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Bjerke, Richard

FM🇳🇴INACTIVE · since March 2025

FIDEFIDE 1500252· Male· Norway· Born in 1958

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Richard Bjerke, a 68-year-old Norwegian FIDE Master, is rated 2015. He plays around 13 rated games per year and had 4 career breaks: 32 months (2001–2004), 20 months (2005–2006), 20 months (2006–2008) and 19 months (2016–2018). Also played 1 rapid (including NM Hurtigsjakk Senior 2025 G65) and 2 blitz events (including NM i lynsjakk 2025 Mester 2) recently. His peak of 2262 was reached at age 46 (Oct 2004); he also reached Norwegian #48 in Jul 2001.

Awarded FM in 2001 (age 43). Earned IM norms at NOR CC 1987 and Arnold J Eikrem Memorial II 1997.

Current rating

2015

Standard

Rpd2083·Blz2051

All-time high

2262

−247 pts below
Oct 2004 · age 46

Activity

20

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#25,232

#25,232 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

21 entries
2025
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2015 → still inactive
Mar 2025
2024
5th Norwegian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2044
Mar 2024
2019
5th Norwegian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2156
Apr 2019
2016
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2119 → returned at 2141
Sep 2016
2014
5th Norwegian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2194
Apr 2014
2013
Best 12-month gain (+39 Elo)
2134 → 2173
Sep 2013

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Zdravko VukovicIM 2,406
FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S65 · Apr 2026 · +8.1 Elo
Evolution
0
2015 → 2015
Score
0/ 90.0%
2W5D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

0 events

Rankings

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Norway
#241
out of 2,640 players
Europe
#19,418
in continent
World
#25,251
out of 400,000+

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