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VJ
Vestly, Jan Vidar
🇳🇴FIDE 1502468· Male· Norway· Born in 1963
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Jan Vidar Vestly, a 63-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 2058 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +27 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearances: 41. ChessOrg-Schachfestival Bad Woerishofen 2026 Senioren and Vestlandsserien Sor 2025-26 1. divisjon. He had 6 career breaks: 17 months (2003–2004), 29 months (2006–2009), 32 months (2009–2012), 27 months (2017–2020), 14 months (2022–2023) and 16 months (2023–2025). His peak of 2151 was reached at age 40 (Jan 2003).
Current rating
2058
Standard
Rpd2054·Blz2044
All-time high
2151
−93 pts below
Jan 2003 · age 40
Jan 2003 · age 40
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#19,798 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2026
14th Norwegian 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 2058
Jun 2026
2023
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2036 → returned at 2031
Aug 2023
2022
9th Norwegian 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 2088
Apr 2022
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2088 → returned at 2057
Apr 2022
2018
22nd Norwegian 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2095
Oct 2018
2017
Best 12-month gain (+60 Elo)
2035 → 2095
Dec 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+35
2023 → 2058
Tournaments
2
9 games
Score
6.5/ 972.2%
6W1D2L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsKlaus, Prof. Dr. Wuest1,930·41. ChessOrg-Schachfestival Bad Woerishofen 2026 Senioren·R6·+6.5
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/7 | #25 | 2204 | +30.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #23 | 2179 | +4.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPetter FossanFM
🇳🇴NOR·2258
+1 −7 =1
9 games·last met Sep 2016
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vsErik FossanIM
🇳🇴NOR·2334
+2 −6 =0
8 games·last met Feb 2017
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vsKarl Juriloo
🇳🇴NOR·1996
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Aug 2016
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vsLars Brastein
🇳🇴NOR·2012
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met May 2016
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vsVadim Daskevich BergIM
🇳🇴NOR·2445
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Jan 2016
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Rankings
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Norway
#205
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#14,513
in continent
World
#19,798
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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