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Halvorsen, Benjamin
🇳🇴FIDE 1516604· Male· Norway· Born in 2002
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Benjamin Halvorsen, a 24-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1979. He has fluctuated between 1882 and 2016 over the past 2 years. 32 rated games in the past year (≈42/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Eliteserie kvalifisering 2026, The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival 9-Round Open 2026, and The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Weekender 2026 Master. Also played 4 rapid (including The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Rapid Open 2026) and 10 blitz events (including The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Blitz Open 2026) recently. His peak of 2016 was reached at age 23 (Jul 2025).
At junior level, he reached #23, #16, #21, #8 and #5 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1979
Standard
Rpd1989·Blz1926
All-time high
2016
−37 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 23
Jul 2025 · age 23
Activity
45
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#30,977
#30,977 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
18 entries2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 24
Feb 2026
500 career games
at age 24
Feb 2026
2025
63rd Norwegian 20-35 player
at age 23 · rated 2016
Jul 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 23
Jul 2025
All-time peak 2016
at age 23 · −37 from today
Jul 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 22
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+3
1976 → 1979
Tournaments
6
34 games
Score
20/ 3458.8%
17W6D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/2 | #20 | 1785 | -10.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #18 | 1929 | -16.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #8 | 1992 | -0.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 5/3 | #10 | 2545 | +11.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/7 | #25 | 1908 | -21.2 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/6 | #1 | 2232 | +40.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTorbjorn Valvag
🇳🇴NOR·2103
+14 −42 =6
62 games·last met May 2026
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vsPal RoysetCM
🇳🇴NOR·2095
+14 −30 =1
45 games·last met May 2026
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vsAugust Solbu
🇳🇴NOR·2019
+12 −17 =8
37 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsFrank Remman
🇳🇴NOR·1845
+25 −9 =1
35 games·last met May 2026
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vsSivert Schanche TorfossCM
🇳🇴NOR·2311
+14 −17 =3
34 games·last met May 2025
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Rankings
/
Norway
#298
out of 2,640 players
Europe
#22,894
in continent
World
#30,977
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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