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Heitun, Odd Gunnar
🇳🇴FIDE 1515853· Male· Norway· Born in 1947
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Odd Gunnar Heitun, a 79-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1702. He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 7 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent appearances: Lillestrom-Vaarturnering-2026 R 5-6 and Lillestrom-Klubbmesterskap-2025 R 6-7. Also played 5 rapid (including Lillestrom-Hurtig-Mars-2026) and 4 blitz events (including Lillestrom-Lynmester-2026) recently. He took a 13-month break between Jun 2016 and Aug 2017. His peak of 1776 was reached at age 77 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1702
Standard
Rpd1755·Blz1658
All-time high
1776
−74 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 77
Mar 2024 · age 77
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#109,261
#109,261 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+196 Elo)
1580 → 1776
Apr 2024
All-time peak 1776
at age 77 · −74 from today
Mar 2024
2023
23rd Norwegian 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1629
Dec 2023
Re-crossed 1600
at age 76
Jun 2023
Re-crossed 1600
at age 76
Jan 2023
2021
100 career games
at age 74
Sep 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+8
1694 → 1702
Tournaments
7
14 games
Score
8.5/ 1460.7%
7W3D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 0/1 | #5 | 964 | -9.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #6 | 1606 | -5.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #5 | 1731 | +0.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/1 | #3 | 2571 | +11.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/1 | #7 | 2654 | +4.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/3 | #2 | 1805 | +9.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #12 | 2678 | -5.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsFredrik Rekkedal
🇳🇴NOR·1950
+0 −9 =0
9 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsAmir Sasson
🇳🇴NOR·1706
+2 −5 =2
9 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsPer Nagy
🇳🇴NOR·1542
+6 −1 =1
8 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsOle Jorgen Aannestad
🇳🇴NOR·1904
+2 −5 =0
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsEven Brodersen Wahlberg
🇳🇴NOR·1650
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
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Norway
#1,090
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#76,742
in continent
World
#109,258
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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