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Instanes, Bjorn

Standard: 1655 Rapid: 1551 Blitz: 1552 (last updated 2026-10-11)
FIDE ID: 1552759 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: NOR Sex: M Birth Year: 1964 Age: 62
Title: — Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 32 Wins: 15 (47%) Draws: 7 (22%) Losses: 10 (31%)
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Dossier

30 of 32 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 84.2%
Opened d4: 17/17
Castled kingside: 27Same-side castling: 24Opposite-side castling: 3Did not castle: 2Castled queenside: 1
Fianchettoed kingside: 17Played on the queenside: 12Fianchettoed queenside: 9Played in the center: 8Played on the kingside: 5
Initiated exchanges: 23Sacrificed material: 20Backward pawn: 19Active pieces: 17Kept the bishop pair: 16Space advantage: 15Missed tactics: 11Isolated pawn: 10Played gambits: 4Avoided exchanges: 2
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As White 17 games 7W 4D 6L
Queen's Pawn Game 8 games 3W 2D 3L
Symmetrical Variation 4 games 1W 1D 2L
Pseudo-Catalan 4 games 1W 1D 2L
Zukertort Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Chandler Gambit 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Dutch Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Stonewall Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Modern Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Indian Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Knights Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Przepiorka Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Zukertort Opening 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Reversed Grünfeld 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Rat Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Balogh Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Neo-Grünfeld Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Original Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Benoni Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
As Black 15 games 8W 3D 4L
Caro-Kann Defense 5 games 3W 0D 2L
Advance Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Botvinnik-Carls Defense 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Maróczy Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Tartakower Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
French Defense 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Advance Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Nimzowitsch System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Rubinstein Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Blackburne Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
English Opening 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Symmetrical Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Mecking Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Rapport-Jobava System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Pawn Game 1 game 0W 1D 0L
London System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Gambit Accepted 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Old Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Italian Game 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Giuoco Pianissimo 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Italian Four Knights Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Nimzo-Larsen Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Slav Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Blunders Top 4 of 202

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2023.11.04 · 29... Kg7 (−93.8% win chance) 0-1
Instanes, Bjorn
Bjornstad, Frode
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2023.11.04 · 28... Qc5 (−76.1% win chance) 0-1
Instanes, Bjorn
Bjornstad, Frode
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2025.11.21 · 31. Rb1 (−70.9% win chance) 0-1
Jonvik, Aslak
Instanes, Bjorn
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2023.11.04 · 24... Qc5 (−63.2% win chance) 0-1
Instanes, Bjorn
Bjornstad, Frode
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Games Showing all 32 games
Date Event Round Color Opponent Result Accuracy % First moves