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Samset, Jon
🇳🇴FIDE 1504576· Male· Norway· Born in 1957
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Jon Samset, a 69-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1549. He has slipped back 47 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Follo Klubbmesterskap 2026 A R 5, Ostlandsserien div 4 A 2025-2026 R 4, and Follo Hostturnering 2025 R 8-10. Also played 6 rapid (including Vestby NGP Hurtig Host 2025) and 3 blitz events (including FolloLyn 29. januar 2026) recently. His peak of 1619 was reached at age 67 (Apr 2024).
Current rating
1549
Standard
Rpd1430·Blz1427
All-time high
1619
−70 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 67
Apr 2024 · age 67
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#166,689
#166,689 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+234 Elo)
1350 → 1584
Jan 2025
2024
All-time peak 1619
at age 67 · −70 from today
Apr 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 67
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 67
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 67
Mar 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 66
Jul 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-47
1596 → 1549
Tournaments
13
22 games
Score
4/ 2218.2%
3W2D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #5 | 1786 | +12.0 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #6 | 1721 | +4.8 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #9 | 976 | -8.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #9 | 822 | -9.0 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #8 | 951 | -5.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #8 | 953 | -5.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #17 | 824 | -8.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #15 | 1005 | -4.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #16 | 977 | -5.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0/2 | #7 | 969 | -10.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAksel Heien
🇳🇴NOR·1535
+20 −23 =4
47 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsPer Lea
🇳🇴NOR·1799
+7 −36 =1
44 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsTorstein Furnes
🇳🇴NOR·1806
+3 −31 =2
36 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsSteinar Simonsen
🇳🇴NOR·1677
+8 −20 =4
32 games·last met May 2022
View head-to-head →
vsRunar Skaret
🇳🇴NOR·1553
+14 −11 =2
27 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings
/
Norway
#1,692
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#108,387
in continent
World
#166,667
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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