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Selnes, Odd Ketil
🇳🇴FIDE 1507796· Male· Norway· Born in 1974
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Odd Ketil Selnes, a 52-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1848 — just 30 short of his peak of 1878 (Mar 2025, age 51). He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 7 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kretsmesterskap i lagsjakk for Troms og nordre Nordland Sjakkrets 2026, Bodosjakken 2025, and Nordnorsk Mesterskap 2025 Mester. Also played 2 rapid (including Apent Nordnorsk Mesterskap i hurtigsjakk 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Apent Nordnorsk Mesterskap i lynsjakk 2025) recently. He had 5 career breaks: 22 months (2007–2009), 17 months (2011–2013), 12 months (2014–2015), 26 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 33 months (2022–2025).
Current rating
1848
Standard
Rpd1800·Blz1824
All-time high
1878
−30 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 51
Mar 2025 · age 51
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#62,017
#62,017 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
22 entries2025
58th Norwegian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1878
May 2025
All-time peak 1878
at age 51 · −30 from today
Mar 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 50
Mar 2024
2023
56th Norwegian 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 1789
Jan 2023
2022
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 1789 → returned at 1878
May 2022
2020
Re-crossed 1800
at age 46
Feb 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-7
1855 → 1848
Tournaments
2
8 games
Score
4.5/ 856.3%
3W3D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jan 2026 | 3.5/3 | #12 | 2510 | +10.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/4 | #34 | 1692 | -17.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMartin Halsvik Larsen
🇳🇴NOR·2071
+1 −8 =0
9 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsMagnor Pettersen
🇳🇴NOR·1714
+5 −1 =2
8 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsPal RoysetCM
🇳🇴NOR·2110
+0 −8 =0
8 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsNils-Jakob Schjelderup
🇳🇴NOR·1814
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsFrank Remman
🇳🇴NOR·1850
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
/
Norway
#579
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#45,351
in continent
World
#62,016
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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