chess
Chess is a board game for two players. It is an abstract strategy game that involves Perfect information, no hidden information and no elements of game of chance, chance. It is played on a square chessboard, board consisting of 64 squares arran ...
International Master
FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and ...
(1975), seven-times
Swedish Chess Championship The first Swedish Champion was Gustaf Nyholm, who won two matches against winners of national tournaments: Berndtsson in Göteborg and Löwenborg in Stockholm in 1917. Until 1931 Swedish Chess Championships were decided by match play. In the 1930s, ...
In 1967 Axel Ornstein won Swedish Junior Chess Championship. In the 1970s and 1980s he was one of the leading Swedish chess players. Axel Ornstein participated many times in the finals of
Swedish Chess Championship The first Swedish Champion was Gustaf Nyholm, who won two matches against winners of national tournaments: Berndtsson in Göteborg and Löwenborg in Stockholm in 1917. Until 1931 Swedish Chess Championships were decided by match play. In the 1930s, ...
and won ninth medals: 7 gold (1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1984, 1987, 1988) and 2 bronze (1994, 1995). Three times Axel Ornstein shared first place in the International Chess tournaments ''Rilton Cup'' in
Stockholm
Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...
: 1974/75, 1980/81 and 1983/84. Also he won or shared first place in international chess tournaments in
Sofia
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Järvenpää
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(1985).
Axel Ornstein played for Sweden in the
Chess Olympiad
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams representing nations of the world compete. FIDE organises the tournament and selects the host nation. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, FIDE held an Online Chess Olympiad in FIDE Onli ...
Skopje
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Nice
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Haifa
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Buenos Aires
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(+3, =1, -3),
* In 1982, at second reserve board in the 25th Chess Olympiad in
Lucerne
Lucerne ( ) or Luzern ()Other languages: ; ; ; . is a city in central Switzerland, in the Languages of Switzerland, German-speaking portion of the country. Lucerne is the capital of the canton of Lucerne and part of the Lucerne (district), di ...
Thessaloniki
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(+2, =4, -4).
Axel Ornstein played for Sweden in the
European Team Chess Championship
The European Team Championship (often abbreviated in texts and games databases as ''ETC'') is an international team chess event, eligible for the participation of European nations whose chess federations are located in zones 1.1 to 1.9. This more ...
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* In 1980, at sixth board in the 7th European Team Chess Championship in
Skara
Skara is a locality and the seat of Skara Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 18,580 inhabitants in 2013. Despite its small size, it is one of the oldest cities in Sweden, and has a long educational and ecclesiastical history. O ...
(+3, =2, -2).
Axel Ornstein played for Sweden in the World Student Team Chess Championships:
* In 1972, at second board in the 19th World Student Team Chess Championship in
Graz
Graz () is the capital of the Austrian Federal states of Austria, federal state of Styria and the List of cities and towns in Austria, second-largest city in Austria, after Vienna. On 1 January 2025, Graz had a population of 306,068 (343,461 inc ...
(+4, =2, -4),
* In 1974, at first board in the 20th World Student Team Chess Championship in
Teesside
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(+8, =4, -1).
Axel Ornstein played for Sweden in the
Clare Benedict Cup The Clare Benedict Cup was a chess tournament for national teams from Western and Northern Europe, which took place 23 times from 1953 to 1979.
Overview and History Foundation
Clare Benedict (1871–1961), author and patron, was originally fr ...
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* In 1974, at second board in the 21st Clare Benedict Chess Cup in
Cala Galdana
Cala Galdana (Galdana cove) is a coastal resort in Menorca, 9 km south of Ferreries. The cove was largely undeveloped until the 1960s.The Rough Guide to Mallorca & Menorca 0241276500 Rough Guides 2016 - "The bustling resort of CALA GALDANA, ...
(+2, =3, -1).
Axel Ornstein played for Sweden in the Nordic Chess Cups:
* In 1973, at second board in the 4th Nordic Chess Cup in
Ribe
Ribe () is a town in south-west Jutland, Denmark, with a population of 8,367 (2025). It is the seat of the Diocese of Ribe. Until 1 January 2007, Ribe was the seat of both a surrounding municipality and county. It is now part of the enlarged E ...
(+2, =2, -1) and won team silver medal,
* In 1974, at first board in the 5th Nordic Chess Cup in
Eckernförde
Eckernförde (; , sometimes also ; , sometimes also ) is a city located in the of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. Situated on the coast of the Baltic Sea, approximately 30 km north-west of Kiel, it has a populat ...
(+1, =1, -3),
* In 1975, at first board in the 6th Nordic Chess Cup in Hindås (+1, =2, -2),
* In 1976, at first board in the 7th Nordic Chess Cup in
Bremen
Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (, ), is the capital of the States of Germany, German state of the Bremen (state), Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (), a two-city-state consisting of the c ...
(+2, =0, -3),
* In 1977, at first board in the 8th Nordic Chess Cup in
Glücksburg
Glücksburg (; ) is a small town northeast of Flensburg in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is Germany's northernmost town.
It is situated on the south side of the Flensburg Fjord, Flensborg Fjord, an inlet ...
(+4, =0, -1) and won team gold and individual gold medals,
* In 1983, at third board in the 9th Nordic Chess Cup in
Oslo
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