# Per Ofstad

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**Per Ofstad** (born 27 November 1934) is a [Norwegian](/source/Norway) [chess](/source/Chess) player, [Norwegian Chess Championship](/source/Norwegian_Chess_Championship) winner (1961).

## Biography

From the early 1960s to the mid-1980s Per Ofstad was one of the leading Norwegian chess players. In 1961, in [Sandefjord](/source/Sandefjord) he won [Norwegian Chess Championship](/source/Norwegian_Chess_Championship). In 1963, Per Ofstad together with [Svein Johannessen](/source/Svein_Johannessen) represented Norway in World Chess Championship Zonal Tournament.

Per Ofstad played for Norway in the [Chess Olympiad](/source/Chess_Olympiad):[1]

- In 1958, at third board in the [13th Chess Olympiad](/source/13th_Chess_Olympiad) in [Munich](/source/Munich) (+6, =5, -4).

Per Ofstad played for Norway in the World Student Team Chess Championships:[2]

- In 1954, at second board in the 1st World Student Team Chess Championship in [Oslo](/source/Oslo) (+1, =4, -4),
- In 1955, at third board in the 2nd World Student Team Chess Championship in [Lyon](/source/Lyon) (+5, =3, -3).

Per Ofstad played for Norway in the Nordic Chess Cup:[3]

- In 1975, at fourth board in the 6th Nordic Chess Cup in [Hindås](/source/Hind%C3%A5s) (+2, =1, -2).

From 1996 to 2019 Per Ofstad regularly participated in European and World Chess Senior Tournaments. From 1998 to 2001 he was the President of the [Norwegian Chess Federation](/source/Norwegian_Chess_Federation).

## References

1. ["OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Per Ofstad"](http://www.olimpbase.org/players/86u08osb.html). *www.olimpbase.org*

1. ["OlimpBase :: World Student Team Chess Championship :: Per Ofstad"](http://www.olimpbase.org/playersy/86u08osb.html). *www.olimpbase.org*

1. ["OlimpBase :: Nordic Chess Cup :: Per Ofstad"](http://www.olimpbase.org/playersnc/86u08osb.html). *www.olimpbase.org*

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