In 2001 he was equal first with Vladimir Chuchelov in the colossal Cappelle-la-Grande open (702 players, with 92 Grandmasters and 72 International masters).
Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Einar Enevoldson | Einar Lönnberg | Einar Örn Benediktsson | Einar Haugen | Einar Gundersen | Bjørn Einar Romøren | Odd Einar Dørum | Einar Gjerstad | Einar Gerhardsen | Einar Axel Malmstrom | Einar Aaron Swan | Einar Tørnquist | Einar Thomassen | Einar Schleef | Einar Pettersen | Einar Oscar Schou | Einar Már Guðmundsson | Einar Johansen | Einar Hovdhaugen | Einar Hákonarson | Einar Gausel | Einar Førde |
He won tournaments in Gentofte (VISA Nordic Grand Prix, ahead of Sune Berg Hansen, Simen Agdestein, Einar Gausel, Helgi Grétarsson, Heikki Westerinen and more, York in 1999, Jersey (2000), Barcelona Sants 2003 and The Guernsey International Open (2001, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010).