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Sorhus, Jostein

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FIDEFIDE 1515209· Male· Norway· Born in 1969

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Jostein Sorhus, a 57-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1742 — just 23 short of his peak of 1765 (Mar 2024, age 55). He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 20 months (2011–2013), 27 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 29 months (2022–2024). Recent appearance: Bergen Grand Prix 2025 A.

Current rating

1742

Standard

Rpd1808·Blz1771

All-time high

1765

−23 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 55

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#95,328

#95,328 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

18 entries
2025
81st Norwegian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1762
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+155 Elo)
1608 → 1763
Dec 2024
All-time peak 1765
at age 55 · −23 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1608 → returned at 1763
Jun 2022
92nd Norwegian 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 1633
Apr 2022
2019
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 1649 → returned at 1633
Dec 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Evolution
-20
1762 → 1742
Tournaments
1
3 games
Score
0/ 30.0%
0W0D3L
Top wins
No standard wins or draws in the last 12 months.
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAnthony Khalife1,811·Bergen Grand Prix 2025 A·R4·-8.0
2.[L]vsSiver Flaten1,857·Bergen Grand Prix 2025 A·R5·-6.8
3.[L]vsTor Ketil Larsen1,934·Bergen Grand Prix 2025 A·R3·-5.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Bergen Grand Prix 2025 A
Swiss
Nov 20250/3#221067-20.4
Worst Elo result: Bergen Grand Prix 2025 A (-20.4 Elo, finished #22).

Most-Played Opponents

vsAtle Sviland
🇳🇴NOR·1827
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2018
View head-to-head →
vsMikael Takle
🇳🇴NOR·1882
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Sep 2016
View head-to-head →
vsVetle Velle
🇳🇴NOR·1744
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2015
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Norway
#933
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#67,937
in continent
World
#95,326
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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2,566
7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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4
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2,744
5
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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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10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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