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Rafnung, Skjalg

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FIDEFIDE 1508920· Male· Norway· Born in 1946

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Skjalg Rafnung, a 80-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1757. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 2 years. 11 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent appearances: Rallarsjakken 2026 B and Kretsmesterskap i lagsjakk for Troms og nordre Nordland Sjakkrets 2026. Also played 1 rapid event (including Advokatfirmaet FINN Rapid Chess International 2025 B) recently. He took a 17-month break between May 2017 and Nov 2018. His peak of 1957 was reached at age 64 (Jan 2010).

Current rating

1757

Standard

Rpd1681·Blz—

All-time high

1957

−200 pts below
Jan 2010 · age 64

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#90,214

#90,214 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+181 Elo)
1587 → 1768
Oct 2024
2022
14th Norwegian 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1648
Apr 2022
2019
100 career games
at age 73
May 2019
2017
19th Norwegian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1797
Dec 2017
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1797 → returned at 1763
May 2017
2012
20th Norwegian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1864
Dec 2012

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Henrik Marienborg Strom 1,688
Rallarsjakken 2026 B · Apr 2026 · +8.0 Elo
Evolution
-3
1760 → 1757
Tournaments
2
9 games
Score
6/ 966.7%
5W2D2L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsHenrik Marienborg Strom1,688·Rallarsjakken 2026 B·R2·+8.0
2.[W]vsErlend Madsen1,637·Rallarsjakken 2026 B·R1·+6.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Rallarsjakken 2026 B
Swiss
Apr 20263/5#81759+1.0
Kretsmesterskap i lagsjakk for Troms og nordre Nordland Sjakkrets 2026
Team
Jan 20263/1#372795-4.2

Most-Played Opponents

vsMagnor Pettersen
🇳🇴NOR·1714
+4 −1 =3
8 games·last met May 2025
View head-to-head →
vsOla Hansen
🇳🇴NOR·1656
+1 −0 =6
7 games·last met Apr 2026
View head-to-head →
vsPal RoysetCM
🇳🇴NOR·2110
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Jun 2018
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Norway
#872
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#64,573
in continent
World
#90,212
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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8
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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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5
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7
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8
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9
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1
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2,841
2
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