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Merkesvik, Sondre

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FIDEFIDE 1514350· Male· Norway· Born in 2000

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Sondre Merkesvik, a 26-year-old Norwegian FIDE Master, is rated 2193 and sitting in the top 5% of Norwegian players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 19 months (2018–2020), 44 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included) and 24 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: Elitserien 2025-2026 R 7-9. His peak of 2304 was reached at age 16 (May 2016, Norwegian #45 at the time).

Awarded FM in 2016 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #76 in U14 and #8, #6, #1 and #2 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U12.

Current rating

2193

Standard

Rpd2064·Blz2130

All-time high

2304

−111 pts below
May 2016 · age 16

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

1 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 5%

#102 · Norwegian players · of 2,077

Career timeline

26 entries
2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 24
Mar 2024
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 2200 → returned at 2193
Mar 2024
2020
8th Norwegian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2178
Oct 2020
Inactive for 44 months
paused at 2178 → returned at 2193
Apr 2020
2018
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2170 → returned at 2179
Jun 2018
2017
6th Norwegian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2258
Feb 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Evolution
-7
2200 → 2193
Tournaments
1
1 games
Score
0/ 10.0%
0W0D1L
Top wins
No standard wins or draws in the last 12 months.
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsLevi Andre TallaksenFM2,314·Elitserien 2025-2026 R 7-9·R8·-6.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Elitserien 2025-2026 R 7-9
Team
Mar 20260/1#731514-6.8

Most-Played Opponents

vsStig K Martinsen
🇳🇴NOR·2097
+4 −6 =2
12 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsJohannes HaugIM
🇳🇴NOR·2469
+1 −6 =5
12 games·last met Jun 2017
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vsSebastian MihajlovIM
🇨🇷CRC·2372
+1 −7 =3
11 games·last met Jan 2019
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vsSigve HollelandCM
🇳🇴NOR·2149
+7 −3 =1
11 games·last met Jul 2017
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vsLucas RanaldiFM
🇳🇴NOR·2332
+4 −3 =3
10 games·last met Jul 2017
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Rankings

/
Norway
#102
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#6,021
in continent
World
#8,565
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Norway
1
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2,841
2
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2,647
3
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2,641
4
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2,584
5
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2,574
6
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2,566
7
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2,525
8
🇳🇴Holm, Kristian StuvikFollow Kristian Stuvik HolmTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,497
9
🇳🇴Hall, JesperFollow Jesper HallTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,494
10
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2,488
...
102🇳🇴Merkesvik, Sondre2,193
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
6021🇳🇴Merkesvik, Sondre2,193
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
...
8565🇳🇴Merkesvik, Sondre2,193