Ivar Bern(born 20 January 1967)[3]is a Norwegianchessplayer, most famous for being the seventeenthWorld Correspondence Chess Champion,2002–2007. Inover-the-boardchess he received theFIDE titleof International Master (IM) in 1990.[1]Incorrespondence chesshe earned theICCF titlesof International Master (IM) in 1994 andGrandmaster(GM) in 1996.[2]
| Ivar Bern | |
|---|---|
| Country | Norway |
| Born | 20 January 1967 Norway |
| Title |
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| ICCF World Champion | 2002–2007 |
| FIDErating | 2312(December 2021) |
| Peak rating | 2405(July 1991) |
| ICCFrating | 2667(January 2011) |
| ICCFpeak rating | 2667 (July 2010) |
Biography
editBern joined the Norwegian correspondence chess federation in 1986 and won the Norwegian correspondence chess championship in 1988.
Qualification to the World Championship started with scoring 10½/16 giving him a third-place finish in a World championship semifinal lasting between 1989 and 1995. This qualified him for a spot in the 3/4 final, or candidate tournament where Bern finished fourth, again scoring 10½/16, giving him one of the last spots in the World championship. The World Championship started in March 2002 and is as of January 2006 still ongoing, but on 7 January it became clear that none of the other contestants could overtake Bern any longer. Bern has completed all his games, scoring 10½/16 in this tournament as well. Two other players have the same number of points as he does, but Bern has better tiebreak scores. The slowness of conventional postcards in the seventeenth championship led to the winner of theeighteenthWorld Championship,Joop van Oosterombeing announced before Bern's victory in the seventeenth.][4]Another performance was the second place in the 7th World Cup Final (started in 1994 and finished in 2001).
In over-the-board chess Bern has won the Open Norwegian Championships three times, in 1986, 1989 and 1990. His best results in the more prestigious closedNorwegian Championshipare third-place finishes in 1989 and 1990. He gained the title of International Master in 1992. Bern plays for the Bergen Chess Club, and has participated on the teams which won the Norwegian Team Championships in 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000 and 2003. Bern is the chess columnist forBergens Tidende.
Apart from chess, Bern's occupation is as apsychologistin school administration. Bern has also been active as guitarist in the music rock groupsThe Swamp Babiesand Syv.
References
edit- ^ab"Bern, Ivar".FIDE.com.Retrieved26 December2021.
- ^ab"Bern, Ivar".ICCF.com.Retrieved26 December2021.
- ^"Biography from the Nordnes Chess Club".Archived fromthe originalon 14 September 2005.Retrieved20 January2006.
- ^"World Championship 17 Final".ICCF.com.Retrieved26 December2021.
External links
edit- Ivar Bernplayer details atICCF
- Ivar Bernrating card atFIDE
- Ivar Bernplayer profile and games atChessgames.com
- Biography from the Norwegian Correspondence Chess Federation[permanent dead link](in Norwegian)
- Interview with Ivar Bernat theWayback Machine(archived 23 August 2006)
- Seventeenth Correspondence World Championship crosstable
