ludvig Hammer

Jon Ludvig Hammer was born in Norway in 1990 and trained under Simen Agdestein at the Norwegian College of Elite Sport. He completed his grandmaster requirements by winning the Gjøvik tournament in early 2009, and FIDE awarded the title that March. Show more

Jon Ludvig Hammer was born in Norway in 1990 and trained under Simen Agdestein at the Norwegian College of Elite Sport. He completed his grandmaster requirements by winning the Gjøvik tournament in early 2009, and FIDE awarded the title that March. He became Nordic champion in 2011 through his result at the Reykjavik Open. Hammer won the Norwegian championship in 2013, 2017, 2018 and 2025. He was Magnus Carlsen's main second during the 2013 world championship match against Viswanathan Anand. His tournament victories also include the 2013-14 Rilton Cup and the Xtracon Open in 2016 and 2018. Alongside chess, he studied economics before switching to journalism and writing for Science Nordic. He has produced instructional courses on opening repertoires for both colours.

FIDE ratings

Classical

2572.5 -0.5

Live estimate

Rapid

2637

Published FIDE

Blitz

2540

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#215
National rank · NOR
#4

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

Rating milestones

Highest recorded rating
2705 Feb 2016
Recorded years
2003–2026
Archived games
752

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

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Rating history

FIDE rating history

Published rating lists through Nov 2026.

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Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-11 (UTC).

Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).

