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Urkedal, Frode Olav Olsen

Urkedal, Frode Olav Olsen

GM🇳🇴

FIDEFIDE 1506102· Male· Norway· Born in 1993

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Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal, a 33-year-old Norwegian Grandmaster, is rated 2566 — just 12 short of his peak of 2578 (Jan 2026, age 33) and ranked 6th among Norwegian players, and 245th worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2536 and 2578 over the past 2 years. 107 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

2566

Standard

Rpd2514·Blz2438

All-time high

2578

−12 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 33

Activity

100

games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo

93 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#6

#6 · Norwegian players · of 2,077
51 months in National top 5 (2015–2024)

Career timeline

20 entries
2026
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

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jon Ludvig HammerGM 2,618
Allsvenskan 2025-2026 Elitserien r4-6 · Jan 2026 · +0.7 Elo
Evolution
0
2566 → 2566
Tournaments
16
100 games
Score
72.5/ 10072.5%
57W31D12L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJack RuddIM2,248·6th 4NCL Easter Congress GM Round Robin·R2·-8.6
2.[L]vsLudvig CarlssonIM2,389·Allsvenskan 2025-2026 Elitserien r4-6·R6·-7.4
3.[L]vsCan DurakIM2,407·Norway Chess Open 2026 May·R6·-7.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

16 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Norway Chess Open 2026 June
Open Swiss
Jun 20266.5/7#12486+0.7
Norway Chess Open 2026 May
Open Swiss
May 20266/7#22395-1.7
NM for klubblag 2026 A
Team
May 20265/6#62536+2.3
6th 4NCL Easter Congress GM Round Robin
Round-Robin
Apr 20265.5/9#32490-8.4
Mosjoen Grand Prix 2026 A
Swiss
Mar 20264.5/5#22545+3.7
Elitserien 2025-2026 R 7-9
Team
Mar 20262.5/3#32724+5.2
Power Solutions Arctic Chess NGP 2026 A
Swiss
Feb 20265/7#62494-3.6
Elitserien 2025-2026 R 4-6
Team
Feb 20262/3#202530-1.1
Allsvenskan 2025-2026 Elitserien r4-6
Team
Jan 20261/3#662381-8.3
Unga talangers GM7
Round-Robin
Jan 20266.5/10#22569-0.8

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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vsAryan TariGM
🇳🇴NOR·2641
+6 −9 =9
24 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsFrode ElsnessIM
🇳🇴NOR·2410
+5 −8 =10
23 games·last met May 2026
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vsSimen AgdesteinGM
🇳🇴NOR·2525
+10 −8 =3
21 games·last met Jul 2022
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Rankings

/
Norway
#6
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#136
in continent
World
#245
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Norway
1
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3
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4
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2,584
5
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2,574
62,566
7
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2,525
8
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9
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2,494
10
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2,488
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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5
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6
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7
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10
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136🇳🇴Urkedal, Frode Olav Olsen2,566
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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245🇳🇴Urkedal, Frode Olav Olsen2,566