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Nilsen, Jarle
🇳🇴FIDE 1506382· Male· Norway· Born in 1970
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Jarle Nilsen, a 56-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1891 — just 9 short of his peak of 1900 (Jan 2007, age 37). He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 18 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Ostlandsserien div 4 C 2025-2026 R 2, PSK klubbmesterskap langsjakk 2025 A, and Tonsberg Grand Prix TOUR A. Also played 4 rapid (including PSK Hurtigsjakk Desember 2025) and 10 blitz events (including Skagerak Superlyn Desember 2025) recently. He took a 98-month break between Jan 2009 and Apr 2017.
Current rating
1891
Standard
Rpd1846·Blz1911
All-time high
1900
−9 pts below
Jan 2007 · age 37
Jan 2007 · age 37
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#50,342
#50,342 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
52nd Norwegian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1891
Jun 2026
2025
53rd Norwegian 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1898
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+107 Elo)
1793 → 1900
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 54
Mar 2024
2021
100 career games
at age 51
Jan 2021
2020
54th Norwegian 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1849
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-7
1898 → 1891
Tournaments
4
12 games
Score
6/ 1250.0%
5W2D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #2 | 2666 | +9.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/6 | #8 | 1771 | -22.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/4 | #18 | 1898 | -0.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #1 | 2512 | +5.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEirik Strom Austad
🇳🇴NOR·2197
+14 −21 =4
39 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJan Ove Lorentzen
🇳🇴NOR·1585
+22 −3 =4
29 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsLars Tormod Haugen
🇳🇴NOR·2023
+5 −7 =3
15 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsEvsuld MyagmarsurenFM
🇳🇴NOR·2317
+2 −10 =3
15 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsAndreas Sebastian
🇳🇴NOR·2046
+3 −8 =4
15 games·last met Mar 2023
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Rankings
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Norway
#476
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#37,060
in continent
World
#50,341
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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