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Knutsen, Oystein

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FIDEFIDE 1505645· Male· Norway· Born in 1971

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Oystein Knutsen, a 55-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1865 — just 20 short of his peak of 1885 (Mar 2024, age 53). He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 13 months. 10 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: Ostlandsserien div 2 B 2025-2026 R 3-4 and NM for Klubblag 2025. Also played 3 rapid (including Det apne NM i hurtigsjakk 2026 A) and 1 blitz events (including Apne NM i lynsjakk 2026 A) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 34 months (2014–2017) and 40 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included).

Current rating

1865

Standard

Rpd1831·Blz1826

All-time high

1885

−20 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 53

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#57,203

#57,203 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+89 Elo)
1796 → 1885
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1885
at age 53 · −20 from today
Mar 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 52
Sep 2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 52
Apr 2023
2022
62nd Norwegian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1820
Apr 2022
2019
76th Norwegian 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 1810
Jul 2019

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Sylvia JohnsenWFM 1,915
Ostlandsserien div 2 B 2025-2026 R 3-4 · Jan 2026 · +11.4 Elo
Evolution
+8
1857 → 1865
Tournaments
2
5 games
Score
2.5/ 550.0%
2W1D2L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsSylvia JohnsenWFM1,915·Ostlandsserien div 2 B 2025-2026 R 3-4·R3·+11.4
2.[W]vsJussi Dyrnes1,802·NM for Klubblag 2025·R4·+8.5
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsJohn Samuel Oommen2,055·NM for Klubblag 2025·R3·-4.8
2.[L]vsBror Thanke2,100·NM for Klubblag 2025·R6·-3.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Ostlandsserien div 2 B 2025-2026 R 3-4
Team
Jan 20261/1#142715+11.4
NM for Klubblag 2025
Team
May 20251.5/4#1751838-3.0

Rankings

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Norway
#526
out of 2,640 players
Europe
#41,884
in continent
World
#57,203
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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