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Nilssen, Stale
🇳🇴FIDE 1510959· Male· Norway· Born in 1971
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Stale Nilssen, a 55-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1743 — just 25 short of his peak of 1768 (May 2024, age 53). He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 19 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent appearances: Asker Schakklubbs Klubbmesterskap 2026 klasse 1 mars and Asker Host Konrad 2025 September. Also played 2 blitz events (including Asker Schakklubbs Klubbmesterskap i lynsjakk 2025) recently.
Current rating
1743
Standard
Rpd1686·Blz1682
All-time high
1768
−25 pts below
May 2024 · age 53
May 2024 · age 53
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#94,989
#94,989 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+193 Elo)
1558 → 1751
Nov 2024
All-time peak 1768
at age 53 · −25 from today
May 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 53
Mar 2024
2022
Re-crossed 1600
at age 51
Jun 2022
2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1586 → returned at 1569
Jun 2020
2019
Re-crossed 1600
at age 48
Aug 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+6
1737 → 1743
Tournaments
3
8 games
Score
5/ 862.5%
4W2D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/2 | #1 | 1829 | +3.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/3 | #6 | 2463 | +4.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #13 | 1784 | -1.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTrond Olsen Lid
🇳🇴NOR·1770
+13 −10 =4
27 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsPer Odegaard
🇳🇴NOR·1936
+4 −15 =1
20 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsLars Brauti
🇳🇴NOR·1713
+7 −9 =2
18 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMikhail Utseth
🇳🇴NOR·1662
+10 −7 =1
18 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsVebjorn Maanum Leonhardsen
🇳🇴NOR·1901
+3 −11 =4
18 games·last met Feb 2025
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Rankings
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Norway
#929
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#67,713
in continent
World
#94,987
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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