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Harstad, Christian
🇳🇴FIDE 1504045· Male· Norway· Born in 1968
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Christian Harstad, a 58-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1898. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 7 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent appearance: World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 50. Also played 1 blitz event recently. He had 3 career breaks: 26 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included), 24 months (2022–2024) and 15 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2140 was reached at age 36 (Apr 2004).
Current rating
1898
Standard
Rpd1912·Blz1885
All-time high
2140
−242 pts below
Apr 2004 · age 36
Apr 2004 · age 36
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#48,605
#48,605 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2025
42nd Norwegian 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1922
Jun 2025
2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1922 → returned at 1898
Aug 2024
2022
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1861 → returned at 1922
Jul 2022
2020
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 1857 → returned at 1861
Apr 2020
2019
41st Norwegian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1961
Jan 2019
2018
39th Norwegian 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2000
Apr 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-24
1922 → 1898
Tournaments
1
11 games
Score
3.5/ 1131.8%
2W3D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/10 | #137 | 1871 | -24.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsFrancisco Silva GonzalezCM
🇳🇴NOR·2070
+2 −8 =0
10 games·last met May 2018
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vsTobias Lang NilsenCM
🇳🇴NOR·2203
+2 −7 =0
9 games·last met Nov 2019
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vsPer Omtvedt
🇳🇴NOR·1822
+4 −3 =1
8 games·last met Apr 2022
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vsAxel Tunsjo
🇳🇴NOR·2237
+5 −3 =0
8 games·last met Aug 2019
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vsAnders HobberFM
🇳🇴NOR·2347
+0 −7 =1
8 games·last met Aug 2019
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Rankings
/
Norway
#466
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#35,805
in continent
World
#48,604
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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