Biography

He is the recordman of national title victories. He succeeded in 1984, 1990, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2003 and 2004 after a playoff. Runner up in 2011. Also won the Oslo Elitecup in 1991, Olso IM 1993.

He played for Norway in the Chess Olympiads of 1984, 1990 and 2004

Best ELO: 2500 in 1991.

Ostenstad, Berge (2480) - Carlsen, Magnus (2673) NOR-ch Moss (9), 2006.07.15 1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 h6 4.d4 exd4 5.Qxd4 Nc6 6.Qd1 Bb4+ 7.Bd2 Bxd2+ 8.Qxd2 O-O 9.Nc3 d6 10.Nh3 Ne5 11.b3 c6 12.Rd1 Qa5 13.O-O Kh8 14.Nf4 Bf5 15.e4 Bh7 16.Nfe2 Rad8 17.Qb2 Rfe8 18.Rd4 d5 19.cxd5 cxd5 20.b4 Qb6 21.exd5 Bd3 22.Rd1 Nfg4 23.Qd2 Nxf2 24.Kxf2 Ng4+ 25.Kg1 Bxe2 26.Nxe2 Ne3 27.Nc3 Nxd1 28.Nxd1 Re5 29.Nf2 Rc8 30.Bf3 f5 31.Kg2 Rd8 32.d6 Rd7 33.h4 Re6 34.Qf4 Rexd6 35.Rxd6 Qxd6 36.Qxf5 g6 37.Qc2 Kg7 38.a3 b6 39.Ne4 Qe5 40.Nf2 Rc7 41.Qd2 Qc3 42.Qe2 Qf6 43.h5 gxh5 44.Bxh5 Re7 45.Qd3 Qg5 46.Bf3 Qe3 47.Qd8 Re8 48.Qd1 Re7 49.Ng4 Qg5 50.Qd4+ Kf7 51.Qd6 Re6 52.Qd7+ Qe7 53.Qd4 Kg6 54.Bd5 Re2+ 55.Kf3 Re1 56.Be4+ 1-0

Sveshnikov vs. Ostenstad, Norway 2008