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Lien, Kjell Hakon
🇳🇴FIDE 1510444· Male· Norway· Born in 1998
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Kjell Hakon Lien, a 28-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 2251 — just 12 short of his peak of 2263 (Feb 2022, age 24) and sitting in the top 4% of Norwegian players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is currently in the 2200–2250 range. 24 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent appearances: Ostlandsserien div 1 2025-2026 R 8-9 and Honefoss Hostturnering 2025. He reached Norwegian #65 in Apr 2024.
At junior level, he reached #6, #6, #5 and #3 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2251
Standard
Rpd2138·Blz2142
All-time high
2263
−12 pts below
Feb 2022 · age 24
Feb 2022 · age 24
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#80 · Norwegian players · of 2,077
Career timeline
17 entries2024
Peak Norwegian rank: #65
at age 26 · rated 2257
Apr 2024
2023
500 career games
at age 25
Jan 2023
2022
All-time peak 2263
at age 24 · −14 from today
Feb 2022
2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 21
Dec 2019
2018
6th Norwegian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2217
Dec 2018
Crossed 2200
at age 20
Oct 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+8
2243 → 2251
Tournaments
7
24 games
Score
18/ 2475.0%
14W8D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/9 | #1 | 2193 | +1.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #22 | 2295 | +2.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #26 | 2865 | +6.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #43 | 2088 | -3.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #16 | 2774 | +2.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/8 | #4 | 2102 | -9.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #4 | 2373 | +7.6 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsRoger E Ostebo
🇳🇴NOR·1994
+13 −0 =2
15 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsArnbjorn Dyrdal
🇳🇴NOR·2081
+5 −1 =8
14 games·last met May 2026
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vsRoy Kvamme
🇳🇴NOR·2119
+6 −0 =8
14 games·last met May 2026
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vsJohannes HaugIM
🇳🇴NOR·2469
+2 −6 =6
14 games·last met Sep 2017
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vsVegar Koi GandrudFM
🇳🇴NOR·2283
+1 −2 =8
11 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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Norway
#80
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#3,954
in continent
World
#5,801
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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