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Bern, Ivar

IM🇳🇴

FIDEFIDE 1500171· Male· Norway· Born in 1967

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Ivar Bern, a 59-year-old Norwegian International Master, is rated 2303 and sitting in the top 2% of Norwegian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 14-month break between Jul 2005 and Oct 2006. Recent appearance: Elitserien 2025-2026 R 7-9. His peak of 2375 was reached at age 34 (Jan 2001, Norwegian #15 at the time).

Awarded IM in 2001 (age 34).

Current rating

2303

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2375

−72 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 34

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 2%

#51 · Norwegian players · of 2,051

Career timeline

16 entries
2026
3rd Norwegian 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 2303
May 2026
Re-crossed 2300
at age 59
Apr 2026
2021
4th Norwegian 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2312
Dec 2021
2020
Re-crossed 2300
at age 53
Jan 2020
2018
Re-crossed 2300
at age 51
Dec 2018
2017
7th Norwegian 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2320
Mar 2017

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Konstantin TarlevGM 2,546
Elitserien 2025-2026 R 1-3 · Oct 2025 · +3.2 Elo
Evolution
+16
2287 → 2303
Tournaments
3
9 games
Score
4/ 944.4%
2W4D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsErik BlomqvistGM2,466·Elitserien 2025-2026 R 4-6·R4·+7.3
2.[W]vsDmitry V. SklyarovIM2,428·Elitserien 2025-2026 R 7-9·R7·+6.7
3.[D]vsKonstantin TarlevGM2,546·Elitserien 2025-2026 R 1-3·R2·+3.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Elitserien 2025-2026 R 7-9
Team
Mar 20262/3#132515+9.0
Elitserien 2025-2026 R 4-6
Team
Feb 20261.5/3#332482+7.5
Elitserien 2025-2026 R 1-3
Team
Oct 20250.5/3#642262-0.6

Most-Played Opponents

vsFrode Olav Olsen UrkedalGM
🇳🇴NOR·2565
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Feb 2026
View head-to-head →
vsFrode ElsnessIM
🇳🇴NOR·2403
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Feb 2026
View head-to-head →
vsGeir Sune Tallaksen OstmoeIM
🇳🇴NOR·2488
+0 −2 =3
5 games·last met Mar 2026
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Norway
#51
out of 2,640 players
Europe
#2,650
in continent
World
#3,995
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Norway
1
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2,840
2
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2,657
3
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2,641
4
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2,576
5
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2,574
6
🇳🇴Urkedal, Frode Olav OlsenFollow Frode Olav Olsen UrkedalTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,565
7
🇳🇴Agdestein, SimenFollow Simen AgdesteinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,546
8
🇳🇴Holm, Kristian StuvikFollow Kristian Stuvik HolmTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,497
9
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2,494
10
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2,488
...
51🇳🇴Bern, Ivar2,303
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
2650🇳🇴Bern, Ivar2,303
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
3995🇳🇴Bern, Ivar2,303