# Date Event Site Round White Black Result Moves View
251 2018-10-16 St Louis Fall A 2018 Saint Louis USA 7.4 Ray Robson Jon Ludvig Hammer Lost: 1-0 47 Open
252 2018-10-15 St Louis Fall A 2018 Saint Louis USA 6.3 Jon Ludvig Hammer Aleksandr Lenderman Won: 1-0 49 Open
253 2018-10-14 St Louis Fall A 2018 Saint Louis USA 5.3 Yuriy Kuzubov Jon Ludvig Hammer Lost: 1-0 38 Open
254 2018-10-13 St Louis Fall A 2018 Saint Louis USA 4.4 Jon Ludvig Hammer Varuzhan Akobian Draw: 1/2-1/2 39 Open
255 2018-10-12 St Louis Fall A 2018 Saint Louis USA 3.2 Dariusz Swiercz Jon Ludvig Hammer Won: 0-1 28 Open
256 2018-10-11 St Louis Fall A 2018 Saint Louis USA 2.5 Jon Ludvig Hammer Aleksey Dreev Draw: 1/2-1/2 53 Open
257 2018-10-10 St Louis Fall A 2018 Saint Louis USA 1.1 Jon Ludvig Hammer Eric Hansen Lost: 0-1 42 Open
258 2018-07-29 Xtracon Chess Open 2018 Helsingor DEN 10.2 Jon Ludvig Hammer Vincent Keymer Won: 1-0 42 Open
259 2018-07-28 Xtracon Chess Open 2018 Helsingor DEN 9.1 Rasmus Svane Jon Ludvig Hammer Draw: 1/2-1/2 43 Open
260 2018-07-27 Xtracon Chess Open 2018 Helsingor DEN 8.1 Jon Ludvig Hammer Nikita Vitiugov Draw: 1/2-1/2 10 Open
261 2018-07-26 Xtracon Chess Open 2018 Helsingor DEN 7.1 Simen Agdestein Jon Ludvig Hammer Draw: 1/2-1/2 56 Open
262 2018-07-25 Xtracon Chess Open 2018 Helsingor DEN 6.1 Jon Ludvig Hammer Ivan Saric Won: 1-0 45 Open
263 2018-07-24 Xtracon Chess Open 2018 Helsingor DEN 5.2 Jon Ludvig Hammer Axel Delorme Won: 1-0 34 Open
264 2018-07-23 Xtracon Chess Open 2018 Helsingor DEN 4.5 Kassa Korley Jon Ludvig Hammer Won: 0-1 39 Open
265 2018-07-22 Xtracon Chess Open 2018 Helsingor DEN 3.7 Jon Ludvig Hammer Andreas Garberg Tryggestad Won: 1-0 37 Open
266 2018-07-22 Xtracon Chess Open 2018 Helsingor DEN 2.7 David Bekker-Jensen Jon Ludvig Hammer Won: 0-1 29 Open
267 2018-07-21 Xtracon Chess Open 2018 Helsingor DEN 1.7 Jon Ludvig Hammer Morten Majlund Nielsen Won: 1-0 50 Open
268 2018-07-14 ch-NOR 2018 Sarpsborg NOR 9.1 Jon Ludvig Hammer Berge Ostenstad Won: 1-0 27 Open
269 2018-07-13 ch-NOR 2018 Sarpsborg NOR 8.1 Kristian Stuvik Holm Jon Ludvig Hammer Won: 0-1 32 Open
270 2018-07-12 ch-NOR 2018 Sarpsborg NOR 7.1 Jon Ludvig Hammer Benjamin Arvola Notkevich Draw: 1/2-1/2 85 Open
271 2018-07-11 ch-NOR 2018 Sarpsborg NOR 6.1 Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal Jon Ludvig Hammer Won: 0-1 35 Open
272 2018-07-10 ch-NOR 2018 Sarpsborg NOR 5.1 Jon Ludvig Hammer Simen Agdestein Draw: 1/2-1/2 16 Open
273 2018-07-09 ch-NOR 2018 Sarpsborg NOR 4.1 Benjamin Haldorsen Jon Ludvig Hammer Draw: 1/2-1/2 25 Open
274 2018-07-08 ch-NOR 2018 Sarpsborg NOR 3.1 Jon Ludvig Hammer Aryan Tari Won: 1-0 56 Open
275 2018-07-07 ch-NOR 2018 Sarpsborg NOR 2.1 Leif Erlend Johannessen Jon Ludvig Hammer Won: 0-1 46 Open
276 2018-07-06 ch-NOR 2018 Sarpsborg NOR 1.1 Jon Ludvig Hammer Lars Oskar Hauge Won: 1-0 41 Open
277 2018-05-13 TCh-NOR Club 2018 Bergen NOR 6.2 Johan Salomon Jon Ludvig Hammer Draw: 1/2-1/2 24 Open
278 2018-05-13 TCh-NOR Club 2018 Bergen NOR 5.4 Jon Ludvig Hammer Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal Won: 1-0 61 Open
279 2018-05-12 TCh-NOR Club 2018 Bergen NOR 4.3 Berge Ostenstad Jon Ludvig Hammer Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
280 2018-05-11 TCh-NOR Club 2018 Bergen NOR 2.2 Jon Ludvig Hammer Lucas Ranaldi Won: 1-0 43 Open
