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Svein Johannessen
S Johannessen 
 

Number of games in database: 381
Years covered: 1952 to 2005
Last FIDE rating: 2273
Highest rating achieved in database: 2450
Overall record: +115 -115 =151 (50.0%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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C70 Ruy Lopez (27 games)
A07 King's Indian Attack (14 games)
E76 King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack (11 games)
A00 Uncommon Opening (8 games)
A16 English (7 games)
A15 English (7 games)
A97 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky (7 games)
A04 Reti Opening (7 games)
A56 Benoni Defense (6 games)
A06 Reti Opening (6 games)


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SVEIN JOHANNESSEN
(born Oct-17-1937, died Nov-27-2007, 70 years old) Norway

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Svein Johannessen was Nordic champion in 1959 and won the Norwegian Championship in 1959, 1962, 1970 and 1973. He won the Scandanavian Championship in 1960. The IM title was awarded to him in 1961.

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 page 1 of 16; games 1-25 of 381  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. P Ofstad vs S Johannessen  1-0191952Nordic Juniors, Trondheim 1952/53C01 French, Exchange
2. S Johannessen vs K W Lloyd  1-0321955Wch U20 prel-BA21 English
3. S Schweber vs S Johannessen  0-1501955Wch U20 prel-BA77 Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2
4. S Johannessen vs Portisch  ½-½261955Wch U20 prel-BC63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense
5. G Tringov vs S Johannessen  1-0291955Wch U20 prel-BC77 Ruy Lopez
6. E Mednis vs S Johannessen  1-0431955Wch U20 final-AC04 French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line
7. S Johannessen vs M Farre  0-1291955Wch U20 final-AE88 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6
8. Portisch vs S Johannessen  1-0351955Wch U20 final-AB10 Caro-Kann
9. G Tringov vs S Johannessen  1-0391955Wch U20 final-AB10 Caro-Kann
10. Spassky vs S Johannessen 1-0291955Wch U20 final-AD15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
11. Z Milev vs S Johannessen  1-0321956Moscow Olympiad qual-1E80 King's Indian, Samisch Variation
12. S Johannessen vs G Backlund  0-1561956Moscow Olympiad qual-1A15 English
13. Smyslov vs S Johannessen 1-0411956Moscow Olympiad qual-1C89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall
14. S Johannessen vs G Szapiro  1-0401956Moscow Olympiad qual-1E76 King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack
15. S Johannessen vs W Folz  1-0431956Moscow Olympiad qual-1A34 English, Symmetrical
16. S Burstein vs S Johannessen  1-0281956Moscow Olympiad Final-BB25 Sicilian, Closed
17. S Johannessen vs A Kinzel 0-1201956Moscow Olympiad Final-BC43 Petrov, Modern Attack
18. S Johannessen vs I Niemela  ½-½441956Moscow Olympiad Final-BC97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
19. L Sanchez vs S Johannessen  1-0401956Moscow Olympiad Final-BE63 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation
20. S Johannessen vs S Gislason  1-0401956Moscow Olympiad Final-BE26 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch
21. S Johannessen vs C Jauregui  1-0291956Moscow Olympiad Final-BD20 Queen's Gambit Accepted
22. W J Muhring vs S Johannessen  0-1271956Moscow Olympiad Final-BE81 King's Indian, Samisch
23. G Backlund vs S Johannessen  0-1331956Moscow Olympiad Final-BA99 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky Variation with b3
24. S Johannessen vs J M Boey 0-1381956Moscow Olympiad Final-BE87 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox
25. S Johannessen vs R Dworzynski 0-1421956Moscow Olympiad Final-BC98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
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Kibitzer's Corner
Apr-25-05  Karpova: S Johannessen vs R Markus, 1995

i doubt that a 58 year old man played in an U16 olympiad...

Mar-05-06  DeepBlade: Special Guest or something?

He is gonna be player of the day someday, mark my words!

Jan-15-10  Stolberg: Johannessen died Nov 27 2007
Jan-15-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: Øystein Brekke's book about Johannessen came in 2009 (Norsk Sjakkforlag, 264 pages). It was well received.

http://www.nrksport.no/sjakk/1.6671...

Apr-30-10  whiteshark: Photo: http://www.perlukafarinn.is/skaksam...

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