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
351 2017-07-06 ch-NOR 2017 Stavanger NOR 7.1 Aryan Tari Jon Ludvig Hammer Draw: 1/2-1/2 28 Open
352 2017-07-05 ch-NOR 2017 Stavanger NOR 6.1 Jon Ludvig Hammer Johan-Sebastian Christiansen Won: 1-0 37 Open
353 2017-07-04 ch-NOR 2017 Stavanger NOR 5.1 Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal Jon Ludvig Hammer Won: 0-1 66 Open
354 2017-07-03 ch-NOR 2017 Stavanger NOR 4.1 Jon Ludvig Hammer Simen Agdestein Draw: 1/2-1/2 49 Open
355 2017-07-02 ch-NOR 2017 Stavanger NOR 3.1 Kristian Stuvik Holm Jon Ludvig Hammer Won: 0-1 33 Open
356 2017-07-01 ch-NOR 2017 Stavanger NOR 2.5 Jon Ludvig Hammer Johannes Haug Won: 1-0 49 Open
357 2017-06-30 ch-NOR 2017 Stavanger NOR 1.1 Tor Fredrik Kaasen Jon Ludvig Hammer Draw: 1/2-1/2 66 Open
358 2017-05-21 Moscow Grand Prix 2017 Moscow RUS 9.9 A.R. Saleh Salem Jon Ludvig Hammer Draw: 1/2-1/2 16 Open
359 2017-05-20 Moscow Grand Prix 2017 Moscow RUS 8.8 Jon Ludvig Hammer Michael Adams Draw: 1/2-1/2 23 Open
360 2017-05-19 Moscow Grand Prix 2017 Moscow RUS 7.7 Yifan Hou Jon Ludvig Hammer Lost: 1-0 80 Open
361 2017-05-18 Moscow Grand Prix 2017 Moscow RUS 6.7 Jon Ludvig Hammer Francisco Vallejo Pons Draw: 1/2-1/2 34 Open
362 2017-05-16 Moscow Grand Prix 2017 Moscow RUS 5.7 Evgeny Tomashevsky Jon Ludvig Hammer Draw: 1/2-1/2 20 Open
363 2017-05-15 Moscow Grand Prix 2017 Moscow RUS 4.5 Jon Ludvig Hammer Anish Giri Draw: 1/2-1/2 79 Open
364 2017-05-14 Moscow Grand Prix 2017 Moscow RUS 3.9 Ernesto Inarkiev Jon Ludvig Hammer Won: 0-1 48 Open
365 2017-05-13 Moscow Grand Prix 2017 Moscow RUS 2.9 Jon Ludvig Hammer Ian Nepomniachtchi Lost: 0-1 43 Open
366 2017-05-12 Moscow Grand Prix 2017 Moscow RUS 1.9 Pentala Harikrishna Jon Ludvig Hammer Draw: 1/2-1/2 92 Open
367 2017-03-26 TCh-SWE Elitserien Sweden SWE 9.1 Jon Ludvig Hammer Emanuel Berg Lost: 0-1 35 Open
368 2017-03-25 TCh-SWE Elitserien Sweden SWE 8.2 Jon Ludvig Hammer Baadur Jobava Lost: 0-1 33 Open
369 2017-03-24 TCh-SWE Elitserien Sweden SWE 7.2 Aryan Tari Jon Ludvig Hammer Draw: 1/2-1/2 18 Open
370 2017-03-04 TCh-SWE Elitserien Sweden SWE 6.3 Jon Ludvig Hammer Pontus Carlsson Won: 1-0 49 Open
371 2017-02-27 Sharjah Grand Prix 2017 Sharjah UAE 9.9 Alexander Riazantsev Jon Ludvig Hammer Draw: 1/2-1/2 43 Open
372 2017-02-26 Sharjah Grand Prix 2017 Sharjah UAE 8.8 Jon Ludvig Hammer Pavel Eljanov Lost: 0-1 52 Open
373 2017-02-25 Sharjah Grand Prix 2017 Sharjah UAE 7.8 Evgeny Tomashevsky Jon Ludvig Hammer Draw: 1/2-1/2 33 Open
374 2017-02-24 Sharjah Grand Prix 2017 Sharjah UAE 6.9 Jon Ludvig Hammer A.R. Saleh Salem Draw: 1/2-1/2 51 Open
375 2017-02-22 Sharjah Grand Prix 2017 Sharjah UAE 5.5 Michael Adams Jon Ludvig Hammer Lost: 1-0 46 Open
376 2017-02-21 Sharjah Grand Prix 2017 Sharjah UAE 4.7 Jon Ludvig Hammer Francisco Vallejo Pons Draw: 1/2-1/2 24 Open
377 2017-02-20 Sharjah Grand Prix 2017 Sharjah UAE 3.5 Liren Ding Jon Ludvig Hammer Draw: 1/2-1/2 48 Open
378 2017-02-19 Sharjah Grand Prix 2017 Sharjah UAE 2.3 Jon Ludvig Hammer Hikaru Nakamura Draw: 1/2-1/2 23 Open
379 2017-02-18 Sharjah Grand Prix 2017 Sharjah UAE 1.9 Alexander Grischuk Jon Ludvig Hammer Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
380 2017-02-04 TCh-SWE Elitserien Sweden SWE 5.4 Marian Petrov Jon Ludvig Hammer Draw: 1/2-1/2 13 Open
