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Urkedal, Frode Olav Olsen
GM🇳🇴FIDE 1506102· Male· Norway· Born in 1993
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Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal, a 33-year-old Norwegian Grandmaster, is rated 2565 — just 13 short of his peak of 2578 (Jan 2026, age 33) and ranked 6th among Norwegian players, and 250th worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2536 and 2578 over the past 2 years. 98 rated games in the past year (≈78/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 6th 4NCL Easter Congress GM Round Robin, Mosjoen Grand Prix 2026 A, and Elitserien 2025-2026 R 7-9. Also played 3 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 2 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He reached World #225 in Jan 2026 and spent 51 months in Norwegian top 5, with a longest streak of 2 consecutive years.
Awarded GM in 2016 (age 23), IM in 2011 (age 18), and FM in 2008 (age 15). At junior level, he reached World #32 in U20, World #25 in U18, World #23 in U16, World #34 in U14 and #1 nationally in U12.
Current rating
2565
Standard
Rpd2514·Blz2438
All-time high
2578
−13 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 33
Jan 2026 · age 33
Activity
96
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
98 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#6
#6 · Norwegian players · of 2,051
51 months in National top 5 (2015–2024)
51 months in National top 5 (2015–2024)
Career timeline
20 entries2026
Peak World rank: #225
at age 33 · rated 2578
Jan 2026
All-time peak 2578
at age 33 · −13 from today
Jan 2026
2024
51 months in national top 5
longest streak 29 months · since Feb 2015
Aug 2024
2019
1,000 career games
at age 26
Mar 2019
2016
GM title awardedGM
at age 23 · 1st quarter Presidential Board 2016
May 2016
Peak Norwegian rank: #4
at age 23 · rated 2549
Apr 2016
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+3
2562 → 2565
Tournaments
14
95 games
Score
62.5/ 9565.8%
51W33D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #3 | 2490 | -8.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/5 | #2 | 2545 | +3.7 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #3 | 2724 | +5.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/7 | #6 | 2494 | -3.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #20 | 2530 | -1.1 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/3 | #66 | 2381 | -8.3 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 6.5/10 | #2 | 2569 | -0.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 3/3 | #2 | 3256 | +10.1 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/3 | #26 | 2513 | -1.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 5/7 | #50 | 2562 | +1.5 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJon Ludvig HammerGM
🇳🇴NOR·2574
+3 −18 =8
29 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsLars Oskar HaugeGM
🇳🇴NOR·2485
+12 −4 =10
26 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsFrode ElsnessIM
🇳🇴NOR·2403
+5 −8 =10
23 games·last met May 2026
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vsAryan TariGM
🇳🇴NOR·2641
+6 −8 =8
22 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsSimen AgdesteinGM
🇳🇴NOR·2546
+10 −8 =3
21 games·last met Jul 2022
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Rankings
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Norway
#6
out of 2,640 players
Europe
#134
in continent
World
#250
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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