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Hammer, Jon Ludvig
GM🇳🇴FIDE 1503707· Male· Norway· Born in 1990
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Jon Ludvig Hammer, a 36-year-old Norwegian Grandmaster, is rated 2574 and ranked 5th among Norwegian players, and 228th worldwide. He has slipped back 34 Elo over the past 12 months. 42 rated games in the past year (≈65/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Allsvenskan 2025-2026 Elitserien r7-9, Elitserien 2025-2026 R 4-6, and Rilton Cup 2025-2026. Also played 1 blitz event (including NTG Lyn-GP januar 2026) recently. His peak of 2705 was reached at age 26 (Feb 2016, World #40 at the time); he spent 22 months in the world top 100.
Awarded GM in 2009 (age 19), IM in 2007 (age 17), and FM in 2005 (age 15). At junior level, he reached World #7 in U20, World #17 in U18, World #47 in U16 and #2 nationally in U14.
Current rating
2574
Standard
Rpd2637·Blz2540
All-time high
2705
−131 pts below
Feb 2016 · age 26
Feb 2016 · age 26
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#5
#5 · Norwegian players · of 2,051
22 months in World top 100 (2010–2019)
22 months in World top 100 (2010–2019)
Career timeline
25 entries2024
Re-crossed 2600
at age 34
Nov 2024
2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2608 → returned at 2608
Apr 2020
2019
22 months in world top 100
longest streak 14 months · since Nov 2010
Feb 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2650
at age 28
Aug 2018
2016
Peak World rank: #40
at age 26 · rated 2705
Feb 2016
Crossed 2700
at age 26
Feb 2016
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-34
2608 → 2574
Tournaments
8
42 games
Score
24.5/ 4258.3%
14W21D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #42 | 2447 | -5.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #46 | 3294 | +3.9 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #28 | 2540 | -0.9 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #36 | 2445 | -16.7 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/3 | #50 | 2282 | -12.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2.5/3 | #4 | 2705 | +3.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/11 | #103 | 2518 | -14.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 7/9 | #1 | 2701 | +10.3 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAryan TariGM
🇳🇴NOR·2641
+19 −8 =20
47 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsAnders HobberFM
🇳🇴NOR·2347
+22 −0 =8
30 games·last met Jan 2023
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vsSimen AgdesteinGM
🇳🇴NOR·2546
+8 −10 =11
29 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsFrode Olav Olsen UrkedalGM
🇳🇴NOR·2565
+18 −3 =8
29 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsFrancisco Silva GonzalezCM
🇳🇴NOR·2070
+25 −2 =2
29 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings
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Norway
#5
out of 2,640 players
Europe
#122
in continent
World
#228
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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