381 2017-01-08 ch-NOR Rapid 2017 Sandefjord NOR 9.1 Anders Hobber Jon Ludvig Hammer Draw: 1/2-1/2 5 Open
382 2017-01-08 ch-NOR Rapid 2017 Sandefjord NOR 8.1 Jon Ludvig Hammer Bjornar Byklum Won: 1-0 77 Open
383 2017-01-08 ch-NOR Rapid 2017 Sandefjord NOR 7.1 Inge Sandstad Skrondal Jon Ludvig Hammer Won: 0-1 41 Open
384 2017-01-08 ch-NOR Rapid 2017 Sandefjord NOR 10.1 Jon Ludvig Hammer Johan-Sebastian Christiansen Draw: 1/2-1/2 80 Open
385 2017-01-07 ch-NOR Rapid 2017 Sandefjord NOR 6.1 Jon Ludvig Hammer Joran Aulin-Jansson Won: 1-0 22 Open
386 2017-01-07 ch-NOR Rapid 2017 Sandefjord NOR 5.1 Tor Fredrik Kaasen Jon Ludvig Hammer Won: 0-1 65 Open
387 2017-01-07 ch-NOR Rapid 2017 Sandefjord NOR 4.1 Jon Ludvig Hammer Johannes Haug Won: 1-0 61 Open
388 2017-01-07 ch-NOR Rapid 2017 Sandefjord NOR 3.1 Vegar Koi Gandrud Jon Ludvig Hammer Won: 0-1 63 Open
389 2017-01-07 ch-NOR Rapid 2017 Sandefjord NOR 2.1 Jon Ludvig Hammer Bror Thanke Won: 1-0 54 Open
390 2017-01-07 ch-NOR Rapid 2017 Sandefjord NOR 1.1 Tor Gulbrandsen Jon Ludvig Hammer Won: 0-1 37 Open
391 2017-01-06 ch-NOR Blitz 2017 Sandefjord NOR 9.2 Jon Ludvig Hammer Eivind Olav Risting Won: 1-0 46 Open
392 2017-01-06 ch-NOR Blitz 2017 Sandefjord NOR 8.2 Johannes Haug Jon Ludvig Hammer Won: 0-1 18 Open
393 2017-01-06 ch-NOR Blitz 2017 Sandefjord NOR 5.1 Jon Ludvig Hammer Lars Oskar Hauge Won: 1-0 38 Open
394 2017-01-06 ch-NOR Blitz 2017 Sandefjord NOR 4.1 Sebastian Mihajlov Jon Ludvig Hammer Won: 0-1 46 Open
395 2017-01-06 ch-NOR Blitz 2017 Sandefjord NOR 3.1 Jon Ludvig Hammer Roar Elseth Won: 1-0 20 Open
396 2017-01-06 ch-NOR Blitz 2017 Sandefjord NOR 2.1 Svetoslav Mihajlov Jon Ludvig Hammer Won: 0-1 20 Open
397 2017-01-06 ch-NOR Blitz 2017 Sandefjord NOR 1.1 Jon Ludvig Hammer Andreas Fossan Won: 1-0 42 Open
398 2016-10-30 ch-Nordic 2016 Sastamala FIN 9.4 Axel Smith Jon Ludvig Hammer Lost: 1-0 60 Open
399 2016-10-29 ch-Nordic 2016 Sastamala FIN 8.3 Jon Ludvig Hammer Gudmundur Kjartansson Draw: 1/2-1/2 33 Open
400 2016-10-28 ch-Nordic 2016 Sastamala FIN 7.3 Bjorn Moller Ochsner Jon Ludvig Hammer Draw: 1/2-1/2 33 Open
  1. vs Aryan TariDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-07-06 · Round 7.1ch-NOR 2017
  2. vs Johan-Sebastian ChristiansenWon · 1-0White · 2017-07-05 · Round 6.1ch-NOR 2017
  3. vs Frode Olav Olsen UrkedalWon · 0-1Black · 2017-07-04 · Round 5.1ch-NOR 2017
  4. vs Simen AgdesteinDraw · ½–½White · 2017-07-03 · Round 4.1ch-NOR 2017
  5. vs Kristian Stuvik HolmWon · 0-1Black · 2017-07-02 · Round 3.1ch-NOR 2017
  6. vs Johannes HaugWon · 1-0White · 2017-07-01 · Round 2.5ch-NOR 2017
  7. vs Tor Fredrik KaasenDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-06-30 · Round 1.1ch-NOR 2017
  8. vs A.R. Saleh SalemDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-05-21 · Round 9.9Moscow Grand Prix 2017
  9. vs Michael AdamsDraw · ½–½White · 2017-05-20 · Round 8.8Moscow Grand Prix 2017
  10. vs Yifan HouLost · 1-0Black · 2017-05-19 · Round 7.7Moscow Grand Prix 2017
  11. vs Francisco Vallejo PonsDraw · ½–½White · 2017-05-18 · Round 6.7Moscow Grand Prix 2017
  12. vs Evgeny TomashevskyDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-05-16 · Round 5.7Moscow Grand Prix 2017
  13. vs Anish GiriDraw · ½–½White · 2017-05-15 · Round 4.5Moscow Grand Prix 2017
  14. vs Ernesto InarkievWon · 0-1Black · 2017-05-14 · Round 3.9Moscow Grand Prix 2017