281 2018-03-18 TCh-SWE Elitserien Sweden SWE 9.2 Jon Ludvig Hammer Sergey Ivanov Won: 1-0 35 Open
282 2018-03-17 TCh-SWE Elitserien Sweden SWE 8.2 Harry Schussler Jon Ludvig Hammer Won: 0-1 28 Open
283 2018-03-16 TCh-SWE Elitserien Sweden SWE 7.4 Jon Ludvig Hammer Axel Smith Draw: 1/2-1/2 55 Open
284 2018-03-04 TCh-NOR Elite 2017-18 Norway NOR 9.2 Jon Ludvig Hammer Frode Elsness Won: 1-0 41 Open
285 2018-03-03 TCh-NOR Elite 2017-18 Norway NOR 8.1 Markus Ragger Jon Ludvig Hammer Draw: 1/2-1/2 15 Open
286 2018-03-02 TCh-NOR Elite 2017-18 Norway NOR 7.4 Erik Fossan Jon Ludvig Hammer Won: 0-1 48 Open
287 2018-02-25 Kragero Resort Chess 2018 Kragero NOR 9.1 Jon Ludvig Hammer Espen Lie Won: 1-0 38 Open
288 2018-02-25 Kragero Resort Chess 2018 Kragero NOR 8.1 Boris Chatalbashev Jon Ludvig Hammer Draw: 1/2-1/2 19 Open
289 2018-02-24 Kragero Resort Chess 2018 Kragero NOR 7.1 Kjetil A. Lie Jon Ludvig Hammer Won: 0-1 63 Open
290 2018-02-24 Kragero Resort Chess 2018 Kragero NOR 6.1 Jon Ludvig Hammer Bragi Thorfinnsson Won: 1-0 37 Open
291 2018-02-23 Kragero Resort Chess 2018 Kragero NOR 5.2 Jon Ludvig Hammer Jens E Ingebretsen Won: 1-0 23 Open
292 2018-02-23 Kragero Resort Chess 2018 Kragero NOR 4.2 Kristian Stuvik Holm Jon Ludvig Hammer Draw: 1/2-1/2 26 Open
293 2018-02-22 Kragero Resort Chess 2018 Kragero NOR 3.5 Jon Ludvig Hammer Johannes Haug Won: 1-0 51 Open
294 2018-02-22 Kragero Resort Chess 2018 Kragero NOR 2.1 Jovanka Houska Jon Ludvig Hammer Draw: 1/2-1/2 58 Open
295 2018-02-21 Kragero Resort Chess 2018 Kragero NOR 1.1 Jon Ludvig Hammer Sheila Barth Stanford Won: 1-0 36 Open
296 2018-01-07 ch-NOR Rapid 2018 Drammen NOR 9.2 Jon Ludvig Hammer Berge Ostenstad Won: 1-0 29 Open
297 2018-01-07 ch-NOR Rapid 2018 Drammen NOR 8.1 Simen Agdestein Jon Ludvig Hammer Draw: 1/2-1/2 7 Open
298 2018-01-07 ch-NOR Rapid 2018 Drammen NOR 7.2 Jon Ludvig Hammer Ward Al-Tarboush Won: 1-0 56 Open
299 2018-01-07 ch-NOR Rapid 2018 Drammen NOR 10.2 Kjetil Stokke Jon Ludvig Hammer Won: 0-1 52 Open
300 2018-01-06 ch-NOR Rapid 2018 Drammen NOR 6.3 Erlend Mikalsen Jon Ludvig Hammer Won: 0-1 40 Open
  1. vs Ray RobsonLost · 1-0Black · 2018-10-16 · Round 7.4St Louis Fall A 2018
  2. vs Aleksandr LendermanWon · 1-0White · 2018-10-15 · Round 6.3St Louis Fall A 2018
  3. vs Yuriy KuzubovLost · 1-0Black · 2018-10-14 · Round 5.3St Louis Fall A 2018
  4. vs Varuzhan AkobianDraw · ½–½White · 2018-10-13 · Round 4.4St Louis Fall A 2018
  5. vs Dariusz SwierczWon · 0-1Black · 2018-10-12 · Round 3.2St Louis Fall A 2018
  6. vs Aleksey DreevDraw · ½–½White · 2018-10-11 · Round 2.5St Louis Fall A 2018
  7. vs Eric HansenLost · 0-1White · 2018-10-10 · Round 1.1St Louis Fall A 2018
  8. vs Vincent KeymerWon · 1-0White · 2018-07-29 · Round 10.2Xtracon Chess Open 2018
  9. vs Rasmus SvaneDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-07-28 · Round 9.1Xtracon Chess Open 2018
  10. vs Nikita VitiugovDraw · ½–½White · 2018-07-27 · Round 8.1Xtracon Chess Open 2018
  11. vs Simen AgdesteinDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-07-26 · Round 7.1Xtracon Chess Open 2018
  12. vs Ivan SaricWon · 1-0White · 2018-07-25 · Round 6.1Xtracon Chess Open 2018
  13. vs Axel DelormeWon · 1-0White · 2018-07-24 · Round 5.2Xtracon Chess Open 2018
  14. vs Kassa KorleyWon · 0-1Black · 2018-07-23 · Round 4.5Xtracon Chess Open 2018
