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Taksrud, Vidar
🇳🇴FIDE 1502158· Male· Norway· Born in 1943
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Vidar Taksrud, a 83-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1852. He has slipped back 42 Elo over the past 12 months. 71 rated games in the past year (≈46/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kongsberg Klubbmesterskap 2026, Konnerud Tempo Klubbmesterskap 2026 A, and Ostlandsserien div 3 A 2025-2026 R 5. Also played 1 rapid (including NM Hurtigsjakk Senior 2025 G65) and 1 blitz events (including Konnerud Tempo klubbmesterskap lynsjakk 2025) recently. His peak of 2191 was reached at age 66 (Jan 2009, Norwegian #96 at the time).
Current rating
1852
Standard
Rpd1829·Blz1811
All-time high
2191
−339 pts below
Jan 2009 · age 66
Jan 2009 · age 66
Activity
53
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
63 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#60,858
#60,858 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
22 entries2025
1,000 career games
at age 82
Dec 2025
2024
3rd Norwegian 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1938
May 2024
2019
3rd Norwegian 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 2009
Jan 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2000
at age 75
Jan 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2000
at age 74
Nov 2017
2016
500 career games
at age 73
Sep 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-41
1893 → 1852
Tournaments
10
61 games
Score
32/ 6152.5%
29W6D26L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 5/8 | #2 | 1749 | -29.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/10 | #21 | 1722 | -54.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 3.5/8 | #159 | 1961 | +4.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #18 | 964 | -15.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #17 | 1772 | -7.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #19 | 2903 | +14.4 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 7/7 | #2 | 2488 | +11.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #15 | 1075 | -6.0 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 5.5/11 | #6 | 1960 | +18.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/11 | #150 | 1971 | +23.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAnders Nilsson Aure
🇳🇴NOR·1890
+10 −5 =8
23 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsSvein Erik Lurdalen
🇳🇴NOR·1967
+9 −11 =2
22 games·last met May 2026
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vsJon F. RorvikCM
🇳🇴NOR·2097
+0 −8 =11
19 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsThorgrim J Selmer
🇳🇴NOR·1732
+9 −1 =2
12 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsAnton Reinholdtsen
🇳🇴NOR·1713
+9 −1 =1
11 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Norway
#564
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#44,534
in continent
World
#60,857
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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