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Haakon Opsahl
H Opsahl 
 

Number of games in database: 34
Years covered: 1927 to 1950
Overall record: +11 -16 =7 (42.6%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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HAAKON OPSAHL
(born Nov-10-1905, died May-30-2001, 95 years old) Norway (federation/nationality Canada)

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Native to Norway, he moved, & played in the Canadian Championship & 3rd board for Canada at Buenos Aires Olympiad, 1939 (scoring 9.5 points in 15 team games), later representing Norway as alternate at the Dubrovnik Olympiad, 1950 (scoring 0.5 points in 9 team games). He lived near the Quebec border on the Ontario side of Lake Temiskaming.

references: http://www.olimpbase.org/, http://www.correspondencechess.com/..., http://www.chess.ca/, http://www.fide.com/


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 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 34  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. H G Hansen vs H Opsahl  1-0251927Norwegian ChampionshipC44 King's Pawn Game
2. H Opsahl vs J Therien 1-0251936Canadian ChampionshipE17 Queen's Indian
3. J Belson vs H Opsahl  1-0721936Canadian ChampionshipB40 Sicilian
4. R Hayes vs H Opsahl  ½-½401936Canadian ChampionshipB40 Sicilian
5. J Morrison vs H Opsahl 1-0331936Canadian ChampionshipB13 Caro-Kann, Exchange
6. H Opsahl vs B Blumin  0-1151936Canadian ChampionshipE17 Queen's Indian
7. H Opsahl vs M Fox  0-1391936Canadian ChampionshipD04 Queen's Pawn Game
8. H Opsahl vs H W Jordan  1-0251936Canadian ChampionshipC00 French Defense
9. A Schaeffer vs H Opsahl  0-1641936Canadian ChampionshipC20 King's Pawn Game
10. W N Wilson vs H Opsahl  0-1331936Canadian ChampionshipC55 Two Knights Defense
11. Milner-Barry vs H Opsahl 1-0401939Buenos Aires Olympiad qual-1C27 Vienna Game
12. H Opsahl vs P Frydman  ½-½811939Buenos Aires Olympiad qual-1B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein
13. K Skalicka vs H Opsahl  ½-½401939Buenos Aires Olympiad qual-1A04 Reti Opening
14. H Opsahl vs L Laterza  1-0411939Buenos Aires Olympiad qual-1D37 Queen's Gambit Declined
15. J de Souza Mendes vs H Opsahl 1-0251939Buenos Aires Olympiad qual-1D37 Queen's Gambit Declined
16. R Castro de Mendoza vs H Opsahl  0-1221939Buenos Aires Olympiad qual-1E16 Queen's Indian
17. L Roux Cabral vs H Opsahl  ½-½411939Buenos Aires Olympiad Final-BE19 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3
18. H Opsahl vs L Boettner  1-0491939Buenos Aires Olympiad Final-BD43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
19. H Opsahl vs J R Hurtado  1-0161939Buenos Aires Olympiad Final-BE11 Bogo-Indian Defense
20. J Sierra vs H Opsahl  ½-½621939Buenos Aires Olympiad Final-BE17 Queen's Indian
21. H Opsahl vs S Rebnord 1-0311939Buenos Aires Olympiad Final-BD15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
22. M Kantardzhiev vs H Opsahl  ½-½311939Buenos Aires Olympiad Final-BC73 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense
23. H Opsahl vs W Minnis  1-0351939Buenos Aires Olympiad Final-BD51 Queen's Gambit Declined
24. D Soto vs H Opsahl  0-1291939Buenos Aires Olympiad Final-BA46 Queen's Pawn Game
25. H Opsahl vs J Gudmundsson  0-1361939Buenos Aires Olympiad Final-BD31 Queen's Gambit Declined
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Kibitzer's Corner
May-17-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  nasmichael: Any information on this player Opsahl after 1950?
May-17-05  EeEk: He's dead.
May-17-05  rexeterna: I guess that's enough information..
Jul-06-08  Xeroxx: Born 10.11.1905

Died 30.05.2001

according to http://www.sk1911.no/?page_id=7

Jan-17-12  Antiochus: [Event "cr CCCA Major Final"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1935.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "K H Whitfielf"]
[Black "Haakon Opsahl"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B13"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1935.??.??"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 Bg4 7. Qb3 Na5 8. Qc2 a6 9. Nd2 e6 10. Ngf3 Bd6 11. Bg3 Bh5 12. Ne5 Bg6 13. Bh4 Qc7 14. f4 Nc6 15. Qb1 Ne4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Bxe4 Nxe5 18. fxe5 Bxe5 19. g3 Bf4 20. O-O Bd6 21. Bg5 Bxg3 22. h4 Bh2+ 23. Kh1 Bd6 24. Bxg6 hxg6 25. Kg2 Be7 26. Rh1 Qc6+ 27. Kf2 Bxg5 28. hxg5 O-O-O 29. Qg1 Qb5 30. b3 Qf5+ 31. Ke3 e5 32. Rxh8 Rxh8 33. Rf1 Rh3+ 34. Kd2 Rd3+ 35. Kc2 Rxc3+ 36. Kb2 Rc2+ 37. Ka3 Qd7 38. Rf3 Qd6+ 39. b4 a5 40. Kb3 Qc6 41. Qg4+ Kb8 42. d5 a4+ 43. Ka3 Qxd5 0-1

Oct-04-15  parisattack: He lived a life of heavenly length.
Oct-05-15
Premium Chessgames Member
  offramp: And the book of that life is called OAHSPE.
Nov-10-16  TheFocus: Happy birthday, Haakon Upsahl.
Nov-10-16
Premium Chessgames Member
  Retireborn: The only way is Up, you mean?

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