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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 standard appearances include Rallarsjakken 2026 B, Kretsmesterskap i lagsjakk for Troms og nordre Nordland Sjakkrets 2026, and Rallarsjakken 2025 B. 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

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#90,102

#90,102 · players worldwide · of 216,808

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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Hakon Tonulltre Natvig 1,791
Rallarsjakken 2025 B · May 2025 · +10.9 Elo
Evolution
-3
1760 → 1757
Tournaments
3
14 games
Score
9/ 1464.3%
8W2D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsHakon Tonulltre Natvig1,791·Rallarsjakken 2025 B·R3·+10.9
2.[W]vsHenrik Marienborg Strom1,688·Rallarsjakken 2026 B·R2·+8.0
3.[W]vsRonny S Mela1,666·Rallarsjakken 2025 B·R1·+7.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMagnor Pettersen1,707·Rallarsjakken 2025 B·R5·-11.5
2.[L]vsOlav Nikolai Sorensen1,719·Rallarsjakken 2026 B·R3·-11.1
3.[L]vsRobert Jakobsen1,727·Rallarsjakken 2025 B·R2·-10.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 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
Rallarsjakken 2025 B
Swiss
May 20253/5#21773+2.8

Rankings

/
Norway
#871
out of 2,640 players
Europe
#64,493
in continent
World
#90,101
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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7
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8
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Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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5
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7
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2,717
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2,840
2
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2,776
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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