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Saltnes, Trond Harald
🇳🇴FIDE 1510860· Male· Norway· Born in 1983
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Trond Harald Saltnes, a 43-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1860. He has slipped back 36 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kristiansund Klubbmesterskapet 2026 R 5-6, Kristiansund Hostturnering 2025, and Sparebanken More Kristiansund Grand Prix 2025 A. Also played 1 rapid (including Sparebanken More Kristiansund Grand Prix 2025 A Hurtigrunder) and 4 blitz events (including Kristiansundslynet NGP 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 13 months (2010–2011), 25 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 16 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1974 was reached at age 28 (May 2011).
Current rating
1860
Standard
Rpd1919·Blz1905
All-time high
1974
−114 pts below
May 2011 · age 28
May 2011 · age 28
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#58,598
#58,598 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
32nd Norwegian 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 1896
Apr 2025
2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1896 → returned at 1872
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+93 Elo)
1804 → 1897
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 40
Jan 2023
2022
26th Norwegian 35-40 player
at age 39 · rated 1833
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 1833 → returned at 1819
Jul 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-36
1896 → 1860
Tournaments
6
17 games
Score
8/ 1747.1%
6W4D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 1/2 | #2 | 1987 | +7.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2614 | +9.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #3 | 1125 | -17.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #4 | 1158 | -7.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/6 | #5 | 2000 | -2.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/4 | #13 | 1667 | -24.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTore Kristiansen
🇳🇴NOR·1784
+22 −12 =3
37 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsVegard Simensen
🇳🇴NOR·1971
+6 −15 =2
23 games·last met May 2026
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vsEilif Odde
🇳🇴NOR·1930
+5 −8 =3
16 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsPetter Andreas Wadstensvik
🇳🇴NOR·1924
+10 −6 =0
16 games·last met Feb 2019
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vsIver Halse
🇳🇴NOR·1766
+9 −2 =3
14 games·last met Nov 2023
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Rankings
/
Norway
#547
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#42,948
in continent
World
#58,597
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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