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Galinsky, Misha
🇳🇴FIDE 14137194· Male· Norway· Born in 2003
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Misha Galinsky, a 23-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1926 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +57 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent appearances: Fagernes Chess International 2026 open and Ostlandsserien div 2 B 2025-2026 R 5. Also played 1 rapid (including Magne Eriksens minneturnering hurtig, NGP A) and 6 blitz events (including Rustadlynet VI Grand Prix 2026 A) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 25 months (2016–2018) and 31 months (2022–2025).
Competes for Norway since Feb 2019. At junior level, he reached #27, #20, #14, #33, #11 and #1 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1926
Standard
Rpd1907·Blz1944
All-time high
1926
at best
May 2026 · age 23
May 2026 · age 23
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#41,867
#41,867 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2026
100th Norwegian 20-35 player
at age 23 · rated 1926
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1926
at age 23
May 2026
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 21
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 1745 → returned at 1861
May 2022
27th Norwegian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1748
Apr 2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+57
1869 → 1926
Tournaments
4
15 games
Score
11.5/ 1576.7%
10W5D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 1991 | +21.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #11 | 2663 | +8.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2569 | +15.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/2 | #1 | 2519 | +12.2 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsVebjorn Maanum Leonhardsen
🇳🇴NOR·1901
+1 −6 =5
12 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsKazim Yilmaz
🇳🇴NOR·1811
+2 −3 =4
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsKarl Anker Slettum
🇳🇴NOR·1876
+3 −4 =0
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsAsk Amundsen
🇳🇴NOR·2237
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsOdd Ristesund
🇳🇴NOR·1725
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Dec 2019
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Rankings
/
Norway
#401
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#30,921
in continent
World
#41,866
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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