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Lie, Kjetil A.
GM🇳🇴FIDE 1501984· Male· Norway· Born in 1980
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Kjetil A. Lie, a 46-year-old Norwegian Grandmaster, is rated 2478 and ranked 15th among Norwegian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2450 and 2500 for 21 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). He took a 14-month break between May 2012 and Aug 2013. His peak of 2563 was reached at age 27 (Oct 2007, World #296 at the time); he spent 14 months in Norwegian top 3.
Awarded GM in 2005 (age 25) and IM in 2003 (age 23).
Current rating
2478
Standard
Rpd2446·Blz2407
All-time high
2563
−85 pts below
Oct 2007 · age 27
Oct 2007 · age 27
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#15
#15 · Norwegian players · of 2,068
14 months in National top 3 (2007–2012)
14 months in National top 3 (2007–2012)
Career timeline
15 entries2026
53rd 45-50 player worldwide
at age 46 · rated 2478
Apr 2026
2023
46th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 43 · rated 2525
Jan 2023
2014
500 career games
at age 34
Dec 2014
2012
14 months in national top 3
since Jul 2007
May 2012
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2532 → returned at 2513
May 2012
2007
Peak World rank: #296
at age 27 · rated 2563
Oct 2007
Rankings
/
Norway
#15
out of 2,660 players
Europe
#516
in continent
World
#753
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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FIDE Games Detail
Last scraped: 2026-04-16Scrape games
14 Standard games (last 12 months)
2026-03STDElitserien 2025-2026 R 4-6
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mMitusov, SemenNOR | 2482 | ½ | 0 | ♔ |
| gBosiocic, MarinCRO | 2534 | 0 | -4.2 | ♚ |
| cHaarr, Jon KristianNOR | 2248 | 1 | +2.1 | ♔ |
2025-07STDNorway Chess Open 2025 GM group
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thuesen, MogensDEN | 2129 | ½ | -4 | ♔ |
| fBhagat, KushIND | 2279 | 0 | -7.7 | ♚ |
| mHedman, ErikSWE | 2272 | ½ | -2.8 | ♚ |
| cKrivenko, DionEST | 2243 | 1 | +1.9 | ♔ |
| fChakrabarty, ReyaanshAUS | 2346 | 1 | +3 | ♚ |
| mSanket, ChakravartyIND | 2303 | ½ | -2.5 | ♔ |
| cZepeda Berlanga, Jan EnriqueMEX | — | 1 | +0.8 | ♚ |
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| Zheng, Harry ZENG | 2148 | 1 | +1.1 | ♔ |
2025-05STDKvalifisering til Eliteserien 2025
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torfoss, Sivert SchancheNOR | 2141 | 1 | +1.1 | ♔ |
| mStokke, KjetilNOR | 2287 | 1 | +2.4 | ♚ |