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Skjelstad, Erling
🇳🇴FIDE 1508695· Male· Norway· Born in 1972
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Erling Skjelstad, a 54-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1841 — just 6 short of his peak of 1847 (Oct 2025, age 53). He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2017–2018) and 20 months (2023–2025). Recent appearances: Midtnorgeserien avd Trondelag 2025-26 1. divisjon and Sparebanken More Kristiansund Grand Prix 2025 A. Also played 3 rapid (including Bybroen hurtig NGP 2026) and 1 blitz events (including Kristiansundslynet NGP 2025) recently.
Current rating
1841
Standard
Rpd1859·Blz1882
All-time high
1847
−6 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 53
Oct 2025 · age 53
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#63,967
#63,967 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
61st Norwegian 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 1847
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 1847
at age 53 · −6 from today
Oct 2025
100 career games
at age 53
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+114 Elo)
1724 → 1838
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 52
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1730 → returned at 1844
Jun 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-3
1844 → 1841
Tournaments
2
3 games
Score
1/ 333.3%
1W0D2L
Top 1 win
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #36 | 1187 | -6.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/2 | #16 | 1901 | +3.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsArild Torum
🇳🇴NOR·1911
+31 −35 =4
70 games·last met Nov 2017
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vsTormod Ingul
🇳🇴NOR·1975
+20 −37 =5
62 games·last met Dec 2017
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vsEdvin Dybvik
🇳🇴NOR·1828
+29 −22 =8
59 games·last met Oct 2017
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vsTron Aarstad
🇳🇴NOR·1888
+18 −10 =6
34 games·last met Nov 2017
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vsTrygve DahlFM
🇳🇴NOR·2228
+5 −22 =3
30 games·last met Jun 2019
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Rankings
/
Norway
#595
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#46,717
in continent
World
#63,966
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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