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Posaasen, Steinar
🇳🇴FIDE 1514946· Male· Norway· Born in 1945
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Steinar Posaasen, a 81-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1884 — just 2 short of his peak of 1886 (Mar 2024, age 79). He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and took a 97-month break between Jan 2018 and Mar 2026. Recent appearance: Eidsvoll Klubbmesterskap 2026 R 1-3. Also played 1 blitz event (including Eidsvoll Klubbmesterskap Lynsjakk 2025) recently.
Current rating
1884
Standard
Rpd1856·Blz1793
All-time high
1886
−2 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 79
Mar 2024 · age 79
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#52,103
#52,103 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
7th Norwegian 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1884
Jun 2026
2024
All-time peak 1886
at age 79 · −2 from today
Mar 2024
2018
20th Norwegian 70-75 player
at age 73 · rated 1810
Nov 2018
Best 12-month gain (+75 Elo)
1735 → 1810
Jan 2018
Crossed 1800
at age 73
Jan 2018
Inactive for 97 months
paused at 1810 → returned at 1884
Jan 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-2
1886 → 1884
Tournaments
1
3 games
Score
2/ 366.7%
2W0D1L
Top 2 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #4 | 1858 | -1.6 |
Rankings
/
Norway
#490
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#38,335
in continent
World
#52,102
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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