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Olsen, Thorstein
🇳🇴FIDE 1514814· Male· Norway· Born in 1961
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Thorstein Olsen, a 65-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1723. He has slipped back 40 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Alesund Grand Prix 2026 A, Seriesjakk More og Romsdal 2026 2. divisjon, and Aalesunds Klubbmesterskap 2025 R 7. Also played 4 rapid (including Kongsberg Maritime Chess Festival - Hurtig - Alesund 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Kongsberg Maritime Chess Festival - Lyn - Alesund 2025) recently. He took a 43-month break between May 2019 and Jan 2023 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1964 was reached at age 54 (Jun 2015).
Current rating
1723
Standard
Rpd1838·Blz1732
All-time high
1964
−241 pts below
Jun 2015 · age 54
Jun 2015 · age 54
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#101,807
#101,807 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
100 career games
at age 64
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+65 Elo)
1706 → 1771
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 63
Mar 2024
2023
35th Norwegian 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1797
Jan 2023
2019
Inactive for 43 months
paused at 1795 → returned at 1797
May 2019
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 56
Jun 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-40
1763 → 1723
Tournaments
7
21 games
Score
10/ 2147.6%
6W8D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/5 | #21 | 1366 | -46.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/4 | #7 | 1769 | 0.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2.5/2 | #11 | 2415 | +2.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #8 | 1860 | +2.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0.5/2 | #11 | 1401 | -19.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/2 | #4 | 2056 | +13.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/2 | #1 | 2323 | +8.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHelge Storeide
🇳🇴NOR·1684
+5 −3 =14
22 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsRoar E. Nakken
🇳🇴NOR·1980
+4 −16 =0
20 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsBjorn Noralf Dybvik
🇳🇴NOR·1635
+9 −2 =8
19 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsArne Unneland
🇳🇴NOR·1780
+8 −5 =6
19 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsErling Storeide
🇳🇴NOR·1666
+2 −0 =13
15 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
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Norway
#1,002
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#72,103
in continent
World
#101,805
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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