Peter Ostermeyer Explained

Peter Ostermeyer
Country:Germany
Birth Date:12 October 1943
Birth Place:Würzburg, Nazi Germany
International Master (IM) (1981)
Peakrating:2485 (July 1985)
Fideid:4600355

Peter Ostermeyer (born 12 October 1943) is a German chess International Master (1981), West German Chess Championship winner (1974).

Biography

In 1961 and 1962, Peter Ostermeyer twice in row won West German Junior Chess Championship. In 1963, in Vrnjačka Banja he participated in World Junior Chess Championship and ranked in 12th place. In 1975, in Reykjavík he participated in World Chess Championship European zonal A tournament and shared 7th–9th place.[1] Peter Ostermeyer won three medals in West German Chess Championship: gold (1974) and two silver (1982, 1984). In 1983, he was best from German chess player in German Open Chess Championship. In 1981, he won North Rhine-Westphalia State Chess Championship. He was the twice winner of the Chess Bundesliga with chess club Schachgesellschaft Solingen: in 1986/87 and 1987/88. Peter Ostermeyer was participant of a significant number of strong international chess tournaments. He was winner of international chess tournaments in Dortmund (1981; B tournament) and Düsseldorf (1995).

Peter Ostermeyer played for West Germany in the Chess Olympiads:[2]

Peter Ostermeyer played for West Germany in the European Team Chess Championship:[3]

Peter Ostermeyer played for West Germany in the World Student Team Chess Championships:[4]

Peter Ostermeyer played for West Germany in the Nordic Chess Cups:[5]

Peter Ostermeyer played for West Germany in the Men's Chess Mitropa Cup:[6]

In 1981, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title.

In 2003, Peter Ostermeyer retired from performing in high-ranking chess tournaments.

Peter Ostermeyer holds a PhD in Mathematics. Until the early 1980s he taught mathematics at one of the universities in Düsseldorf.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: OlimpBase :: All-Time Player History :: Ostermeyer, Peter. olimpbase.org.
  2. Web site: OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Peter Ostermeyer. olimpbase.org.
  3. Web site: OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship :: Peter Ostermeyer. www.olimpbase.org.
  4. Web site: OlimpBase :: World Student Team Chess Championship :: Peter Ostermeyer. www.olimpbase.org.
  5. Web site: OlimpBase :: Nordic Chess Cup :: Peter Ostermeyer. olimpbase.org.
  6. Web site: OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Mitropa Cup :: Peter Ostermeyer. olimpbase.org.