  15. vs Andreas Garberg TryggestadWon · 1-0White · 2018-07-22 · Round 3.7Xtracon Chess Open 2018
  16. vs David Bekker-JensenWon · 0-1Black · 2018-07-22 · Round 2.7Xtracon Chess Open 2018
  17. vs Morten Majlund NielsenWon · 1-0White · 2018-07-21 · Round 1.7Xtracon Chess Open 2018
  18. vs Berge OstenstadWon · 1-0White · 2018-07-14 · Round 9.1ch-NOR 2018
  19. vs Kristian Stuvik HolmWon · 0-1Black · 2018-07-13 · Round 8.1ch-NOR 2018
  20. vs Benjamin Arvola NotkevichDraw · ½–½White · 2018-07-12 · Round 7.1ch-NOR 2018
  21. vs Frode Olav Olsen UrkedalWon · 0-1Black · 2018-07-11 · Round 6.1ch-NOR 2018
  22. vs Simen AgdesteinDraw · ½–½White · 2018-07-10 · Round 5.1ch-NOR 2018
  23. vs Benjamin HaldorsenDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-07-09 · Round 4.1ch-NOR 2018
  24. vs Aryan TariWon · 1-0White · 2018-07-08 · Round 3.1ch-NOR 2018
  25. vs Leif Erlend JohannessenWon · 0-1Black · 2018-07-07 · Round 2.1ch-NOR 2018
  26. vs Lars Oskar HaugeWon · 1-0White · 2018-07-06 · Round 1.1ch-NOR 2018
  27. vs Johan SalomonDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-05-13 · Round 6.2TCh-NOR Club 2018
  28. vs Frode Olav Olsen UrkedalWon · 1-0White · 2018-05-13 · Round 5.4TCh-NOR Club 2018
  29. vs Berge OstenstadDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-05-12 · Round 4.3TCh-NOR Club 2018
  30. vs Lucas RanaldiWon · 1-0White · 2018-05-11 · Round 2.2TCh-NOR Club 2018
  31. vs Sergey IvanovWon · 1-0White · 2018-03-18 · Round 9.2TCh-SWE Elitserien
  32. vs Harry SchusslerWon · 0-1Black · 2018-03-17 · Round 8.2TCh-SWE Elitserien
  33. vs Axel SmithDraw · ½–½White · 2018-03-16 · Round 7.4TCh-SWE Elitserien
  34. vs Frode ElsnessWon · 1-0White · 2018-03-04 · Round 9.2TCh-NOR Elite 2017-18
  35. vs Markus RaggerDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-03-03 · Round 8.1TCh-NOR Elite 2017-18
  36. vs Erik FossanWon · 0-1Black · 2018-03-02 · Round 7.4TCh-NOR Elite 2017-18
  37. vs Espen LieWon · 1-0White · 2018-02-25 · Round 9.1Kragero Resort Chess 2018
  38. vs Boris ChatalbashevDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-02-25 · Round 8.1Kragero Resort Chess 2018
  39. vs Kjetil A. LieWon · 0-1Black · 2018-02-24 · Round 7.1Kragero Resort Chess 2018
  40. vs Bragi ThorfinnssonWon · 1-0White · 2018-02-24 · Round 6.1Kragero Resort Chess 2018
  41. vs Jens E IngebretsenWon · 1-0White · 2018-02-23 · Round 5.2Kragero Resort Chess 2018
  42. vs Kristian Stuvik HolmDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-02-23 · Round 4.2Kragero Resort Chess 2018
  43. vs Johannes HaugWon · 1-0White · 2018-02-22 · Round 3.5Kragero Resort Chess 2018
  44. vs Jovanka HouskaDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-02-22 · Round 2.1Kragero Resort Chess 2018
  45. vs Sheila Barth StanfordWon · 1-0White · 2018-02-21 · Round 1.1Kragero Resort Chess 2018
  46. vs Berge OstenstadWon · 1-0White · 2018-01-07 · Round 9.2ch-NOR Rapid 2018
  47. vs Simen AgdesteinDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-01-07 · Round 8.1ch-NOR Rapid 2018
  48. vs Ward Al-TarboushWon · 1-0White · 2018-01-07 · Round 7.2ch-NOR Rapid 2018
  49. vs Kjetil StokkeWon · 0-1Black · 2018-01-07 · Round 10.2ch-NOR Rapid 2018
  50. vs Erlend MikalsenWon · 0-1Black · 2018-01-06 · Round 6.3ch-NOR Rapid 2018