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Gronnestad, Anita
WFM🇳🇴FIDE 1502972· Female· Norway· Born in 1982
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Anita Gronnestad, a 44-year-old Norwegian Woman FIDE Master, is rated 1930. She has slipped back 33 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sotra SK Var 2026 R 5, NM for jenter & kvinner 2026 Elite, and Vestlandsserien avd. nord 2025-26 1. divisjon R 4-7. Also played 2 rapid (including Sotra SK Hurtig Januar 2026) and 3 blitz events (including Bergens SK apent klubbmesterskap i lynsjakk 2026 A) recently. She had 2 career breaks: 41 months (2001–2004) and 24 months (2024–2026). Her peak of 2111 was reached at age 22 (Jul 2004).
Previously known as Anita Hersvik (until Jul 2006). Awarded WFM in 2016 (age 34). At junior level, she reached #11 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1930
Standard
Rpd1957·Blz1986
All-time high
2111
−181 pts below
Jul 2004 · age 22
Jul 2004 · age 22
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#40,979
#40,979 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2024
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1938 → returned at 1943
Jan 2024
2023
33rd Norwegian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1950
Oct 2023
2022
19th Norwegian 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 1968
May 2022
2016
WFM title awardedWFM
at age 34
Jan 2016
2012
Re-crossed 2000
at age 30
Nov 2012
2011
100 career games
at age 29
May 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-33
1963 → 1930
Tournaments
9
21 games
Score
10/ 2147.6%
6W8D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 3/5 | #57 | 1968 | +6.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #9 | 1053 | -12.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/5 | #10 | 1904 | -4.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 2709 | +9.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #4 | 2104 | +4.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/3 | #32 | 1744 | -16.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2436 | +2.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #43 | 1091 | -12.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/3 | #9 | 1827 | -10.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsStig K Martinsen
🇳🇴NOR·2097
+4 −8 =6
18 games·last met May 2026
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vsKjetil StokkeIM
🇳🇴NOR·2270
+2 −11 =1
14 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsStig Borje Larsen
🇳🇴NOR·1817
+5 −2 =5
12 games·last met Feb 2022
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vsKenneth Brattetveit
🇳🇴NOR·1904
+7 −0 =4
11 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJarle Sivertsen
🇳🇴NOR·1849
+7 −2 =1
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Norway
#393
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#30,256
in continent
World
#40,978
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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