Berge Ostenstad
Number of games in database: 159
Years covered: 1983 to 2012
Last FIDE rating: 2467
Highest rating achieved in database: 2497
Overall record: +61 -46 =52 (54.7%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:  English, 1 c4 e5 (10)      A20 A29 A28  English (10)      A17 A13 A15 A18 A16  King's Indian (10)      E91 E92 E61 E95 E97  Semi-Slav (4)      D43 D45  Queen's Pawn Game (4)      A41	With the Black pieces:  French Defense (18)      C18 C03 C01 C15 C00  Grunfeld (11)      D91 D70 D87 D86 D85  French Winawer (10)      C18 C15 C19  Caro-Kann (8)      B10 B14  Queen's Indian (7)      E12 E17 E14  French Tarrasch (5)      C03 C05 C07

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   B Ostenstad vs S Agdestein, 2004 1-0
   B Ostenstad vs Carlsen, 2002 1-0

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BERGE OSTENSTAD (born Sep-16-1964) Norway [what is this?] Berge Østenstad is a Grandmaster. Norwegian champion in 1984, 1990, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2003, and 2004. Wikipedia article: Berge %C3%98stenstad

page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 159  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. M Abarca Aguirre vs B Ostenstad   0-1 32 1984 Wch U20 E12 Queen's Indian 4. Larsen vs B Ostenstad 1-0 44 1985 Gausdal zt A38 English, Symmetrical 5. B Ostenstad vs Petursson   ½-½ 52 1985 Norway D34 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch 6. B Ostenstad vs Hebden   0-1 38 1987 Gausdal Internationa A43 Old Benoni 7. B Ostenstad vs Jansa   ½-½ 30 1988 Oslo A48 King's Indian 8. Lautier vs B Ostenstad   1-0 31 1988 It shv D86 Grunfeld, Exchange 9. Jansa vs B Ostenstad   1-0 32 1988 Gausdal B10 Caro-Kann 10. B Ostenstad vs Christiansen   1-0 63 1988 It (open) A48 King's Indian 11. B Ostenstad vs Polugaevsky   0-1 39 1988 Reykjavik op E15 Queen's Indian 12. A Thorsteinsson vs B Ostenstad   ½-½ 44 1988 Reykjavik cq C55 Two Knights Defense 13. Petursson vs B Ostenstad   0-1 39 1988 Ch Bayern E12 Queen's Indian 14. Zsuzsa Polgar vs B Ostenstad   1-0 58 1988 Reykjavik op E69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line 15. N Davies vs B Ostenstad 1-0 34 1988 Oslo (Norway) B01 Scandinavian 16. B Ostenstad vs J Lechtynsky   1-0 47 1989 Tirnavia-B A48 King's Indian 17. B Ostenstad vs I Stohl   0-1 28 1989 Trnava II D03 Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation) 18. B Ostenstad vs J Yrjola   ½-½ 35 1989 Espoo zt B08 Pirc, Classical 19. B Ostenstad vs E Liss   1-0 61 1989 EU-chT (Men) A17 English 20. E Lobron vs B Ostenstad   1-0 49 1989 EU-chT (Men) D35 Queen's Gambit Declined 21. B Ostenstad vs H Olafsson   ½-½ 78 1989 Espoo zt D85 Grunfeld 22. B Ostenstad vs J L Arnason   1-0 56 1989 Espoo zt E15 Queen's Indian 23. R Alvarez Ibarra vs B Ostenstad   ½-½ 37 1989 EU-chT (Men) B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack 24. B Ostenstad vs Hug   ½-½ 20 1989 EU-chT (Men) E61 King's Indian 25. T Wedberg vs B Ostenstad   1-0 37 1989 Espoo zt B32 Sicilian  page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 159

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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