Berge Ostenstad
Number of games in database: 117
Years covered: 1983 to 2006
Current FIDE rating: 2482
Highest rating achieved in database: 2497
Overall record: +45 -34 =38 (54.7%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

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With the White pieces:  English, 1 c4 e5 (8)      A20 A29 A28  English (7)      A17 A13 A15 A18 A16  King's Indian (7)      E91 E61 E95 E97 E94  Semi-Slav (4)      D43 D45	With the Black pieces:  French Defense (15)      C18 C01 C15 C00 C03  French Winawer (9)      C18 C15  Caro-Kann (7)      B10 B14  Grunfeld (6)      D87 D86 D91 D79  English (5)      A10 A15 A12  Nimzo Indian (4)      E54 E36 E53 E32

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BERGE OSTENSTAD [what is this?] Norwegian Champion in 1984.

page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 117  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. K Pulkkinen vs B Ostenstad   0-1 47 1983 Nordic-tt D42 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3 2. B Ostenstad vs Oll   0-1 51 1984 Wch U20 A77 Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2 3. Larsen vs B Ostenstad   1-0 44 1985 Gausdal zt A38 English, Symmetrical 4. B Ostenstad vs Petursson   ½-½ 52 1985 Norway D34 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch 5. B Ostenstad vs Hebden   0-1 38 1987 Gausdal Internationa A43 Old Benoni 6. B Ostenstad vs Christiansen   1-0 63 1988 It (open) A48 King's Indian 7. B Ostenstad vs Polugaevsky   0-1 39 1988 Reykjavik op E15 Queen's Indian 8. N Davies vs B Ostenstad 1-0 34 1988 Oslo (Norway) B01 Scandinavian 9. B Ostenstad vs Jansa   ½-½ 30 1988 Oslo A48 King's Indian 10. Petursson vs B Ostenstad   0-1 39 1988 Ch Bayern E11 Bogo-Indian Defense 11. Zsuzsa Polgar vs B Ostenstad   1-0 58 1988 Reykjavik op E69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line 12. A Thorsteinsson vs B Ostenstad   ½-½ 44 1988 Reykjavik cq C55 Two Knights Defense 13. Jansa vs B Ostenstad   1-0 32 1988 Gausdal B10 Caro-Kann 14. Lautier vs B Ostenstad   1-0 31 1988 It shv D86 Grunfeld, Exchange 15. I Bilek vs B Ostenstad   ½-½ 42 1989 Trnava (Czech Republic) E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto 16. B Ostenstad vs I Stohl   0-1 28 1989 Trnava II D03 Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation) 17. B Ostenstad vs W Wittmann   ½-½ 29 1989 EU-chT (Men) E91 King's Indian 18. Petursson vs B Ostenstad   1-0 71 1989 Espoo zt E36 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 19. Larsen vs B Ostenstad   1-0 63 1989 Espoo zt A01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack 20. B Ostenstad vs V Maki   1-0 35 1989 EU-chT (Men) E60 King's Indian Defense 21. H Westerinen vs B Ostenstad   1-0 32 1989 Esboo C32 King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit 22. B Ostenstad vs Zsuzsa Polgar   ½-½ 39 1989 Ch Europe (team), Haifa (Israel) A04 Reti Opening 23. B Ostenstad vs J Lechtynsky   1-0 47 1989 Tirnavia-B A48 King's Indian 24. B Ostenstad vs E Liss   1-0 61 1989 EU-chT (Men) A17 English 25. E Lobron vs B Ostenstad   1-0 49 1989 EU-chT (Men) D35 Queen's Gambit Declined  page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 117

Jul-14-06    BIDMONFA: Berge Ostenstad OSTENSTAD, Berge http://www.bidmonfa.com/ostenstad_b... _ Mar-14-08    masterwojtek: As of 2005, Berge Østenstad has won more Norwegian Chess Championships than any other player, seven in total. He won in 1984, 1990, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2003, and 2004.

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