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GM Leif Erlend Johannessen

Full name

Leif Erlend Johannessen

Born

1/1/1980 (age 44)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Norway

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange, Positional Line, Reshevsky Variation (13 games)

King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation (11 games)

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights, Duchamp Variation (8 games)

King's Indian Defense (7 games)

Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation (7 games)

Black Pieces

French Defense: Winawer, Classical Variation (18 games)

Catalan Opening: Closed (13 games)

French Defense: Tarrasch, Closed, Main Line (11 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense (10 games)

French Defense: King's Indian Attack (7 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Leif Erlend Johannessen (2437) Marin Bosiocic (2648)	0-1	40	2020
Leif Erlend Johannessen (2437) Monika Machlik (2094)	½-½	67	2020
Leif Erlend Johannessen (2487) Andre Nielsen (1925)	½-½	25	2020
Leif Erlend Johannessen (2446) Geir Sune Tallaksen Ostmoe (2454)	0-1	25	2019
Leif Erlend Johannessen (2446) Eivind Olav Risting (2298)	½-½	66	2019
Leif Erlend Johannessen (2462) Andreas G R Moen (2317)	1-0	26	2018
Leif Erlend Johannessen (2462) Benjamin Haldorsen (2423)	0-1	56	2018
Leif Erlend Johannessen (2462) Jon Ludvig Hammer (2631)	0-1	46	2018
Leif Erlend Johannessen (2469) Petter Fossan (2304)	½-½	31	2018
Leif Erlend Johannessen (2462) Anders Hobber (2312)	½-½	35	2018

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