Arbiter in Chief: Karl Johan Rist (NO)
On a daily basis Karl-Johan is a senior consultant at the Norwegian Labour and Welfare service (NAV) in Alta, a municipality in the Finnmark county. It is also the easternmost part of Norway. Karl-Johan has extensive experience as an arbiter both in Norway and internationally, and is himself a passionate chess player. His arbiter experience includes the National Federation from 2002 and FIDE from 2007. He was awarded the title International Arbiter by FIDE in 2010. He has previously been deputy arbiter at Norway Chess, both in 2013 and 2014. We are more than happy to say: ”Welcome back!”