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Fossheim, Yngve
🇳🇴FIDE 1512277· Male· Norway· Born in 2001
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Yngve Fossheim, a 25-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 2212 — just 12 short of his peak of 2224 (Apr 2026, age 25) and sitting in the top 5% of Norwegian players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +42 Elo over the past 12 months. 70 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Reykjavik Open 2026, Elitserien 2025-2026 R 7-9, and Bergen SK Varturnering 2026 R 8-11. Also played 6 rapid (including Det apne NM i hurtigsjakk 2026 A) and 11 blitz events (including Harpa Blitz 2026) recently. He took a 19-month break between Dec 2017 and Aug 2019. He reached Norwegian #88 in Apr 2026.
At junior level, he reached #19, #22, #13 and #13 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2212
Standard
Rpd2125·Blz2163
All-time high
2224
−12 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 25
Apr 2026 · age 25
Activity
57
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
70 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#96 · Norwegian players · of 2,051
Career timeline
15 entries2026
Peak Norwegian rank: #88
at age 25 · rated 2224
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2224
at age 25 · −12 from today
Apr 2026
Crossed 2200
at age 25
Mar 2026
2024
Crossed 2100
at age 23
Apr 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 22
Aug 2023
Best 12-month gain (+182 Elo)
1856 → 2038
Mar 2023
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+42
2170 → 2212
Tournaments
15
77 games
Score
47.5/ 7761.7%
44W15D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #87 | 2136 | -12.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #24 | 2260 | +4.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/3 | #1 | 2729 | +11.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #11 | 2413 | +18.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/3 | #1 | 2251 | +4.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/3 | #3 | 2681 | -11.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/4 | #11 | 2018 | -16.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #8 | 2299 | +6.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2/3 | #8 | 2506 | +25.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/9 | #26 | 2194 | -0.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsFelix Wiger-Nordas
🇳🇴NOR·2135
+24 −7 =6
37 games·last met May 2026
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vsSnorri Vikanes Bjarnason
🇳🇴NOR·1967
+21 −2 =4
27 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsTeodor Tenfjord EngelsenCM
🇳🇴NOR·2218
+12 −5 =9
26 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsSiver Flaten
🇳🇴NOR·1830
+18 −4 =3
25 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsSigur H Myny
🇳🇴NOR·1998
+19 −2 =3
24 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Norway
#96
out of 2,640 players
Europe
#5,268
in continent
World
#7,539
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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