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Leif Ogaard
L Ogaard 
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Number of games in database: 619
Years covered: 1969 to 2019
Last FIDE rating: 2334
Highest rating achieved in database: 2510
Overall record: +220 -149 =250 (55.7%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 King's Indian (47) 
    E97 E91 E95 E94 E92
 Nimzo Indian (36) 
    E41 E44 E54 E55 E46
 Modern Benoni (34) 
    A79 A77 A62 A56 A58
 English (25) 
    A17 A15 A10 A14 A16
 Grunfeld (19) 
    D80 D91 D76 D87 D75
 Reti System (16) 
    A04 A06
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (82) 
    B46 B44 B40 B49 B21
 Sicilian Taimanov (42) 
    B46 B49 B48
 English (28) 
    A15 A16 A12 A14 A13
 Grunfeld (23) 
    D87 D80 D94 D85 D82
 Alekhine's Defense (21) 
    B04 B02 B03
 French Defense (19) 
    C09 C19 C03 C02 C01
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   L Ogaard vs Kupreichik, 1975 1-0
   Mohamed Abbou vs L Ogaard, 1972 0-1
   L Ogaard vs Timman, 1972 1-0
   L Ogaard vs I Radulov, 1972 1/2-1/2

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Norwegian Championship (1975)
   Vejlby-Risskov Tournament (1976)
   Siegen Olympiad Final-C (1970)
   Dortmund (1975)
   Gausdal Zonal (1987)
   Oslo Chess International (1974)
   Baerum (1980)
   Skopje Olympiad qual-3 (1972)
   Reykjavik (1974)
   Clare Benedict Cup (1977)
   Saemisch Memorial (1978)
   Oslo Chess International (1976)
   Eikrem Memorial (1996)
   Haifa Olympiad (1976)
   Buenos Aires Olympiad (1978)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   Forssa/Helsinki zonal tournament 1972 by Chessdreamer

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 TCh-NOR Elite 2018-19
   A Hammerstad vs L Ogaard (Mar-10-19) 1/2-1/2
   L Ogaard vs I S Skrondal (Mar-09-19) 1/2-1/2
   A G Tryggestad vs L Ogaard (Mar-08-19) 0-1
   L Ogaard vs S Gabrielsen (Jan-13-19) 1-0
   L Ogaard vs N A Vitenberg (Jan-12-19) 1/2-1/2

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LEIF OGAARD
(born Jan-05-1952, 73 years old) Norway

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Leif Øgaard is the ninth Norwegian to achieve the title of Grandmaster. He won the Norwegian Chess Championship in 1974, 1975, 1979, 1985 and 1993. He gained his IM title in 1974. In 1981 and 1982, Øgaard won two tournaments at Gausdal, each netting him a GM norm. He won his third and final norm in the 2006-07 Norwegian team championship, making him the first person to score two GM norms with a 25-year gap in between, and one of the oldest players to be awarded the Grandmaster title. The title was finally approved at FIDE's presidential board meeting in Tallinn on 22–24 June 2007.

Øgaard is a member of the Oslo chess club Oslo Schackselskap, and is User: Ogaard on Chessgames.

