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JL
Johansen, Lars
🇳🇴FIDE 1506455· Male· Norway· Born in 1964
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Lars Johansen, a 62-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1971 — just 27 short of his peak of 1998 (Dec 2012, age 48). He is progressing steadily with +28 Elo over the past 12 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Norstrand Klubbmesterskapet 2026 Gr M R 9-10, Ostlandsserien div 1 2025-2026 R 8-9, and XXII Torneo Internacional Gran Hotel Bali Grupo B Aficionados. Also played 3 rapid (including Femund-sjakken hurtig 2025) and 4 blitz events (including Apent KM i lynsjakk for Oslo og Omegn 2025 NGP) recently. He took a 15-month break between Apr 2015 and Aug 2016.
Current rating
1971
Standard
Rpd1883·Blz1882
All-time high
1998
−27 pts below
Dec 2012 · age 48
Dec 2012 · age 48
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#32,466
#32,466 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
20th Norwegian 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1971
Jun 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+111 Elo)
1843 → 1954
Jan 2025
2022
26th Norwegian 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 1892
Apr 2022
2019
40th Norwegian 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1921
Nov 2019
2015
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1838 → returned at 1853
Apr 2015
2013
100 career games
at age 49
May 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+26
1945 → 1971
Tournaments
13
33 games
Score
19/ 3357.6%
16W6D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsAndrei Arghirescu1,874·XXII Torneo Internacional Gran Hotel Bali Grupo B Aficionados·R8·-11.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 1/1 | #5 | 2733 | +9.4 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #3 | 2183 | +11.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #26 | 2093 | +8.6 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #3 | 2049 | +12.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #45 | 2134 | +5.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #61 | 1303 | -5.6 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #10 | 1185 | -17.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #18 | 2809 | +12.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/9 | #32 | 1943 | -2.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #23 | 1921 | -2.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTor Gulbrandsen
🇳🇴NOR·1942
+6 −11 =2
19 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsOle Jorn Gyldenas
🇳🇴NOR·1959
+1 −7 =7
15 games·last met May 2026
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vsPer Kr Vigdal
🇳🇴NOR·1864
+5 −1 =6
12 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsBror Thanke
🇳🇴NOR·2075
+0 −11 =1
12 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsJussi Dyrnes
🇳🇴NOR·1794
+8 −3 =1
12 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
/
Norway
#318
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#24,010
in continent
World
#32,465
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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