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FM Richard Bjerke

Full name

Richard Bjerke

Born

Jan 1, 1958 (age 65)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Norway

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Catalan Opening: Closed (5 games)

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Ragozin, Gligorić, Bernstein, Exchange Variation (4 games)

Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Nimzowitsch Variation, Quiet, Check Variation, Intermezzo Line (3 games)

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Szén Variation (3 games)

Sicilian Defense: Kan, Modern Variation (3 games)

Black Pieces

King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Yugoslav, Kaválek-Bronstein, Larsen Defense (3 games)

Queen's Pawn Opening: Pseudo-Catalan Variation (3 games)

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense (3 games)

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (3 games)

Alapin Sicilian Defense: Barmen, Modern Line (3 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Richard Bjerke (2073) Yahli Sokolovsky (2316)	0-1	40	2023
Richard Bjerke (2096) Keith C Arkell (2413)	0-1	36	2022
Richard Bjerke (2096) Gerard Welling (2272)	0-1	46	2022
Richard Bjerke (2102) Marsel Efroimski (2417)	0-1	55	2021
Richard Bjerke (2156) Erik Blomqvist (2496)	0-1	28	2019
Richard Bjerke (2119) Ari Ziegler (2330)	1-0	42	2018
Richard Bjerke (2119) Kaido Kulaots (2579)	0-1	52	2018
Richard Bjerke (2141) Igor Blechzin (2250)	½-½	12	2018
Richard Bjerke (2141) Roar Elseth (2311)	½-½	42	2018
Richard Bjerke (2109) Nicolai Getz (2407)	0-1	32	2016

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