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Bjornes, Leif
🇳🇴FIDE 1507397· Male· Norway· Born in 1958
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Leif Bjornes, a 68-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1913. He has slipped back 50 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent appearances: 41. ChessOrg-Schachfestival Bad Woerishofen 2026 Senioren and OLOMOUC CHESS SUMMER 2025 - D2. He took a 28-month break between Feb 2020 and Jul 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1999 was reached at age 54 (May 2012).
Current rating
1913
Standard
Rpd1812·Blz1905
All-time high
1999
−86 pts below
May 2012 · age 54
May 2012 · age 54
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#44,949
#44,949 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
15th Norwegian 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1963
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+105 Elo)
1826 → 1931
Sep 2024
2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 64
Aug 2022
2020
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1800 → returned at 1789
Feb 2020
2019
23rd Norwegian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1899
Jun 2019
2017
28th Norwegian 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 1953
Aug 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-50
1963 → 1913
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
9/ 1850.0%
4W10D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/9 | #70 | 1863 | -14.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #47 | 1809 | -36.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTerje Torgersen
🇳🇴NOR·1956
+0 −2 =8
10 games·last met Sep 2023
View head-to-head →
vsKai Ortoft
🇳🇴NOR·1981
+0 −5 =3
8 games·last met Nov 2018
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vsKenneth HamreCM
🇳🇴NOR·2000
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsViggo Andersen
🇳🇴NOR·1770
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Sep 2019
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vsDani Barouta
🇳🇴NOR·1790
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Nov 2017
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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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