Wikipedia article: Leif Øgaard

Last updated: 2025-06-02 08:51:07

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 page 1 of 25; games 1-25 of 619  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. L Ogaard vs L Vogt  ½-½331969World Junior Championship qual-6A21 English
2. L Ogaard vs G Makropoulos  0-1551969World Junior Championship qual-6D34 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
3. J Diaz vs L Ogaard  ½-½211969World Junior Championship qual-6B02 Alekhine's Defense
4. J Seret vs L Ogaard  0-1491969World Junior Championship qual-6B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6
5. L Ogaard vs E Ermenkov  ½-½541969World Junior Championship qual-6A76 Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8
6. L Ogaard vs G Ligterink  ½-½211969World Junior Championship Final-BD45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
7. N Craske vs L Ogaard  ½-½461969World Junior Championship Final-BA16 English
8. L Ogaard vs A H Williams  1-0451969World Junior Championship Final-BA17 English
9. E Torre vs L Ogaard  ½-½251969World Junior Championship Final-BB04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
10. L Ogaard vs K Rogoff  0-1271969World Junior Championship Final-BD87 Grunfeld, Exchange
11. S Bouaziz vs L Ogaard  ½-½311969World Junior Championship Final-BB99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line
12. L Ogaard vs E M Green  ½-½291969World Junior Championship Final-BE91 King's Indian
13. J Kristiansen vs L Ogaard  ½-½241969World Junior Championship Final-BD94 Grunfeld
14. L Ogaard vs J Green-Krotki  ½-½251969World Junior Championship Final-BA16 English
15. L Ogaard vs E Ermenkov  ½-½1101969World Junior Championship Final-BA04 Reti Opening
16. K Payrhuber vs L Ogaard  ½-½211969World Junior Championship Final-BB04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
17. I Bjorneraas vs L Ogaard  0-1481970UnknownB03 Alekhine's Defense
18. L Ogaard vs K W Pang  1-0401970Siegen Olympiad qual-5A70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3
19. Quinteros vs L Ogaard  1-0331970Siegen Olympiad qual-5E09 Catalan, Closed
20. L Ogaard vs C Papapostolou  1-0541970Siegen Olympiad Final-CE46 Nimzo-Indian
21. M Corden vs L Ogaard  0-1381970Siegen Olympiad Final-CB02 Alekhine's Defense
22. L Ogaard vs R Wostyn  1-0241970Siegen Olympiad Final-CD26 Queen's Gambit Accepted
23. M Solmundarson vs L Ogaard  ½-½331970Siegen Olympiad Final-CA48 King's Indian
24. L Ogaard vs E Romani  1-0641970Siegen Olympiad Final-CD63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
25. M Ennouisseri vs L Ogaard  1-0411970Siegen Olympiad Final-CA67 Benoni, Taimanov Variation
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jan-05-07  BIDMONFA: Leif Ogaard

OGAARD, Leif
http://www.bidmonfa.com/ogaard_leif...
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Jan-05-07  Waffles: Happy Birthday!
Jan-05-07  Rolfo: Remember him well, the best Norwegian in the pre Agdestein era.
Mar-11-07  Appaz: Leif Øgaard has just made his final GM-norm according to http://www.bergensjakk.no/
Mar-11-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  egilarne: Congrats to Leif Øgaard!
Now he becomes Norways 9th GM.
(Given the possibilities of today he would have been GM in the 1970-ies.)
Mar-11-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  egilarne: Leif Øgaards GM title concludes a fantastic weekend for Norwegian chess: Magnus Carlsens result in Morelia-Linares and Jon Ludvig Hammers GM-norm in Capelle le Grande.
Mar-11-07  angslo: I wonder if he is the oldest player ever to acquire gm norm in chess history. This is really great.
Mar-11-07  Appaz: But does he not also need to raise his rating above 2500 before getting the GM-title? I don't think he has ever achieved that.
Mar-11-07  Interbond: Øgaard has been over 2500, actually I think it was 2510, in 1982 or 1983?
Mar-12-07  Interbond: In round 8 in his last tournament. Norwegian Team Telio series,Øgaard played against GM Kjetil A. Lie. Lie played white 1.d4 d5 2.e4 , but refused to Blackmar Diemer gambit at played c6.Lie won a fine game in his typical attacking style, but of course it would have been very interesting to see at BDG at this level!
Jan-05-10  waustad: Chess metrics rated him 34th in the world in 1982. Their number was 2664, though their numbers and actual Elo ratings do not always gibe.
Jan-05-10  Appaz: <waustad> Even if those numbers are correct or not, it gives an indication as to how good he really was at his peak.

His bio should mention that he is now a GM.

Jan-05-13  Kikoman: Happy Birthday GM Leif Ogaard. :D
Jan-05-13  Kikoman: <The GM title was finally approved at FIDE's presidential board meeting in Tallinn on 22-24 June 2007.> :D

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leif_Ø...

Sep-11-17  epistle: He works at the beach, rescuing drowning swimmers.

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