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Vestly, Jan Vidar

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FIDEFIDE 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 standard appearances include 41. ChessOrg-Schachfestival Bad Woerishofen 2026 Senioren, Vestlandsserien Sor 2025-26 1. divisjon, and Norway Chess Open 2025 ELO - open. 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

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 9%

#19,770 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

19 entries
2026
14th Norwegian 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 2058
May 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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
41. ChessOrg-Schachfestival Bad Woerishofen 2026 Senioren
perf 2204 (+146) · 5.5/7 · #25
Top opponent
vs Erich Mueller 2,095
41. ChessOrg-Schachfestival Bad Woerishofen 2026 Senioren · Mar 2026 · +11.1 Elo
Evolution
+27
2031 → 2058
Tournaments
3
16 games
Score
12/ 1675.0%
11W2D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
41. ChessOrg-Schachfestival Bad Woerishofen 2026 Senioren
Open Swiss
Mar 20265.5/7#252204+30.8
Vestlandsserien Sor 2025-26 1. divisjon
Team
Jan 20261/2#232179+4.2
Norway Chess Open 2025 ELO - open
Open Swiss
May 20255.5/7#141945-7.8

Rankings

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Norway
#198
out of 2,640 players
Europe
#14,491
in continent
World
#19,770
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Norway
1
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2,840
2
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2,657
3
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2,641
4
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2,576
5
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2,574
6
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2,565
7
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2,546
8
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2,497
9
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2,494
10
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2,488
...
198🇳🇴Vestly, Jan Vidar2,058
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
14491🇳🇴Vestly, Jan Vidar2,058
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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19770🇳🇴Vestly, Jan Vidar2,058