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Johnsen, Oystein
🇳🇴FIDE 1515861· Male· Norway· Born in 1943
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Oystein Johnsen, a 83-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1915. He has slipped back 34 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈46/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Ostlandsserien div 2 A 2025-2026 R 6-7, Tonsberg Varturnering 2026 A, and Tonsberg Hostturnering 2025. His peak of 2048 was reached at age 71 (Mar 2014).
Current rating
1915
Standard
Rpd1898·Blz1981
All-time high
2048
−133 pts below
Mar 2014 · age 71
Mar 2014 · age 71
Activity
38
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#44,461
#44,461 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2025
2nd Norwegian 80+ player
at age 82 · rated 1973
Dec 2025
Best 12-month gain (+137 Elo)
1823 → 1960
Jan 2025
2021
500 career games
at age 78
Nov 2021
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1958 → returned at 1973
Apr 2020
2019
3rd Norwegian 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 2022
Nov 2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 76
Nov 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-34
1949 → 1915
Tournaments
6
32 games
Score
16.5/ 3251.6%
10W13D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 3/8 | #174 | 1845 | -23.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #38 | 1065 | -12.4 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 4/7 | #3 | 1911 | -9.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #25 | 1111 | -12.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/7 | #3 | 1950 | +0.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/8 | #65 | 2043 | +22.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNicolai Brun
🇳🇴NOR·1956
+5 −7 =4
16 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsRolf E Syvertsen
🇳🇴NOR·1886
+7 −5 =4
16 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsVidar Aleksander Kopperud
🇳🇴NOR·1827
+7 −5 =2
14 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAnders Knudsen Beck
🇳🇴NOR·1815
+7 −0 =2
9 games·last met May 2024
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vsHarald Thorstensen
🇳🇴NOR·1724
+6 −0 =2
8 games·last met May 2024
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Rankings
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Norway
#423
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#32,789
in continent
World
#44,460
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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