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JG
Johnsen, Gunnar
🇳🇴FIDE 1500511· Male· Norway· Born in 1945
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Gunnar Johnsen, a 81-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 2110 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 40 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent appearance: 27. (Jung-)Senioren-Schach-Open 2025. Also played 2 rapid events (including Advokatfirmaet FINN Rapid Chess International 2025 A) recently. His peak of 2250 was reached at age 56 (Jan 2001); he also reached Norwegian #68 in Jul 2004.
Current rating
2110
Standard
Rpd2034·Blz—
All-time high
2250
−140 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 56
Jan 2001 · age 56
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#14,471 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2026
32nd 80+ player worldwide
at age 81 · rated 2110
Jun 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+75 Elo)
2075 → 2150
May 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 79
Dec 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 78
Aug 2023
2021
51st 75-80 player worldwide
at age 76 · rated 2178
Nov 2021
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2178 → returned at 2157
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-7
2117 → 2110
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
4.5/ 764.3%
3W3D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/7 | #14 | 2069 | -6.6 |
Rankings
/
Norway
#157
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#10,483
in continent
World
#14,471
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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