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Sidselrud, Steinar
🇳🇴FIDE 1502042· Male· Norway· Born in 1969
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Steinar Sidselrud, a 57-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1983. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 13 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Ostlandsserien div 2 A 2025-2026 R 6-7, Strommen host 2025, and Landsturneringen 2025 Kl Senior 50. Also played 3 rapid (including Kongsvingerturneringen NGP 2026) and 5 blitz events (including Velkomst-lynsjakk under Landsturneringen 2025 A) recently. He took a 20-month break between Oct 2007 and Jul 2009. His peak of 2180 was reached at age 38 (Jan 2007).
Current rating
1983
Standard
Rpd2027·Blz1940
All-time high
2180
−197 pts below
Jan 2007 · age 38
Jan 2007 · age 38
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#30,310
#30,310 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2025
24th Norwegian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2008
May 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 56
Apr 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 55
Jun 2024
2020
24th Norwegian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2065
Oct 2020
2017
20th Norwegian 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 2153
Dec 2017
6-month rising streak
+93 Elo
Apr 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-10
1993 → 1983
Tournaments
8
33 games
Score
21/ 3363.6%
16W10D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #3 | 1904 | -11.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #15 | 2634 | +6.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #10 | 2623 | +5.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #11 | 2041 | +2.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #10 | 1783 | -4.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6.5/8 | #3 | 2100 | +7.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #8 | 1955 | -0.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #13 | 1927 | -14.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsFrode Lillevold
🇳🇴NOR·2139
+16 −44 =11
71 games·last met May 2026
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vsAage Mella
🇳🇴NOR·1700
+36 −3 =5
44 games·last met May 2026
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vsFrank Olav Bruun
🇳🇴NOR·1755
+29 −3 =6
38 games·last met May 2026
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vsGunnar Lilleng
🇳🇴NOR·1613
+33 −0 =0
33 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsArild Troen
🇳🇴NOR·1677
+24 −4 =2
30 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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Norway
#296
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#22,395
in continent
World
#30,309
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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