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WE
Wasshaug, Espen
🇳🇴FIDE 1513842· Male· Norway· Born in 1981
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Espen Wasshaug, a 45-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1935 — just 18 short of his peak of 1953 (Apr 2026, age 45). He is on a steady climb with +30 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Stjernen Klubbmesterskap 2026 R 6-7, Stjernens hostturnering 2025 Sluttspill, and Stjernens hostturnering 2025 A1 R 7-9. Also played 4 blitz events (including NGP-helg hos Stjernen, lynsjakk, april 2026) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 16 months (2018–2019) and 17 months (2021–2022).
Current rating
1935
Standard
Rpd1850·Blz1832
All-time high
1953
−18 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 45
Apr 2026 · age 45
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#39,871
#39,871 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
22nd Norwegian 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1953
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1953
at age 45 · −18 from today
Apr 2026
2024
100 career games
at age 43
Jan 2024
2021
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1908 → returned at 1918
Jan 2021
2020
27th Norwegian 35-40 player
at age 39 · rated 1929
Oct 2020
Best 12-month gain (+66 Elo)
1863 → 1929
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+30
1905 → 1935
Tournaments
7
17 games
Score
12/ 1770.6%
11W2D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #14 | 2381 | +2.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/3 | #26 | 1666 | -20.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/4 | #3 | 2597 | +26.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #5 | 1174 | -9.2 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #7 | 1743 | -6.8 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 3/3 | #1 | 2625 | +23.4 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 2.5/3 | #3 | 2102 | +13.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsFinn Egeland
🇳🇴NOR·1946
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met Mar 2020
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vsBjorn Robert Lovoll Unhjem
🇳🇴NOR·2013
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMilan Kutrovac
🇳🇴NOR·1872
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met Mar 2020
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vsCarl Christian Aarnes
🇳🇴NOR·1846
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Mar 2019
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vsPetter Yran
🇳🇴NOR·1920
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Norway
#381
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#29,443
in continent
World
#39,870
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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