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Fossan, Petter

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FIDEFIDE 1500260· Male· Norway· Born in 1967

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Petter Fossan, a 59-year-old Norwegian FIDE Master, is rated 2258 and sitting in the top 4% of Norwegian players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 77 months (2001–2007), 39 months (2007–2010), 18 months (2022–2023) and 25 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: Eliteserie kvalifisering 2026. Also played 1 rapid (including Det apne NM i hurtigsjakk 2026 A) and 1 blitz events (including Apne NM i lynsjakk 2026 A) recently. His peak of 2323 was reached at age 51 (Jan 2018); he also reached Norwegian #28 in Jan 2002.

Awarded FM in 2001 (age 34).

Current rating

2258

Standard

Rpd2119·Blz2120

All-time high

2323

−65 pts below
Jan 2018 · age 51

Activity

1

games / yr avg.

1 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 4%

#73 · Norwegian players · of 2,051

Career timeline

21 entries
2024
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 2259 → returned at 2258
Mar 2024
2023
5th Norwegian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2277
Dec 2023
2022
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2283 → returned at 2277
Apr 2022
2019
Re-crossed 2300
at age 52
Aug 2019
2018
5th Norwegian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2321
Jul 2018
All-time peak 2323
at age 51 · −65 from today
Jan 2018

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Evolution
-1
2259 → 2258
Tournaments
1
1 games
Score
0.5/ 150.0%
0W1D0L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Eliteserie kvalifisering 2026
Swiss
Apr 20260.5/1#192218-1.2

Rankings

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Norway
#73
out of 2,640 players
Europe
#3,755
in continent
World
#5,516
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Norway
1
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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
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2,565
7
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2,546
8
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2,497
9
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2,494
10
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2,488
...
73🇳🇴Fossan, Petter2,258
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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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
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3755🇳🇴Fossan, Petter2,258
World
1
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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
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2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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