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Steigum, Erling

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FIDEFIDE 1516183· Male· Norway· Born in 1948

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Erling Steigum, a 78-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1853. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 2 years. 20 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent appearances: World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 65 and Landsturneringen 2025 Kl senior 65. He had 2 career breaks: 18 months (2017–2018) and 18 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1999 was reached at age 64 (Jan 2012).

Current rating

1853

Standard

Rpd1826·Blz1832

All-time high

1999

−146 pts below
Jan 2012 · age 64

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#60,573

#60,573 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

14 entries
2025
11th Norwegian 75-80 player
at age 77 · rated 1896
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+80 Elo)
1784 → 1864
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 76
Mar 2024
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1773 → returned at 1896
Jan 2024
2019
100 career games
at age 71
Dec 2019
9th Norwegian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1899
Mar 2019

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
Landsturneringen 2025 Kl senior 65
perf 1996 (+100) · 5.5/9 · #3
Top opponent
vs Boris Tsynman 2,008
World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 65 · Oct 2025 · +4.2 Elo
Evolution
-11
1864 → 1853
Tournaments
2
20 games
Score
10.5/ 2052.5%
6W9D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 65
Open Swiss
Oct 20255/11#1411744-43.4
Landsturneringen 2025 Kl senior 65
Swiss
Jul 20255.5/9#31996+32.2
Worst Elo result: World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 65 (-43.4 Elo, finished #141).

Rankings

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Norway
#561
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#44,337
in continent
World
#60,572
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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Europe
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2,841
2
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