From the early 1960s to the early 1980s, Vinje was one of Norway's leading chess players. In 1961, in
The Hague he ranked 8th in 6th
World Junior Chess Championship. In 1965, in
Mosjøen Arne Vinje won his first Norwegian Chess Championship. In 1968, in
Oslo he won his second Norwegian Chess Championship. He played for Norway in the
Chess Olympiads: • In 1962, at fourth board in the
15th Chess Olympiad in
Varna (+8, =4, -3), • In 1964, at fourth board in the
16th Chess Olympiad in
Tel Aviv (+7, =3, -5), • In 1970, at third board in the
19th Chess Olympiad in
Siegen (+4, =2, -2), • In 1982, at third board in the
25th Chess Olympiad in
Lucerne (+0, =2, -3). Vinje played for Norway in the
European Team Chess Championship preliminaries: • In 1983, at third board in the 8th European Team Chess Championship preliminaries (+1, =1, -2). He played for Norway in the Nordic Chess Cup: • In 1971, at second board in the 2nd Nordic Chess Cup in
Großenbrode (+1, =4, -0) and won team bronze medal. In the 1990s, Vinje devoted himself to the
correspondence chess, in which he achieved significant results, being one of the world's leaders in the 1990s. In 1963, he shared 1st place in Nordic Correspondence Chess Championship. In 1998, Vinje won the 51st European Correspondence Chess Championship (1994-1998). He then also qualified for the
World Correspondence Chess Championship final, but did not participate. ==References==