Nakken, Roar E.

Roar E. Nakken, a 57-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1980. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 17 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Alesund Grand Prix 2026 A, Seriesjakk More og Romsdal 2026 1. divisjon, and Aalesunds Klubbmesterskap 2025 R 7. Also played 4 rapid (including Kongsberg Maritime Chess Festival - Hurtig - Alesund 2025) and 5 blitz events (including Kongsberg Maritime Chess Festival - Lyn - Alesund 2025) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 14 months (2006–2008), 15 months (2008–2009), 20 months (2013–2015) and 13 months (2022–2023). His peak of 2164 was reached at age 37 (Apr 2006).