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Kjolberg, Jens Hjorth
CM🇳🇴FIDE 1508172· Male· Norway· Born in 1994
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Jens Hjorth Kjolberg, a 32-year-old Norwegian Candidate Master, is rated 2159 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 20 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SK1911 Klubbmesterskap 2026 A R 5, Elitserien 2025-2026 R 7-9, and Ostlandsserien div 2 B 2025-2026 R 3-4. Also played 1 rapid event (including SK1911 Hurtig januar 2026) recently. His peak of 2215 was reached at age 30 (Jun 2024); he also reached Norwegian #85 in Apr 2024.
Awarded CM in 2024 (age 30). At junior level, he reached #4, #6, #12 and #3 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2159
Standard
Rpd2069·Blz—
All-time high
2215
−56 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 30
Jun 2024 · age 30
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#10,630 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
22 entries2024
All-time peak 2215
at age 30 · −56 from today
Jun 2024
Peak Norwegian rank: #85
at age 30 · rated 2208
Apr 2024
Crossed 2200
at age 30
Apr 2024
CM title awardedCM
at age 30
Feb 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 29
May 2023
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2153 → returned at 2154
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-39
2198 → 2159
Tournaments
9
25 games
Score
12.5/ 2550.0%
9W7D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 3.5/6 | #30 | 2081 | -9.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2799 | +5.6 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 2.5/4 | #3 | 2014 | -13.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #20 | 2360 | +10.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #59 | 2240 | +4.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #19 | 2946 | +9.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #29 | 1211 | -14.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/2 | #65 | 2046 | -8.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2/7 | #543 | 2091 | -24.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJohannes HaugIM
🇳🇴NOR·2469
+5 −1 =2
8 games·last met Mar 2016
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vsTorgeir KjoitaCM
🇳🇴NOR·2035
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsBruce DiesenFM
🇳🇴NOR·2045
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsPer Gisle Svendsen
🇳🇴NOR·1908
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJoachim Birger NilsenIM
🇳🇴NOR·2385
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings
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Norway
#119
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#7,578
in continent
World
#10,630
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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