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Simensen, Vegard
🇳🇴FIDE 1510894· Male· Norway· Born in 1993
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Vegard Simensen, a 33-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1971 — just 2 short of his peak of 1973 (Jan 2021, age 28). He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 9 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kristiansund Klubbmesterskapet 2026 R 5-6, Seriesjakk More og Romsdal 2026 1. divisjon, and Knut Brokstads Minneturnering 2025. Also played 7 rapid (including Kongsberg Maritime Chess Festival - Hurtig - Alesund 2025) and 11 blitz events (including NM i lynsjakk 2025 Mester 1) recently.
At junior level, he reached #20 and #18 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1971
Standard
Rpd2025·Blz2066
All-time high
1973
−2 pts below
Jan 2021 · age 28
Jan 2021 · age 28
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#32,466
#32,466 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2021
All-time peak 1973
at age 28 · −2 from today
Jan 2021
2020
67th Norwegian 20-35 player
at age 27 · rated 1961
Oct 2020
2015
100 career games
at age 22
Jun 2015
2013
20th Norwegian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1877
Jul 2013
Best 12-month gain (+76 Elo)
1799 → 1875
Feb 2013
2012
Re-crossed 1800
at age 19
Mar 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+3
1968 → 1971
Tournaments
9
19 games
Score
10/ 1952.6%
8W4D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jun 2026 | 1/2 | #3 | 1895 | -7.2 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2622 | +12.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2556 | +5.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #4 | 1293 | -6.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2630 | +6.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/3 | #17 | 1769 | -13.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2669 | +7.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/4 | #13 | 2059 | +6.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/4 | #10 | 1992 | +4.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTore Kristiansen
🇳🇴NOR·1784
+69 −16 =8
93 games·last met May 2026
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vsIver Halse
🇳🇴NOR·1766
+34 −6 =5
45 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsEilif Odde
🇳🇴NOR·1930
+9 −13 =20
42 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsPetter Andreas Wadstensvik
🇳🇴NOR·1924
+18 −7 =10
35 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsTarek Alkhatib
🇳🇴NOR·1802
+25 −5 =4
34 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
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Norway
#318
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#24,010
in continent
World
#32,465
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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