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Olsen, Thorstein

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FIDEFIDE 1514814· Male· Norway· Born in 1961

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Thorstein Olsen, a 65-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1770. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 13 months. 14 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

1770

Standard

Rpd1838·Blz1732

All-time high

1964

−194 pts below
Jun 2015 · age 54

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#85,725

#85,725 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2025
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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Sergey Zhuravlev 2,092
Aalesunds Klubbmesterskap 2025 R 3-4 · Oct 2025 · +7.1 Elo
Evolution
+7
1763 → 1770
Tournaments
7
17 games
Score
11/ 1764.7%
8W6D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Alesund Grand Prix 2026 A
Swiss
Mar 20262/4#717690.0
Seriesjakk More og Romsdal 2026 2. divisjon
Team
Feb 20262.5/2#112415+2.0
Aalesunds Klubbmesterskap 2025 R 7
Swiss
Dec 20250.5/1#81860+2.4
Aalesunds Klubbmesterskap 2025 R 5-6
Swiss
Oct 20250.5/2#111401-19.6
Aalesunds Klubbmesterskap 2025 R 3-4
Swiss
Oct 20251.5/2#42056+13.8
Worst Elo result: Aalesunds Klubbmesterskap 2025 R 5-6 (-19.6 Elo, finished #11).

Rankings

/
Norway
#812
out of 2,640 players
Europe
#61,571
in continent
World
#85,724
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Norway
1
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2
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2,657
3
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2,641
4
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2,576
5
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2,574
6
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2,565
7
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2,546
8
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2,497
9
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2,494
10
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2,488
...
812🇳🇴Olsen, Thorstein1,770
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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61571🇳🇴Olsen, Thorstein1,770
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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85724🇳🇴Olsen, Thorstein1,770