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Kjolberg, Lars

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FIDEFIDE 1506250· Male· Norway· Born in 1944

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Lars Kjolberg, a 82-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 2052 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 27 months (2017–2020), 40 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: III INTERNATIONAL CHESS OPEN HOTEL CAP NEGRET 65. Also played 1 rapid event (including SK1911 Hurtig januar 2026) recently. His peak of 2179 was reached at age 71 (Aug 2015).

Current rating

2052

Standard

Rpd2077·Blz—

All-time high

2179

−127 pts below
Aug 2015 · age 71

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 9%

#20,540 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

16 entries
2025
45th 80+ player worldwide
at age 81 · rated 2094
Jul 2025
2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2094 → returned at 2052
Sep 2024
2023
74th 75-80 player worldwide
at age 79 · rated 2120
Dec 2023
2020
Inactive for 40 months
paused at 2120 → returned at 2120
Apr 2020
2017
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 2123 → returned at 2120
Dec 2017
2015
1st Norwegian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2179
Sep 2015

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Lorenzo Garcia Galeote 1,843
III INTERNATIONAL CHESS OPEN HOTEL CAP NEGRET 65 · Nov 2025 · +4.6 Elo
Evolution
-42
2094 → 2052
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5.5/ 961.1%
3W5D1L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
III INTERNATIONAL CHESS OPEN HOTEL CAP NEGRET 65
Open Swiss
Nov 20255.5/9#141868-41.8
Worst Elo result: III INTERNATIONAL CHESS OPEN HOTEL CAP NEGRET 65 (-41.8 Elo, finished #14).

Rankings

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Norway
#209
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#15,076
in continent
World
#20,540
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Norway
1
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2
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2,647
3
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4
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2,584
5
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2,574
6
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2,566
7
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2,525
8
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2,497
9
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2,494
10
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2,488
...
209🇳🇴Kjolberg, Lars2,052
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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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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15076🇳🇴Kjolberg, Lars2,052
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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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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2,753
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20540🇳🇴Kjolberg, Lars2,052