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Mikalsen, Odd Erling
🇳🇴FIDE 1506471· Male· Norway· Born in 1965
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Odd Erling Mikalsen, a 61-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1913. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 2 years. 13 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Power Solutions Arctic Chess NGP 2026 A, Tromso Bymesterskap 2026 Mester, and Tromsosjakken NGP 2025 A. Also played 1 rapid (including Advokatfirmaet FINN Rapid Chess International 2025 A) and 3 blitz events (including Tromso Varcup 6 lyn 2026) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 29 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included) and 18 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1996 was reached at age 45 (May 2010).
Current rating
1913
Standard
Rpd1841·Blz1900
All-time high
1996
−83 pts below
May 2010 · age 45
May 2010 · age 45
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#44,949
#44,949 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
30th Norwegian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1913
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+48 Elo)
1869 → 1917
Mar 2024
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1917 → returned at 1910
Mar 2024
2022
32nd Norwegian 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1871
Apr 2022
2019
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1889 → returned at 1875
May 2019
2016
35th Norwegian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1961
Mar 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-4
1917 → 1913
Tournaments
3
13 games
Score
6.5/ 1350.0%
6W1D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/4 | #43 | 1934 | +2.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/5 | #6 | 1916 | +0.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/4 | #10 | 1854 | -6.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBirger Pedersen
🇳🇴NOR·1563
+17 −0 =0
17 games·last met Feb 2023
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vsAndre NielsenFM
🇳🇴NOR·2300
+5 −8 =3
16 games·last met Oct 2019
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vsAksel Brasoy
🇳🇴NOR·1907
+7 −4 =4
15 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsKarl-Johan Rist
🇳🇴NOR·1569
+12 −0 =1
13 games·last met Aug 2022
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vsHarald Mikalsen
🇳🇴NOR·1948
+3 −3 =6
12 games·last met Aug 2022
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Rankings
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Norway
#430
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#33,148
in continent
World
#44,948
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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