  15. vs Ian NepomniachtchiLost · 0-1White · 2017-05-13 · Round 2.9Moscow Grand Prix 2017
  16. vs Pentala HarikrishnaDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-05-12 · Round 1.9Moscow Grand Prix 2017
  17. vs Emanuel BergLost · 0-1White · 2017-03-26 · Round 9.1TCh-SWE Elitserien
  18. vs Baadur JobavaLost · 0-1White · 2017-03-25 · Round 8.2TCh-SWE Elitserien
  19. vs Aryan TariDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-03-24 · Round 7.2TCh-SWE Elitserien
  20. vs Pontus CarlssonWon · 1-0White · 2017-03-04 · Round 6.3TCh-SWE Elitserien
  21. vs Alexander RiazantsevDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-02-27 · Round 9.9Sharjah Grand Prix 2017
  22. vs Pavel EljanovLost · 0-1White · 2017-02-26 · Round 8.8Sharjah Grand Prix 2017
  23. vs Evgeny TomashevskyDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-02-25 · Round 7.8Sharjah Grand Prix 2017
  24. vs A.R. Saleh SalemDraw · ½–½White · 2017-02-24 · Round 6.9Sharjah Grand Prix 2017
  25. vs Michael AdamsLost · 1-0Black · 2017-02-22 · Round 5.5Sharjah Grand Prix 2017
  26. vs Francisco Vallejo PonsDraw · ½–½White · 2017-02-21 · Round 4.7Sharjah Grand Prix 2017
  27. vs Liren DingDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-02-20 · Round 3.5Sharjah Grand Prix 2017
  28. vs Hikaru NakamuraDraw · ½–½White · 2017-02-19 · Round 2.3Sharjah Grand Prix 2017
  29. vs Alexander GrischukDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-02-18 · Round 1.9Sharjah Grand Prix 2017
  30. vs Marian PetrovDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-02-04 · Round 5.4TCh-SWE Elitserien
  31. vs Anders HobberDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-01-08 · Round 9.1ch-NOR Rapid 2017
  32. vs Bjornar ByklumWon · 1-0White · 2017-01-08 · Round 8.1ch-NOR Rapid 2017
  33. vs Inge Sandstad SkrondalWon · 0-1Black · 2017-01-08 · Round 7.1ch-NOR Rapid 2017
  34. vs Johan-Sebastian ChristiansenDraw · ½–½White · 2017-01-08 · Round 10.1ch-NOR Rapid 2017
  35. vs Joran Aulin-JanssonWon · 1-0White · 2017-01-07 · Round 6.1ch-NOR Rapid 2017
  36. vs Tor Fredrik KaasenWon · 0-1Black · 2017-01-07 · Round 5.1ch-NOR Rapid 2017
  37. vs Johannes HaugWon · 1-0White · 2017-01-07 · Round 4.1ch-NOR Rapid 2017
  38. vs Vegar Koi GandrudWon · 0-1Black · 2017-01-07 · Round 3.1ch-NOR Rapid 2017
  39. vs Bror ThankeWon · 1-0White · 2017-01-07 · Round 2.1ch-NOR Rapid 2017
  40. vs Tor GulbrandsenWon · 0-1Black · 2017-01-07 · Round 1.1ch-NOR Rapid 2017
  41. vs Eivind Olav RistingWon · 1-0White · 2017-01-06 · Round 9.2ch-NOR Blitz 2017
  42. vs Johannes HaugWon · 0-1Black · 2017-01-06 · Round 8.2ch-NOR Blitz 2017
  43. vs Lars Oskar HaugeWon · 1-0White · 2017-01-06 · Round 5.1ch-NOR Blitz 2017
  44. vs Sebastian MihajlovWon · 0-1Black · 2017-01-06 · Round 4.1ch-NOR Blitz 2017
  45. vs Roar ElsethWon · 1-0White · 2017-01-06 · Round 3.1ch-NOR Blitz 2017
  46. vs Svetoslav MihajlovWon · 0-1Black · 2017-01-06 · Round 2.1ch-NOR Blitz 2017
  47. vs Andreas FossanWon · 1-0White · 2017-01-06 · Round 1.1ch-NOR Blitz 2017
  48. vs Axel SmithLost · 1-0Black · 2016-10-30 · Round 9.4ch-Nordic 2016
  49. vs Gudmundur KjartanssonDraw · ½–½White · 2016-10-29 · Round 8.3ch-Nordic 2016
  50. vs Bjorn Moller OchsnerDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-10-28 · Round 7.3ch-Nordic 2016